By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
A leading policy analyst says the various ObamaCare proposals on the Hill contain provisions that could prove harmful to women’s health care options as well as their pocketbooks.
Yearly Archives: 2009
New Age Self-Help Seminar Blamed for Woman’s Death
By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
After a four year investigation, an Australian coroner ruled yesterday that participation in an intense four-day self-help program designed to take people on a “journey to the core of the human spirit” led to the suicide of a 34 year-old woman.
White House Planned “Inclusive” Christmas Without Creche
By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
White House insiders say the Obama’s were planning an ”inclusive” Christmas which would not have included Christian symbols such as the crèche, and only bowed to tradition at the last moment. Read the rest…
Senate Defeats Nelson Amendment
By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
The Senate voted last night to defeat an amendment that would have restricted abortion funding in the health care bill, thus insuring more battles to come on this contentious issue.
U.S. Bishops Support Nelson Amendment
By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
U.S. Bishops announced yesterday that they will support an amendment to the Senate health care bill that will prohibit federal funding for abortions. Their support was expressed in a letter to every member of the U.S. Senate who are expected to vote on the measure today.
Pope To Celebrate Midnight Mass at 10:00 p.m.
By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
In a break with tradition, the Pope has decided to celebrate Midnight Mass on Christmas Eve at 10:00 p.m. rather than at midnight.
New Report Says Christianity Most Persecuted Religion on Earth
By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
According to a new report by the worldwide Catholic relief organization, Aid to the Church in Need (ACN), 75 to 85 percent of religious persecution around the world today is suffered by Christians.
Schools Complain About Obama Logo on School Supplies
By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
After receiving complaints from parents and schools, a distributor of school supplies is being forced to travel throughout the state of Missouri to pull pencils and notebooks that carry Barack Obama’s 2008 campaign logo.
Christmas Banned at Copenhagen Climate Conference
By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
Citing the need to be “neutral,” officials charged with organizing the United Nations (UN) conference on global warming in Copenhagen have banned Christmas trees from the venue.
Battle Raging Over Clinic Ad Referring to Abortion as “Sacred Work”
By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
The public is responding with outrage to a video appearing on the website of a Michigan clinic that presents abortion as “sacred work.”
