By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
Anyone wondering why Comedy Central seems to be so anti-Christian need only listen to a strange interview on National Public Radio (NPR) with one of the show’s correspondents who who reveals it was like to be raised by a Wiccan and atheist while attending a “progressive” Catholic school and calls mocking the Church “pure joy.”
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
The Culture and Media Institute (CMI) is warning parents who think the Nickelodeon website is kid-friendly to think again because its homepage links to a sister site that features a variety of racy, sex-focused video games.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
Muslim rights groups in Cordoba, Spain are pressuring the local bishop for a “joint use” agreement that will entitle them to share usage of the Cordoba Cathedral in order to alleviate the need among the growing Muslim immigrant population in that country for worship space.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
Cardinal Sean P. O’Malley of the Archdiocese of Boston is standing behind the pastor of a Catholic elementary school in his diocese who made a controversial decision not to accept the child of a same-sex couple.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
Members of the Rainbow Sash Movement, a national homosexual activist group, are planning to wear their sashes to Mass throughout the country this weekend and challenge priests and bishops to give them Communion.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
Since the months-long scandal that surrounded the commencement address by President Barack Obama at the University of Notre Dame last spring, the number of controversial speakers at U.S. Catholic colleges and universities declined this year.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
An Australian filmmaker has outraged Christians around the world for creatingn a poster of Our Lady with male genitalia on her forehead as a way to advertise his upcoming reality show about three people who auction off their virginity for money.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
A new study conducted by Consumer Reports magazine has found that a majority of Americans continue to post detailed personal information on social networking sites such as Facebook and MySpace in spite of the high risk of cyber crime.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
The evangelical preacher who was abruptly disinvited to speak at the Pentagon during tomorrow’s National Day of Prayer events because of negative comments he once made about Muslims, accused the Obama Administration of giving Islam a pass while persecuting Christians for their beliefs.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
The Supreme Court has agreed to hear arguments this fall from both sides in a legal battle over whether states can ban the sale of violent video games to minors.
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