By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
New government data for 2009 has found that dozens of UK teens aged 17 or younger who terminated a pregnancy last year already had at least two previous abortions.
Monthly Archives: June 2010
Pope: Sin, Satan and Heresy at Root of Abuse Scandal
By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
Speaking to nearly 15,000 priests at the closing Mass of the Vatican’s Year for Priests in Rome on Friday, Pope Benedict XVI said that sin, satanic influence and the toleration of heresy are at the root of the sex abuse scandal.
Mother Finds Abducted Children via Facebook
By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
A California woman whose estranged husband took her son and daughter to Mexico 15 years ago was using a library computer when she typed her daughter’s name into Facebook and found the teen who said she was living with her father near Orlando, Florida.
Publisher Puts Disclaimer on Copies of Constitution
By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
A publishing company has sparked a national controversy after putting a disclaimer on copies of the U.S. Constitution, the Declaration of Independence and other historical documents which warns readers that the writings are a product of their time and do not reflect the same values they would if written today.
Contraception is Abortion’s “Feeder System” Says Pro Life Leader
By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
Jenn Giroux, R.N., the new Executive Director of HLI America does a brilliant job of dismantling claims made by a policy analyst from a research group linked to Planned Parenthood about the overwhelming medical, social and economic benefit of increased access to contraception.
“Ultrasound Jesus” Causing Stir in UK
by Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
An advertising campaign planned for the Christmas holidays by Protestant churches in the UK is being called “politically naïve” because it depicts an ultrasound image of Jesus in the womb of Mary.
Empire State Building Snubs Mother Teresa
By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
A controversy is raging over a decision by the Empire State Building to refuse a request to light the famous skyscraper on August 26 in honor of the 100th anniversary of the birth of Mother Teresa of Calcutta.
Abortion an Issue in Critical California Race
By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
The contest between radical pro-abortion Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-CA) and pro-life challenger Carly Fiorina may become a battle over abortion rights.
Study: Belgium Nurses Euthanizing Patients Without Consent
By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
A new study has found that almost half of the “euthanasia nurses” practicing in Belgium admit to euthanizing patients who did not ask for their lives to be ended.
Citizenship Status Required of all Students at Obama Commencement
Commentary by Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
In a classic example of how the media is manipulating public opinion in the Arizona immigration law debate, most news outlets conveniently forgot to mention the fact that all students at Kalamazoo Central High School were required to show their “papers” to the Secret Service before President Barack Obama’s June 7 commencement address.
