Washington’s Death with Dignity Law Claims 47 Lives in First Year

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by Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist

The Washington State Department of Health is reporting that 36 people used lethal prescriptions to kill themselves in the first year of the state’s new Death with Dignity Act.

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Vatican Tells UN the Drive for “Gender Equality” is Hampering Women

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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist 

The Holy See’s permanent observer to the United Nations (UN) said on Monday that some UN programs seeking to advance gender equality are becoming too ideologically driven and have become a hindrance to woman’s advancement.

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Vanity Fair Attacks Christianity and Fr. Corapi

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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist

After calling the city of Cincinnati’s Creation Museum “an armory of righteous revisionism,” a restaurant reviewer at Vanity Fair magazine took aim at Fr. John Corapi, referring to him as “Fr. Crappy” and calling the people who booked his upcoming conference “Neanderthals lacking technology.”

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Pastor’s Decision to Uphold Faith Sparks Outrage

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Commentary by Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist

The decision of a Boulder, Colorado pastor not to allow the child of a lesbian couple to enroll in the parish school is sparking local protests and national controversy.

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Rumors of Chaos in Congress

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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist

The heavy-handed push to pass health care reform through a reluctant House is causing a rash of problems from resignations to mini “insurrections.”

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