By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
In an era when Christian-bashing is the norm in certain quarters of American society, a new poll has found that the majority of Americans believe Christianity has made many positive contributions to society.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
A new poll has found that three quarters of U.S. adults favor of embryonic stem cell research on "left over" embryos, with 69 percent of Catholics polled saying they believe researchers should be allowed to conduct the destructive research.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
After revelations of sexual abuse by a child-victim of Indiana University's discredited sex researcher, Alfred Kinsey, lawmakers are calling for an immediate defunding of the Institute founded in his name and a national law firm is seriously considering a possible class-action suit on behalf of victims of Kinsey's sordid science.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
A new study published by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) is reporting a 2.4 percent drop in the number of teen births, but with broad state-by-state variations.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
A YouTube video of the harrowing ordeal of a Chinese couple forced to abort their unborn son at eight months shows the heartrending personal tragedy caused by the brutal enforcement of China's one-child policy, according to the founder of the advocacy group All Girls Allowed (AGA).
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
Criticism is raging from all corners about a recent article appearing in the Vatican's
L'Osservatore Romano newspaper in which the crude Homer Simpson character is declared to be Catholic.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
A former Planned Parenthood escort who is now seated on the New York City Council is proposing legislation that would sharply curtail the work of crisis pregnancy centers that do not provide abortion and contraception.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
President Barack Obama has decided not to visit a famous Sikh holy site during his upcoming visit to India because visitors are required to wear headscarfs or turbans, which the president fears will reinforce a growing belief in America that he is a Muslim.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
Two American prelates are among the list of 24 men who will be elevated to cardinal in a November 20 consistory.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
Bishops from the state of New York have issued a new pastoral letter stating that the right to life trumps all other issues in the voting booth, including party loyalty and other issues such as the economy or education.
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