By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
The Vatican released documentation yesterday proving that as early as 1988, Pope Benedict XVI actively sought a faster way to remove priests who were involved in scandalous behavior.
Monthly Archives: December 2010
Bishop Confronts “Catholic” Governor for Approving Civil Unions
By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
Bishop Thomas J. Paprocki of Springfield, Illinois is taking on the state’s “Catholic” governor who claimed his faith is what led him to support a bill legalizing same-sex civil unions.
Shocker: Survey Finds Teens More Interested in Family Values than Sex Ed
By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
UK authorities were shocked at the results of a recent survey in which the majority of teens said they would rather be taught about family values than sex ed.
Dr. Zaslove and the Science of Spirituality
The next time you visit your local library, keep your eyes open. They’re not always pushing safe and/or appropriate subjects. For instance, JM, one of our regular blog readers, commented on how her local library was handing out flyers to children hawking the latest Twilight movie, Eclipse. They were also handing out flyers for a presentation by Dr. Zaslove on “Total Healing – The Meditation Prescription – Learn how meditation can support good health.”
Controversial Organ Donation Program Kicks off in New York
By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
A bizarre new program kicked off in the city of Manhattan this week that will monitor 9-1-1 calls pertaining to people who are in danger of dying of cardiac arrest for the purpose of dispatching an Organ Donation Unit to the home – without being summoned – when the person is pronounced dead in order to harvest organs.
Christians Counter Atheist Billboard in NYC
By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
Hundreds of thousands of drivers who enter New York City every day through the heavily traveled Lincoln Tunnel will see two opposing billboards about the meaning of Christmas on their way into town this holiday season.
Scalar Energy Products
LW asks: “Do you have any info on Scalar energy products like pendants, flasks, bracelets. I tried one not knowing what it really was and had a horrible experience. I believe they are the part of New age healing energy products. . . .When I put it on, I had no idea what it was all about, but I started to feel strange, restless, very anxious, weepy, no peace whatsoever . . . “
Pentagon’s “Don’t Ask Don’t Tell” Report Being Questioned
By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
Flawed surveying and political bias are being blamed for a long-awaited Pentagon study on gays in the military that claims a majority of service men and women do not believe ending the ban known as “Don’t Ask Don’t Tell” will have a negative effect on the nation’s defenses.
Update! Smithsonian Pulls Ant-Ridden Christ Image from Exhibit
By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
Pressure from the public has resulted in the removal of an offensive film from an exhibit at the National Portrait Gallery that shows large ants eating a statue of Jesus on a cross.
“Ultrasound Jesus” Ad Sparks Controversy
By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
A Christian advertising campaign in the UK that features Jesus in the womb with a halo is drawing fire from abortion advocates who claim the ads are not just intended to tell the Christmas story, but are politically motivated. Read the rest…
