By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
An Indiana woman who posed as a teen on Facebook in order to trick her soon-to-be ex-husband into behaving poorly, got more than she bargained for when he revealed that he was plotting to kill her.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
The leaders of three Catholic dioceses in Illinois - Springfield, Peoria and Joliet - initiated legal action yesterday on behalf of their Catholic Charities asking the courts to allow them to continue to provide foster care without recognizing the parental rights granted to same-sex and cohabiting couples in a recently enacted civil unions bill.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
A male inmate who repeatedly tried to castrate himself in an attempt to become a woman has filed a lawsuit against the state of Virginia, charging them with failure to provide adequate medical care in the form of a sex change operation - a case which could result in forcing taxpayers to pay for the surgeries.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius spoke at the first “Federal LGBT Youth Summit” on Monday, praising homosexual youth and reassuring them that they have a staunch friend in the White House.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
The European Court of Human Rights has decided to intervene in a landmark legal challenge brought by four Christians which will determine if the UK's controversial "diversity" law has been infringing on the rights of Christians to act in accordance with their faith.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
During a question and answer session in Afghanistan, Defense Secretary Robert Gates told Marines that those who disagree with the government's decision to end the ban on homosexuals serving openly in the military will not be able to opt out of their enlistment.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
The decision to fly a rainbow flag in honor of homosexuality in front of the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond, Virginia has generated a flood of complaints from angry citizens.
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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
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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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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