By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
An adjunct professor of Catholicism at the University of Illinois has been fired after a student accused the instructor of hate speech for saying he agrees with the church’s teaching that homosexual acts are immoral. He also lost his job at an on-campus Catholic center.
by Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
The Center for Disease Control and Prevention released a new study showing that most teens are virgins – contrary to propaganda disseminated by sex-education giant Planned Parenthood.
By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
After years of contentious court battles and the bullying tactics of the state’s pro-abortion governor, attorneys for the state of Washington have conceded that federally protected conscience rights allow pharmacies to refuse to carry the “morning after pill.”
by Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
In the latest round of attacks on the valuable work of crisis pregnancy centers, two liberal lawmakers have introduced legislation aimed at restricting their speech by regulating their advertising.
I’ve heard everything now. Believe it or not, World Cup fans are apparently oggling a fish tank in Germany that contains a small brown octupus. Known as Paul, it is said to have correctly predicted the results of all six matches involving the German team and is now preparing to pick the winner of Sunday’s final match.
by Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
In an effort to reduce the amount of carbon emission resulting from conventional forms of cremation, undertakers have developed a process that dissolves bodies in a caustic solution, part of which could end up in the local sewer.
by Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
A federal district court judge in Boston ruled yesterday that the 1996 Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) defining marriage as a union between a man and a woman is unconstitutional because it violates the rights of same-sex couples and interferes with state’s rights to set their own marriage law.
by Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
During an address to the United Nations regarding international goals for securing gender equality and the empowerment of women, the Vatican’s representative, Archbishop Celestino Migliore said honoring women’s unique service to others in the heart of the home is essential to the true empowerment of women.
IZ writes: “An office mate’s wife is a fanatic Twilight fan, having come home early from an out-of-state trip to wait in line for 5 hours with friends to watch the midnight premier of “Eclipse”. I read your blog about the new movie and how groups have formed gathering like-minded weirdos who are interested in vampires, etc. As my office mate jokingly refers to his wife’s fanaticism, stating she’s read each book multiple times as well as having seen all movies repeatedly, at what point would one question abnormal behavior (to me that is abnormal)? Another office mate who is “Catholic” is a Harry Potter fan and I just don’t know how to contribute to the conversation without sounding like the bearer of bad news. Do you have any suggestions?”
by Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
The state of Louisiana has become the fourth state to opt out of the abortion funding mandated by ObamaCare, with lawmakers in both the House and Senate passing the measure by wide margins.
