A new national campaign has been launched to counter the adverse effects of the media's depiction of women as sex objects which has contributed to a startling new statistic - 80 percent of 10 year-old gilrs have, at some point in their lives, gone on at least one diet.
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These reflections and readings from the Vatican II document Declaration on Religious Liberty (
Dignitatis Humanae) are intended for daily use during the Fortnight for Freedom, a national campaign designated by the U.S. Catholic bishops for teaching and witness in support of religious liberty. The readings and the questions that follow can be used for group discussion or for personal reflection.
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An alarming number of overworked women across the U.S. are becoming addicted to the popular ADHD drug Adderall in their quest to keep up with careers and families.
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Two lesbians who bear the distinction of being one of the first couples to wed after New York's Marriage Equality Act took effect last summer are calling it quits, which puts them on the road to becoming the state's first divorced gay couple.
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The FBI launched a three-day law-enforcement sting in 57 cities last weekend that resulted in the arrest of 104 alleged pimps and the rescue of 79 children from prostitution.
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Commentary by Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Hooters was once the only restaurant in town that lured customers by using scantily dressed waitresses, but a new surge in the number of similar "breastaraunts" across the country is raising concerns about the harm being done to both women and children who are exposed to this blatant objectification of women.
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Instead of receiving a lesson about HIV-AIDS, fifth graders in a small Washington State elementary school received graphic instructions on oral and anal sex, sparking outrage among their parents.
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Religious leaders from across all denominations signed onto a letter addressed to the Secretary of the Department Health and Human Services (HHS) expressing concern over the department's creation of a "two-class concept of religious organizations" in its birth control mandate that affords unequal religious freedom protections to faith-based organizations.
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Middle-aged women around the world are scarfing up copies of
50 Shades of Grey, a new trilogy of books that feature sex scenes complete with sado-masochism and bondage, which is sparking controversy everywhere from women's circles to library clubs.
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Another round of religious freedom rallies took place on Friday, June 8, and drew tens of thousands into the streets to take a public stand against recent laws that violate the Constitution's First Amendment right to freedom of religion.
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These reflections and readings from the Vatican II document Declaration on Religious Liberty (Dignitatis Humanae) are intended for daily use during the Fortnight for Freedom, a national campaign designated by the U.S. Catholic bishops for teaching and witness in support of religious liberty. The readings and the questions that follow can be used for group discussion or for personal reflection.
