by Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
Rhode Island Governor Don Carcieri has vetoed a “hate crimes” bill that would have included transgenders as a protected class under state law.
Monthly Archives: July 2010
Polls: Independent Voters Want New President
by Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
Less than two years after independent voters turned out in record numbers to vote for President Obama, new polls are showing that a majority of the same voters now say they want a new president in 2012.
Pro-Lifers Burned with Spotlights at Jimmy Kimmel Studio
by Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
Members of the television crew of talk show host Jimmy Kimmel have finally apologized after using high intensity commercial spotlights to burn a teenage pro-life advocate who was protesting outside his Hollywood studio.
ACLU Seeks to Force Religiously-Affiliated Hospitals to Provide “Emergency” Abortions
by Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
The American Civil Liberties Union has sent a letter to the Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services asking it to ensure that religiously-affiliated hospitals provide emergency “abortions” as required by federal law.
Breaking News will return on July 6! Happy Independence Day!
Poll: Majority of Voters Want Border Security First
By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
A new poll conducted by Fox News has found that a majority of American voters want the federal government to secure the border before Congress goes to work on new immigration legislation.
Vatican Lawyer Clarifies Recent Supreme Court Decision
By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
Contrary to what various media outlets are reporting, the Vatican’s U.S. lawyer says the Supreme Court decision handed down Monday that allows a lawsuit against the Holy See to move forward was not based on the merits of the case, but was merely a decision to allow the case to return to the lower courts.
Grad Student Threatened With Expulsion Because of Christian Beliefs
By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
A 24 year-old graduate student is suing Augusta State University in Georgia after being told she will be dismissed from the program unless she “alters” her religious beliefs concerning homosexuality and transgendered persons.
“Eclipse” Breaks Box Office Records
Commentary by Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
The third movie based on the occult fiction thriller, Twilight, opened this week to record breaking sales at the box office.
New Twilight Movie Breaks Box Office Records
The third movie based on the occult fiction thriller, Twilight, opened this week to record breaking sales at the box office.
