
Commentary by Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Two popular young scientists, Gregory Brown and Mitchell Moffitt, aka “Greg and Mitch” – who also happen to be a same-sex couple - produced a new video in which they put forth a list of scientific “facts” about why having children is a really bad idea for anyone who wants to be healthy and happy in this life.
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Commentary by Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
A new cartoon series aimed at teens that presents the onset of puberty in the most vulgar and graphic way possible is about to debut on Netflix – unless we do something to stop it!
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At a time when the disgraceful antics of college-aged “snowflakes” are giving young people a bad name, this 18-year-old teen from Sacramento, California defied that image by having the courage and goodness of heart to return a wallet full of $1500 in cash!
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A new HBO series,
The Deuce, which is based on the story of the legalization and rise of the porn industry and airing during prime time, is causing outrage across the nation for its explicit sex scenes.
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Marseilles-St. Charles Rail Station in France
Four college students who were attacked with acid at a train station in France are reaching out with compassion and forgiveness for their assailant who is said to be suffering from mental illness.
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Commentary by Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
A prominent researcher who has been studying generational differences for decades says that the introduction of the smartphone into the lives of America’s teens is producing a generation of seriously unhappy people.
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The U.S. experienced two major disasters in the past month which affected not only the millions of people who were directly affected by Hurricanes Harvey and Irma, but also the millions of us who know and love someone who was caught in the eye of the storm. How do we care for one another in the aftermath of these catastrophes?
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Texas churches that were damaged by Hurricane Harvey but are being denied relief by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) are suing the agency citing discrimination due to their religious status.
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In an appalling display of religious intolerance, several Democratic senators grilled Notre Dame Law School professor and judicial nominee, Amy Coney Barrett, citing her Catholic faith as reason to cast suspicion upon her qualifications to serve on an appeals court.
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The indiscriminate classification of innocent conservative organizations as “hate groups” by the discredited Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) has resulted in an open letter addressed to the media to stop presenting data from the SPLC as legitimate.
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