By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
The story of an 18 year old British girl who admits to having had four abortions by the age of 16 is a testimony to the negative impact of divorce on children, the failure of “safe sex” education and the destructive role lax parenting plays in the lives of children.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
In a rare move, the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) has issued a public correction of articles about end-of-life issues written by two professors, including a bioethics professor at Loyola University of Chicago, because they misrepresent Catholic teaching.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
If Senator Barack Obama is elected president, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) has pledged her support of his plan to repeal the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), a federal law protecting states from being forced to recognize same-sex marriages.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
A play mocking the Eucharist is being performed at Brown University and refers to a character who ravenously consumes a pile of Hosts.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
The nation’s largest teachers union, the National Education Association (NEA), adopted dozens of alarming resolutions at its convention this month, including demands to impose education about sexual orientation on preschoolers and to provide children with birth control via in-school clinics without parental consent.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
With the opening of the Beijing Olympics only days away, the U.S. House passed a resolution calling on the Chinese Government to end human rights abuses in order to ensure that that 2008 Olympic Games can take place in an atmosphere honoring the Olympic traditions of freedom and openness.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
A new foundation that will promote the values of the Gospel through sports was presented by the Vatican on Monday.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
The Confraternity of Catholic Clergy is asking the faithful to offer public reparation for the sacrilegious desecration of the Holy Eucharist that occurred last week at the hands of university professor in Minnesota.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
The life of a 46 year old comatose woman has been spared after a judge ruled in favor of the family that wishes to keep alive rather than the court-appointed guardian who ordered her feeding tube removed.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
A new study finds that almost half of undergraduate students report experiencing emotional, physical or sexual abuse in their personal relationships. Experts say parents need to teach their children how to distinguish between healthy and unhealthy relationships before they head out into the world.
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