House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) announced a new strategy yesterday to avoid a government shutdown at the end of the month, but only if ObamaCare supporters on the Hill agree to put the Affordable Care Act on hold until 2015.
Yearly Archives: 2013
It’s About Time: France Seeks Ban on Child Beauty Contests
Commentary by Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
In a move that should be repeated around the world, the French Senate has passed a law that will forbid beauty pageants for children under the age of 16 in an effort to protect children from being prematurely sexualized. Read the rest…
Pope: Protect Past & Future by Protecting Children & Elderly
In an address to participants in the 47th Social Week for Italian Catholics, Pope Francis said that “a population that does not take care of the elderly and of children and the young has no future, because it abuses both its memory and its promise.”
Talk, Talk, Talk – To God!
“The Christian prays in every situation, Read the rest…
In Wake of DC Tragedy, Cardinal Calls for Love
While celebrating a Mass for consolation and healing after the tragic shooting of 13 people in the Washington Navy Yard, Cardinal Donald Wuerl urged the faithful to recommit themselves to building the “culture of love” and to pray for “whatever it is that fostered such a culture of violence” in our society.
Study: 94% of Teen HIV Cases Linked to Homosexual Relations
A new study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) of HIV rates in 2011 has found that the overwhelming majority of mew cases occurred in male youth between the ages of 13 and 25 who were engaging in male-to-male sexual relations.
TLC Debuts New Show Glorifying Polygamy
The patriarch of a new reality show based on the life of his five wives and 24 children says the social and legal acceptance of gay marriage has helped open the door to alternative marriage arrangements such as theirs.
Pray For Your Enemies
“We would all much better mend our ways
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DC Shooter Obsessed with Violent Video Games
Violent video games are being linked to yet another mass murderer as friends of Aaron Alexis, who murdered 12 people yesterday in the Washington Navy Yard say he would play these games for up to 16 hours at a time.
Pope: Gossip is a Form of Murder
Pope Francis had stern words for those who speak ill of their neighbor, calling them “Christian murderers” and hypocrites who lack the courage to see their own shortcomings.
