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This topic interest me mostly because I am catholic myself and with all of the negative publicity about the sexual abuse in the Catholic Church over the past several year has definitely raise some concerns of my own. I also remember during the aids scare about nine years ago a priest suggesting the use of condoms. I remember leaving the night very confused about his statement. The church bans them yet you have a priest recommending them

Katel, P. (2007, January 19). Future of the Catholic Church. CQ Researcher, 17, 49-72. Retrieved January 31, 2007, from CQ Researcher Online, http://library.cqpress.com/cqresearcher/cqresrre2007011900.

Future of the Catholic Church

Is the church adapting to today’s world?

Religious and social conflicts are roiling the Roman Catholic Church. Amid seething tensions between the historically Christian West and the Muslim world, Pope Benedict XVI has alternated confrontation with Islam and conciliation — each approach prompting intense criticism, both within the church and among Muslims. Conflict over the church’s ban against condom use has proved no less divisive. In addition, wide-ranging sexual abuse of youths by more than 4,400 American priests so far has cost the church $1.4 billion in legal settlements and expenses. In Africa, conflict centers on resistance to the church’s law that priests practice celibacy and never marry. Meanwhile, even as the number of Catholics worldwide has grown to more than 1 billion, the number of priests and nuns has dropped catastrophically, sparking the growing influence of the Catholic laity.

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The thing I find most interesting about this issue is I don’t see how companies plan on doing both. They can be conscious of the environment and maybe try and make some differences but to truly change the way they do business may be detrimental to their bottom line. To me this seems like a very open ended topic that could turn into creating higher demands by consumers and environmentalist. I would narrow down by concentrating on one company and research exactly what they are doing to make these changes

 Price, T. (2006, December 1). The new environmentalism. CQ Researcher, 16, 985-1008. Retrieved January 31, 2007, from CQ Researcher Online, http://library.cqpress.com/cqresearcher/cqresrre2006120100. The New Environmentalism

Abstract
By Tom Price

Can new business policies save the environment?

Concern about the environment is intensifying, but new efforts to reduce pollution and save energy differ from past environmental movements. Unable to get much satisfaction from the Republican-dominated federal government, environmental activists have set their sights on businesses — trying to influence corporate behavior and even forming partnerships with companies to confront environmental challenges. A growing number of businesses — including Wal-Mart, the world’s biggest retailer — are concluding that saving the environment is good for the bottom line. But some conservative critics charge that such actions actually dilute companies’ primary purpose — to increase shareholder value. Meanwhile, in the absence of federal action, state and local governments are instituting policies aimed at weaning industry from fossil fuels. And some environmentalists are even rethinking nuclear power.

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This topic has gained a lot of attention and controversy in recent months. I think there are some issues in our society today that play a role in this. They say Americans eat way too much food portion wise and that we eat a lot of junk food. I don’t think this has changed that dramatically in the past decade. My opinion is that some thing has changed with or food. I plan on narrowing downs this topic by looking at some different types of food additives that might be contributing to the epidemic or to our help overall.

Greenblatt, A. (2003, January 31). Obesity epidemic. CQ Researcher, 13, 73-104. Retrieved February 3, 2007, from CQ Researcher Online, http://library.cqpress.com/cqresearcher/cqresrre2003013100. Obesity Epidemic

Abstract
By Alan Greenblatt

Can Americans change their self-destructive habits?

The percentage of overweight American children and teens has more than doubled in the past decade. Moreover, two-thirds of the adults are either overweight or obese, and at least 300,000 Americans die each year from obesity-related diseases. The reasons aren’t hard to fathom. The U.S. food industry aggressively markets high-fat, high-sugar, super-sized foods. Modern communities encourage driving rather than walking. Physical education is being dropped by schools even as fattening snack foods are welcomed onto campus. And children are spending more time playing computer games than sports. The question for policymakers is whether the weight gain is just a matter of individual responsibility, or whether a society that makes it so easy to get fat should be retooled. At stake is not only the health of millions of Americans but also $117 billion in annual health-treatment costs.