By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
A British sociologist and health expert has determined that sterilization of the mentally and morally “unfit” is the best way to prevent child abuse.
Yearly Archives: 2010
Abstinence Ed Funding to End Sept. 30
By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
In spite of their own research showing that 70 percent of parents and 60 percent of teens believe sexual relations belong inside marriage, Congress is set to cancel funding for 176 abstinence programs effective September 30.
University Receives Record $5 Million for Home Schooled Student Scholarships
By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
The excellent academic track record of home-schooled students has motivated an anonymous donor to give a $5 million gift to a Texas Christian university to establish what is believed to be the largest endowment for home-school student scholarships ever received.
Trouble Looms in Wake of Troop Withdrawal
By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
In spite of the President’s triumphant speech about the formal end to U.S. combat operations in Iraq, made only days after the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) reported that the 2009 stimulus package cost more than the entire Iraq war, now the Iraqis are saying the pullout is poorly timed and is leaving them with no government, and no security.
Al Pacino Wins Emmy for Portrayal of Jack Kevorkian
By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
Hollywood has once again proven its desire to advance the culture of death by awarding an Emmy to actor Al Pacino for his portrayal of assisted suicide guru and convicted murderer Jack Kevorkian in an HBO film.
Cardinal: Demographic Winter Points to “Serious Cultural Catastrophe”
By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
The president of the Italian Episcopal Conference, Cardinal Angelo Bagnasco, said that societies without children have not only a bleak future, but also experience a “lack of balance between generations” and an “educational poverty.”
Appeals Court Rules Vaccines Not to Blame for Autism
By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit upheld a decision made last year by a special vaccine court that there is little if any evidence to support claims of a vaccine-autism link.
Buried ObamaCare Mandate Befuddles Enforcers
By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
A little known mandate buried in the new healthcare reform bill that requires restaurants and vending machine operators to disclose calorie counts on the foods they sell is confusing everyone involved, including the federal agency in charge of enforcing it.
Fr. Euteneuer to Return to Parish Work
By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
Human Life International (HLI) has announced that their president and famed exorcist, Fr. Thomas J. Euteneuer, has responded to a call from his bishop to return to his diocese of West Palm Beach, Florida to resume parish work.
Thousands Rally for God and Country in Capital This Weekend
By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
An estimated half million people converged on the National Mall on Saturday for a rally honoring the Founding Father’s vision of a God-fearing America.
