Changes to family registry system will allow recognition of trans-sexuals Japan, a bastion of traditional values and gender roles, has caved in to the homosexual agenda. On July 10, the country's House of Representatives voted unanimously to approve a law that allows the changing of the family register to indicate a transsexual's "new" sex. The family register, or koseki, is used for [...]
The world's largest retailer, the Wal-Mart department store chain, got both kicks and kudos from pro-family advocates in the U.S. recently. In response to customer pressure, the company announced that it was stopping sales of three men's magazines - Maxim, Stuff and FHM - and would obscure the covers of several women's magazine's - Glamour, MarieClaire, Cosmopolitan and Redbook - because they [...]
After a nine-month process, the board of the Evangelical Fellowship of Canada recently announced that it had unanimously made the decision to appoint Bruce Clemenger as its next president, succeeding Gary Walsh. According to board chair Paul Mangus, Clemenger "best matches the needs, vision and mission of the EFC …(He) will lead this vital organization with deep understanding, commitment, humility and persistence." [...]
What is arguably the most influential medical journal in the world has announced that it will publish more studies on embryonic stem cell research in order to build more public support for such science. New England Journal of Medicine editor Dr. Jeffrey M. Drazen was quoted recently in the Boston Globe as saying that, "Nothing is better for a field than true [...]
The headlines were foreboding indeed: "Why the rhythm method doesn't work," read one. "Ovulation: shock discovery," said another. "Ovulation study rewrites science books," said a third. At the heart of them all was a study from the University of Saskatchewan that left headline writers dusting off cliches about the rhythm method and natural family planning experts shaking their heads in disbelief. "Their [...]
The findings of a recent study conducted by the Royal Victoria Hospital in Montreal show an increase in the number of unborn children killed due to advanced methods of prenatal screening. A story appearing in a recent issue of The Medical Post quoted Dr. Surindra Maraj, a doctor at the hospital and a co- author of the study: "We knew ultrasound screening [...]
Last month, The Interim reported that a news story with a strong bias against pro-life had led the Los Angeles Times to examine the way it covers abortion. In late June, another American newspaper announced that it would set new guidelines for stories about partial-birth abortion. Reacting to concerns raised by Douglas Johnson, legislative director of the National Right to Life Committee, [...]
Derek Humphry, the main founder of the Hemlock Society, was born in Bath, Somerset, southwest of London, England, on April 29, 1930. His childhood was not a happy one. At an early age, after his parents divorced, his mother left him to marry an Australian. He did not see her again until he was 23, but their re-acquaintance was short-lived. She announced, [...]
Just as one taboo - homosexuality - comes crashing down in the form of court-mandated social acceptance of same-sex "marriages," another taboo is being challenged: pedophilia. Cybercast News Service recently reported that an increasing number of websites propagandize for the social acceptance of pedophilia. It is not, advocates of pedophilia say, an iniquity or an infirmity, but a mere sexual preference crying [...]
The delay in the call for an Ontario election has proven to be beneficial to more than just the ruling Progressive Conservatives. The leader of the pro-life and pro-family Ontario Coalition-Family Coalition Party of Ontario says the apparent holding of a provincial vote this coming fall, rather than this past spring, has given his organization more time to prepare and an opportunity [...]
The increasing activism of the Canadian courts has led many critics, and even some supporters, to call for reforms in the way new judges are selected. The majority of commentators seem to agree that the exclusive power to pick judges should be weaned from the grip of the prime minister. Even leading Liberal leadership contender Paul Martin has indicated he would be [...]
After 29 years as a judge, Supreme Court Justice Charles Gonthier is hanging up his red robes this summer, having reached the mandatory retirement at age 75. With his retirement ends an era. He was the last of Canada's top judges to temper the exercise of his judicial power, in deference to other branches of government. Gonthier started his career as a [...]
A recent study by the Centre for the Advancement of Women shows that a majority of women in America would support abortion only in extreme cases or would have it banned outright. The study noted that 30 per cent of women support abortion on demand, 17 per cent advocate moderate limitations, 34 per cent believe that abortion is only acceptable in cases [...]
Two coalitions are doing legal battle against same-sex "marriage" as Ottawa fiddles. An Interfaith Coalition of the Catholic Civil Rights League, Evangelical Fellowship of Canada, Ontario Conference of Catholic Bishops and the Islamic Society of North America announced it is appealing the June 10 Ontario Appeals Court ruling in Halpern v. Canada, which redefined marriage to include same-sex partners. The coalition is [...]