By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
The International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF) and UNAIDS have teamed up to launch a new campaign aimed at eliminating laws which require HIV positive individuals to inform their sex partners of their infection because they claim it's "too stigmatizing."
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
Firefighters in the south Texas town of Port Isabel were stunned to find a perfectly intact statue of Our Lady of Guadalupe amidst the ruins of a blaze that totally destroyed the house around it.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
Chances of repealing the controversial ban on homosexuals serving openly in the military any time soon have all but evaporated after a Senate vote on the measure fell short by three votes.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
Fans of C. S. Lewis' classic tale, the
Chronicles of Narnia, are furious after actor Liam Neeson claimed the tale's hero, the lion Aslan, who is a symbol of Christ, can also symbolize other religious leaders such as Mohammed and Buddha.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
Even though many believe he should be tried for treason, Wikileaks founder Julian Assange is currently in British custody for crimes allegedly committed in a lifestyle of one-night-stands and reckless promiscuity.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
If officials decide to overturn the "Don't Ask Don't Tell" policy banning homosexuals from serving openly in the military, an estimated 264,600 men and women who are currently serving say they will leave sooner than they had planned.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
On the same day that California's gay-marriage ban was back in court, the U.S. bishops, along with a broad coalition of the largest religious communities in the U.S., published an open letter to express their commitment toward the protection of marriage as the union of one man and one woman.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, better known as PETA, is capitalizing on the Pope's recent comments on condoms in a new ad designed to draw attention to the crisis of animal overpopulation.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
More than a half million signers of the Manhattan Declaration, a document urging Christians to stand for life, marriage and religious liberty, are protesting a decision by Apple, Inc. to pull the app from iTunes after a small pro-abortion, pro-same-sex marriage activist group accused the document of promoting "bigotry" and "homophobia."
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
Respect for female members of the House is behind a newly proposed project by the Speaker-in-waiting, John Boehner (R-OH) to construct a women's bathroom off the House floor which, until now, has only offered facilities to men.
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