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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS Staff Writer   While addressing ambassadors to the Holy See today, the Pope praised the world’s diversity as something to be admired, not feared.

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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS Staff Writer The latest cabinet picks by president-elect Barack Obama signal the ushering in of a new era of pro-homosexual lawmakers on the Hill.

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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS Staff Writer   Less than a week after the Vatican issued a sweeping Instruction calling attention to the destructive nature of many new forms of reproductive technology, a leading stem cell researcher confirmed just how lethal this research can be.

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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS Staff Writer  A new study released today by Family Research Council's Mapping America Project finds that children have fewer problems at home and at school when they live with both biological parents and frequently attend religious services.

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by Susan Brinkmann, OCDS Staff Writer Speaking on the occasion of the 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights on Dec. 10, Archbishop Silvano Tomasi, Permanent Observer of the Holy See to the United Nations, warned about creating “new” human rights based on self-serving ideologies rather than on nature and the common good.

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By Susan Brinkmann Staff Writer The same group responsible for an undercover exposé of a Bloomington Planned Parenthood clinic's disregard for Indiana’s statutory rape laws has just released taped evidence of a nearly identical occurrence at an Indianapolis clinic. Indiana’s Attorney General has launched an investigation into the incidents.

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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS Staff Writer A new nationwide government study has found that approximately 38 percent of adults in the United States and nearly 12 percent of U.S. children under age 17 use some form of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM).

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By  Susan Brinkmann, OCDS Staff Writer The Obama transition team shocked a coalition of dozens of pro-abortion groups when it decided to publish the 55-page “wish list” they sent to the president-elect with the hopes he’ll try to achieve these goals over the next four years. Pro-life groups responded to the list by demanding "No abortion industry bailout!" while the abortion groups voiced their dismay over having their agenda revealed.

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by Susan Brinkmann, OCDS Staff Writer A federal lawsuit has been filed against U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry M. Paulson, Jr. and the Federal Reserve Board to stop all bailout funds from going to AIG (American International Group) because it promotes Sharia-compliant businesses and insurance products. Using taxpayer funds to acquire ownership of any company that intentionally supports Islamic religious practices violates the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. 

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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS Staff Writer Released during the same month that Mexican Catholics embark on the annual pilgrimage to the Basilica of the Shrine of the Virgin of Guadalupe, Mexico's December issue of Playboy mocked the Blessed Mother by featuring a nude model wearing a veil with the words “We Love You, Maria” on the cover.

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