Ethics/rights

A recent study suggests women, including nuns, should begin using birth control to decrease their chances of ovarian, breast and endometrial cancers.

Australian doctors Kara Brit of Monash University and Roger Short of the University of Melbourne published their findings in The Lancet medical journal.

Along with the sacred vows of obedience and poverty taken by the 95,000 nuns in the world today, these servants of God also take the vow of chastity. more >>

A threat by Democratic minority leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) to release damaging information on Newt Gingrich from an ethics probe is being viewed as hollow by a number of conservative Christian politicos. They argue the 1990s investigation turned up little to condemn Newt with and that the release of the information would be itself an ethics violation.

“One of these days we’ll have a conversation about Newt Gingrich,” Pelosi told Talking Points Memo this week. “I know a lot about him. I served on the investigative committee that investigated him, four of us locked in a room in an undisclosed location for a year. A thousand pages of his stuff.”

Few believe Pelosi is going to reveal such confidential information because she knows she would face a severe backlash from her colleagues. more >>

A 19-year-old man who was born in Mexico but grew up in the United States might be deported Thursday.

His story is not new; the U.S. government deported over 400,000 people this year alone – a record that is expected to be broken next year. However, Deyvid Morales is unique in the sense that, unlike many undocumented immigrants who are deported, he has had the opportunity to speak out about his ordeal.

Ever since the aspiring pastor was arrested by immigration officials on his way to Bible college in Louisiana, Morales has become an outspoken advocate of the DREAM Act – the immigration reform bill that will give undocumented youths the opportunity to earn citizenship by going to college or serving in the military – by using his story as a way to get people to understand the implications of deportation on individuals and families. In the process, he has become somewhat of a celebrity in his hometown of Salt Lake City, appearing in print and on TV, and radio to share his perspective on the immigration issue. more >>

Are mainstream media outlets downplaying evangelicals' arguments for using biblical methods to raise children? Yes, according to two ministers who recently appeared on Anderson Cooper's daytime program.

Cooper has also covered the issue of corporal punishment practiced on minors on his CNN program, "Anderson Cooper 360."

Mike and Trisha Fox are two evangelical ministers who host “Marriage for Today,” a radio show offering marriage and relationship coaching from a Christian perspective. They are also contributors to The Christian Post. more >>

On Dec. 4, Tim Tebow led the Denver Broncos to a 35-32 win over the Minnesota Vikings.

It was a victory that put the Broncos in a first place tie with division rivals Oakland Raiders.

But on Dec. 2, Tebow may have made NFL history for having the youngest fan. more >>

Researchers in Saudi Arabia released a study last week claiming that lifting the driving ban for women in the country would “provoke a surge in prostitution, pornography, homosexuality and divorce,” as well as cause the nation to have “no more virgins," prompting observers to question the seriousness of the study.

Scholars at the Majlis al-Ifta' al-A'ala, Saudi Arabia's highest religious council, collaborated on the report with Kamal Subhi, a former professor at the conservative King Fahd University.

Saudi Arabia is the only country in the world where women are banned from driving, even though King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz al-Saud gave women the right to vote late September. more >>