Articles on this issue "sexuality"

Abstinence Education Shows Its Wisdom

Studies Reveal Positive Effects of Certain Sex-Ed Programs

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Government support for sexual education programs that promote abstinence continues to divide opinions. The U.S. House of Representatives voted for a 49% increase in funding for abstinence …

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2nd U.S. Diocese Files for Bankruptcy Protection

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The Diocese of Tucson filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization in an attempt to protect its assets from judgments and settlements stemming from sexual misconduct by some of its priests. …

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Taking Sex Differences Seriously

Research Backs Up a Vatican Document

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The recent letter on the role of men and women issued by the Vatican Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith met with derision from many feminist groups who denounced what they consider to …

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Pornography: the Degrading Behemoth (Part 2)

Alan Sears on Free Speech, Censorship -- and Fighting Back

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Pornography may be a thriving criminal enterprise, but a legal expert in the field believes the Church and the laity can stunt its growth. Alan Sears, president and general counsel of the …

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Pornography: the Degrading Behemoth (Part 1)

Alan Sears on the Evils of a Booming Enterprise

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A lawyer who has been fighting pornography for more than 20 years says it may be the "true hate literature" of our age. Alan Sears, president and general counsel of the Alliance Defense Fund, …

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Pastoral Congress Urges Action to Halt Sex Tourism

Final Document From Bangkok Event Is Published

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Children trapped in the sex-tourism trade must not criminalized, says the final document of the 6th World Congress on the Pastoral Care of Tourism. The congress held earlier this month in …

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Pornography, Free Speech and Children

Court Rejects Move to Limit Internet Access

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Efforts to protect children from Internet pornography received a setback with Tuesday's decision by the U.S. Supreme Court. By a 5-4 vote, the court kept in place a federal district court …

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Sexual Exploitation the Main Form of Slavery, Says U.S.

Embassy to the Holy See Holds a Videoconference

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Sexual exploitation is the main form of slavery in the 21st century and the United States says it aims to fight it with the help of other countries. This view emerged from a videoconference on …

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Even a Crime Doesn't Justify "Morning-After" Pill, Says Cardinal

Health Authorities in Chile Will Distribute It Free in Cases of Rape

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The occurrence of a crime cannot justify the elimination of a life, says an archbishop in the wake of the Health Ministry's decision to distribute free the "morning-after" pill to rape …

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Where Catholics Can Look for a Spouse Online

Anthony Buono Tells How Ave Maria Singles Works

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Many Catholic singles would turn to Internet dating as a last resort. Ave Maria Singles wants to change all that. The Catholic online singles service should be their first stop to find a …

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Sant'Egidio AIDS Project Wins Scientific Award

DREAM Bringing Hope to Mozambique

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A school of medicine believes that the Community of Sant'Egidio's program to combat AIDS in Africa is the best in the world scientifically. In recognition of that distinction, the University …

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Ray Flynn on Politically Homeless Catholics

Same-Sex Marriage Debate a Sign of the Times

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Ray Flynn thinks that young Catholics have the ability to turn things around in a nation grappling with challenges such as same-sex "marriage." To that end, the former Boston mayor and U.S. …

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Trafficking of Migrants Is Worst Violation, Says Holy See

Calls It "a Multibillion-Dollar Industry"

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The Holy See stressed that the trafficking of human beings is the worst violation of migrants' rights and called on the international community to combat its causes. The Vatican's position was …

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More Than Just Saying No

The Church's Broad View on Sexuality

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The Catholic Church is often attacked for its supposedly unscientific and repressive views on sexual health and education. A typical example was an editorial page commentary by Nicholas …

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Christians, Same-Sex Marriage and the Courts

Notre Dame's Richard Garnett on How to Approach Some Thorny Issues

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Richard Garnett, a legal expert in religious liberty, holds that Christian citizens have a right to pursue the common good through politics and policy. "It is not so much a matter of imposing …

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