By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
An Episcopal church in Bladensburg, Maryland became the first in the nation to convert to Roman Catholicism yesterday when their application was officially approved by the local bishop.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
During a question and answer session in Afghanistan, Defense Secretary Robert Gates told Marines that those who disagree with the government's decision to end the ban on homosexuals serving openly in the military will not be able to opt out of their enlistment.
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TR asks:
"Please let me know how the Mobius trip, guided imagery and pendulums (in sand) are associated with the New Age. All were found to be either a part of a so called “Christian therapist’s” therapy or simply objects in his office. I also recognized the Ying Yang symbol and other small gadgets (smooth stones, etc.) in a basket that was on the coffee table in his office. Also included was a mini-Zen garden as you entered the front door.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
Speaking at conference in Hungary this past weekend, Massimo Introvigne of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) said the number of Christians who are killed for the faith each year amounts to one martyr's life being taken every five minutes.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
At an open-air Mass attended by up to 400,000 pilgrims yesterday in Zegreb, Croatia, Pope Benedict XVI called upon the predominantly Catholic nation to counter the disintegration of family values and not to give in to the "secularized mentality" that living together is an acceptable replacement to marriage.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
The decision to fly a rainbow flag in honor of homosexuality in front of the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond, Virginia has generated a flood of complaints from angry citizens.
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AF asks: "What about Tae Bo for exercise?"
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
The infamous Dr. Jack Kevorkian, 83, known for his fierce advocacy of assisted suicide, died early this morning in a Michigan hospital from a pulmonary thrombosis.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
Germany's Union of Catholic Physicians (UCP), which admits that it does not represent official Catholic positions, has sparked outrage over its claim that treatments such as homeopathy can be used to keep homosexual inclinations at bay.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
Only weeks after the U.S. Senate responded to public pressure and refused to approve the nomination of radical Goodwin Liu to the federal bench, another controversial judge who sided with notorious late-term abortionist George Tiller and Planned Parenthood has been nominated to the federal appeals court.
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