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Catholic Bishops Fund Abortion | Print |  E-mail
Written by Rebecca Terrell   
Friday, 20 November 2009 20:00

newbornCatholic bishops nationwide are asking their flocks to fund an organization that promotes abortion, homosexuality, radical feminism, and a number of other liberal, anti-Catholic issues. This weekend marks the annual fundraising drive in parishes across the country for the Catholic Campaign for Human Development (CCHD), the charitable arm of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB). The purported mission of the CCHD is to fight poverty, but a recent exposé by Bellarmine Veritas Ministry (BVM) revealed that the CCHD has for years been funneling grant money to leftist organizations.

 
New Evidence Continues Shroud of Turin Debate | Print |  E-mail
Written by James Heiser   
Friday, 20 November 2009 16:02

The ongoing controversy over the Shroud of Turin has taken an interesting new turn, with a researcher claiming to have found text concealed in the shroud that would place its origins in the first century A.D.

 
He Isn't Christ the Senior Adviser | Print |  E-mail
Written by Jack Kenny   
Friday, 20 November 2009 15:00

Christ the KingFor all that we proclaim our love of "democracy" and regard monarchs as relics of the past, at all times and in various ways we show our desire for a royalty called the King.

 
Union May File Grievance Over Boy Scout Volunteer | Print |  E-mail
Written by Bruce Walker   
Friday, 20 November 2009 07:00

Nick Balzano, the President of the Allenton, Pennsylvania, chapter of the Service Employees International Union, told the Allentown City Council on Tuesday that his union may file a grievance against the city for allowing Kevin Anderson, a Boy Scout working on his Eagle Badge, to clear a 1,000-foot walking and biking path at Kimmets Lock Park.

 
The Laundry Police: No-hanging Restrictions | Print |  E-mail
Written by Ann Shibler   
Thursday, 19 November 2009 13:13

Before the invention of clothes dryers, wet clothes were hung out in the sunshine to dry on lines strung up in many backyards. The sunshine kept clothes white, and provided that fresh, clean smell, especially noticeable when snuggling into bed at night with sheets directly off the clothes lines.