Monthly Archives: May 2010
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Check out our new index!
Thanks to your many wonderful and insightful questions, this blog has being growing steadily over the past four months and now contains a wealth of information on a variety of New Age topics.
In order to make it easier for you to peruse this site and access the subjects you’re most interested in, we now have a “Blog Index by Subject” file which is available for your use. This file contains an alphabetical index of everything on the site, from Acupuncture to Yoga and everything in between. Live links will take you directly to the blog of your choice.
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Enjoy!
Oklahoma Governor Vetoes Fourth Abortion Bill
By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
In the same week that the Oklahoma legislature managed to override the third veto by pro-abortion Governor Brad Henry of a bill to limit abortions, he has now vetoed a fourth bill that would put strict limits on when private health insurers can cover the procedure.
White House to Name Clinton as Person Who Spoke to Sestak
By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
The White House is expected to release a statement later today naming former President Bill Clinton as the person who spoke with Senate candidate Joe Sestak about the possibility of taking another job instead of running for office.
American Women Show Preference for Sterilization
By Susaan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
A new report has found that while the pill remains the contraceptive of choice for married American women, they are also much more likely than their global counterparts to opt for sterilization.
Anti-Catholic Op-Ed in New York Times Sparks Controversy
Commentary by Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
Controversy is raging over an ill-informed and blatantly anti-Catholic op-ed that appeared in the New York Times yesterday condemning the Church for the automatic excommunication of a Phoenix nun who authorized an abortion in a Catholic hospital.
The Feldenkrais Method
CF writes: “I live in an over 55 community that is constantly promoting yoga and other ‘fitness’ programs. The newest program being offered to the seniors is the Feldenkrais Method . . . Are you familiar with this method of fitness? Is this another “New Age” type program? I looked on the website and it sure looks like one to me. What concerns me the most is that no “religious” activities are allowed at the Club House, no services or Bible studies, yet they offer several of these “yoga” type programs. Would you be so kind as to help me address this?”
Gulf Oil Leak Temporarily Stopped
By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
Engineers have at least temporarily stopped the flow of oil that has been seeping into the Gulf of Mexico since an accident at the Deepwater Horizon drilling rig more than 30 days ago.
U.S. Bishops Voice Opposition to ENDA
By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
The U.S. Bishops have sent a letter to Congress expressing their opposition to the federal Employment Nondiscrimination Act (ENDA), a bill which they say poses serious danger to marriage and will trample on the rights of those who speak the truth about homosexuality.
