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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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
Fallout from the ongoing controversy over the Girl Scouts' promotion of a radical feminist agenda reached a new level this week when an auxiliary bishop in the Diocese of Denver wrote a column warning parents about the problem.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced the launching of an investigation into oral contraceptives such as Yaz and Yasmin that contain drospirenone after new research suggests these pills increase the risk of blood clots more than other oral contraceptives.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
In what is certainly bad news for the president's re-election hopes, women voters appear to be turning their backs on President Obama in record numbers.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
A large survey conducted by a prominent Christian ministry has found widespread distrust among evangelicals toward President Barack Obama and the federal government.
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Commentary by Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
In stark contrast to the Catholic world, which traditionally honors the Sacred Heart of Jesus in the month of June, President Barack Obama has declared this month to be dedicated to the recognition of homosexuals and transgendered Americans.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
Two U.S. high schools allowed their student body to elect boys as their prom queens this past weekend.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
Professor Carl Djerassi, the 86 year-old Austrian-born chemist who is credited with inventing the birth control pill, says women of the future will resort to having their eggs withdrawn and frozen for future use, then undergo sterilization to eliminate the need for contraception.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
The U.S. Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled on Thursday that the city of Dearborn and its police department violated the free-speech rights of a Christian evangelist who was barred from handing out leaflets at an Arab-American street festival last year.
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