By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
While Americans were busy celebrating Christmas, President Obama's controversial head of Medicare and staunch supporter of rationed health care, Dr. Donald Berwick, quietly created a new Medicare rule that will reward physicians for conducting end-of-life counseling sessions with their patients.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
On the same day the Pope's World Day of Peace message addressed the urgent need for religious tolerance, a car bomb exploded outside a Coptic Christian church in Alexandria Egypt, killing 21 people and injuring 79.
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by Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
Improving one's relationship with God ranked near the bottom of the list of this year's most common New Year's resolutions, with most promises centering on self-improvement.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
A new report published by the Parents Television Council™ (PTC) details the nature and extent of Hollywood's obsession with sexualizing teen girls.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
A ruling in a case known as the "
Roe v. Wade" of Europe has found that while Ireland's abortion laws need some specific amendments, there is no over-riding "right to abortion" in the European Union's Convention.
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by Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
The Vatican released the World Peace Day message for 2011 yesterday in which Pope Benedict declares Christianity to be the most persecuted religion in the world and calls upon leaders to realize the vital role religious freedom plays in bringing about just and peaceful societies.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is expected to cast a 3-2 vote in favor of regulating the Internet on December 21, setting up a clash with conservative lawmakers who are already vowing to fight the measure.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
The Democratic Party of the state of New Hampshire is being accused of "religious intolerance" after its spokeswoman publicly accused a Republican state representative of trying to impose a "Bible belt social agenda" on the state.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
Swiss lawmakers are now considering a controversial new bill that will decriminalize consensual adult relationships between family members.
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