It isn't often that a columnist likes to talk about his own turf. Indeed, there is ample material and information on the battle to protect life in other towns, and I often would rather talk about them. Our fair city of Kelowna has managed to keep the evils of abortion out of the local hospital for some time. Back in the days [...]
Secular humanists maintain that separation of Church and State is a fundamental precept of democracy; that Christian principles applied in politics and law "discriminate" against other religions and citizens with no religion; and that the teachings of the Bible are irrelevant to our enlightened modern era. Too many nominal Christians are inclined to agree with them these days. The unfounded but pervasive [...]
A wild rumour was circulating around Ottawa that Prime Minister Jean Chretien was planning to join Ted Turner's Religion. It was going to be done publicly after the recently held Millennium Peace Summit on religion and world peace at the United Nations. As The Interim'sofficial rumour investigator, I was asked by our editor in chief, David Curtin, to investigate it. I phoned the [...]
I host a nightly television show on Crossroads Television (CTS) entitled Michael Coren Live. My research team books up to 20 guests a week, who are then watched by hundreds of thousands of people. Indeed, we are averaging at 112,000 people a night in Greater Toronto alone! Sometimes there are cancellations, usually because of emergencies or illness. But only once has someone called [...]
By Donald DeMarco Agesilaus II, the king of Sparta in the fourth century B.C., compared his kingly role to that of a good father. "The king will best govern his realm who reigneth over his people as a father doth over his children." "Royalty," he added, "consists not in vain pomp, but in great virtues." This manner of understanding the exercise of [...]
By Tim Bloedow Pro-life activist and law professor are two descriptions that don't often describe the same person in America today, but they do identify Professor Charles E. Rice, a zealous spokesman for the dignity of human life and professor of law at the University of Notre Dame in Indiana. He is also one of the two special guests topping the list [...]
By Charles W. Moore One of the keynote speakers at the National Pro-Life Conference in Toronto this October will be Peter Kreeft, a prominent Christian apologist and a professor of philosophy at Boston College. Dr. Kreeft was brought up in the Christian Reformed Church and taught philosophy at his alma mater, Calvin College, prior to his becoming a Catholic I am a [...]
By Paul Tuns An American pro-life group is declaring a partial victory against Microsoft founder Bill Gates one year after beginning an education campaign directed at the billionaire's funding of population control programs. From September to November 1999, the American Life League (ALL) ran ads, entitled Windows to the Truth, in the Eastside Journal in suburban Seattle, as part of their Educate Bill [...]
By Alex Schadenberg Last year, Campaign Life Coalition experienced a serious shock when one of their valued employees, Rebecca Ducusin, experienced life-threatening health problems and become incapable of making medical decisions for herself. Questions arose pertaining to who would have the legal authority to make decisions on her behalf. The difficulties and stress associated with her needs and how to protect her [...]
By Paul Tuns Just because you don't hear much from the Parliamentary Pro-Life Caucus (PPLC), that doesn't mean they aren't doing anything. Indeed, like much caucus work, this unofficial caucus (it doesn't receive funding from Parliament) works behind the scenes. While they won't release the names of PPLC members, the number of MPs in the caucus, or even the party breakdown, the [...]
By Paul Tuns The British Columbia government filed a petition in the BC Supreme Court July 20 asking the federal government to allow same-sex marriages, becoming just the latest legal challenge along with the City of Toronto, six separate Ontario same-sex couples and a Montreal couple seeking societal approval of homosexuality. Although marriage is a federal responsibility, provinces and municipalities issue marriage [...]
Britain, meanwhile, is poised to allow cloning of humans By Paul Tuns U.S. President Bill Clinton issued an executive order August 23 reversing a prohibition on the federal funding of research performed on human embryos, a sure boon to those that see a promise of cures for various diseases in the deaths of the tiniest unborn children. In the last few years, [...]
John-Henry Westen A new compilation of documentation on pro-abortion violence in Canada, the U.S. and Puerto Rico reveals thousands of cases where pro-abortionists have attacked persons with guns, cars, acid, hypodermic syringes, and baseball bats, while other pro-abortion advocates applauded and supported some of these actions. Human Life International's top researchers have assembled Pro-Abortion Violence, which lists over 55 murders committed by pro-abortionists. [...]
Pro-lifers who've been at it for any length of time have experienced many frustrations. One of the most peculiar is the tendency of so many otherwise pro-life Canadians to vote Liberal, even when the Liberal candidate in their riding is pro-abortion. Experienced pro-life leaders say that Catholics are especially loyal to the party, even though the party hasn't been very loyal to [...]
By Doreen Beagan For eighty years, the Catholic Women's League in all corners of Canada has served God and country in ways great and small. The League's range of concerns and support for worthwhile causes are well known. Its 105,000 members make its voice very strong. Resolutions passed at this year's national convention in Charlottetown included opposition to the sale of human [...]