Mike Mastromatteo The Interim Pro-life and pro-family groups are not optimistic that a forthcoming decision from the B.C. Human Rights Tribunal will advance the cause of freedom of religion in Canada. At issue is the rental of a Knights of Columbus hall in Port Coquitlam, B.C. for a lesbian wedding reception. The Knights of Columbus is a Catholic men’s fraternal organization. The [...]
I have been very busy recently I had not written an article for the March Issue of The Interim. But, when I read the shameful attacks on Bishop Fred Henry in the secular newspapers my conscience took over and I decided to stay up late and write in defence of His Lordship. Bishop Henry’s defence of “True marriage” is not based only [...]
Doreen Beagan It says on the radio and TV and in the papers: the majority of Canadians support same-sex “marriage.” Also on the radio and TV, and the premise of many comedy routines, is: the majority of Canadians hate George Bush. But I don’t. I believe same-sex marriage” is an oxymoron and I’m glad George Bush holds the same view. War is [...]
The Vatican phoned! It was a prelate in the cardinal’s office in charge of totally disastrous situations. I learned that I had just been appointed grand inquisitor! There hadn’t been a grand inquisitor appointed since the Spanish Inquisition. Here I was, a humble layman and my job was to address a serious case of heresy affecting Canada. I was provided with amazing [...]
Christina Tuns My Darling Baby: Over the past couple of weeks I have been reminded how quickly one can go from saying I can’t wait for this pregnancy to be over to I just want to be pregnant as long as possible. A couple of weeks ago during one of my regular doctor’s visits, we discovered that my blood pressure was a [...]
On Jan. 20, the National Post reported that the Women’s Secretariat, an agency of the federal government that focuses on women’s issues, has called for scholarly papers on the effects of polygamy on women and children which it says could become a legal reality now that Canada is on the verge of approving same-sex “marriage.” Later that day, Stephen Harper suggests that [...]
Roy Leishman Consider the following pronouncement: “Homosexual conduct constitutes a moral problem in four ways: it violates the will of God as an offence against the proper expression of sexuality in monogamous marriage; by misuse of natural functions, homosexual activity is a sin against the self; since it involves at least one other person of the same sex, with or without his [...]
Rev. Royal Hamel “To everything there is a season, a time for every purpose under heaven.” A question keeps gnawing away in the back of my mind, “Where is the moral outrage”? Prime Minister Martin, the minister of justice and a handful of judges are hell-bent on imposing state-sanctioned sodomy on all of Canada. They keep saying, “It’s only about civil marriage.” [...]
Commentary by Steve Jalsevac Special to The Interim More than 20 years ago, when Pierre Trudeau was busy remaking Canada in his own image, we fought against his efforts to impose upon this country, the Charter of Rights and Freedoms. During a Jan. 31 press conference, Justice Minister Irwin Cotler defended his government’s decision to bring forth a bill redefining marriage and [...]
Commentary by Donald DeMarco The Interim The story is told of the airline captain who announced some “good news” and some “bad news” to his passengers. The good news was that the plane was travelling smoothly at 30,000 feet and steadily at a speed of 500 miles per hour. The bad news was that the pilot had no idea where he was [...]
Commentary by Kate McMillan The Interim The B.C. Human Rights Tribunal heard a case recently in which two women claimed the Knights of Columbus, a Roman Catholic men’s society, discriminated against them by refusing to permit the renting of a hall for a same-sex wedding reception. And so it begins – or, shall I say, continues. I hold no particular religious beliefs. [...]
Dina Kok The Interim According to a recent study released by the Parents Television Council, an American advocacy organization protecting youth against sex, violence and profanity in entertainment, children are exposed to astounding levels of sex and profanity, as compared to adult-targeted television. The study, entitled MTV Smut Peddlers: Targeting Kids with Sex, Drugs and Alcohol, reports that children are exposed to [...]
EDINBURGH — Professor Ian Wilmut of the Roslin Institute in Edinburgh, Scotland, the famed “creator” of Dolly the sheep, has been given the green light to use and destroy human embryos in cloning experiments. The Human Fertilization and Embryology Authority gave Wilmut permission to study motor neurone disease. Research cloning has been permitted in the U.K. Since 2001, but this is just [...]
LifeSiteNews.com Special to The Interim Umbilical cords continue to surprise researchers as an abundant source of stem cells. The Feb. 9 Toronto Star reported that a group of scientists at the University of Toronto has discovered what they are calling the “jackpot” of stem cells in a mass of jelly found inside the umbilical cord. “We’re very excited by this, that’s for [...]
•President George W. Bush announced plans to enact stricter limits on embryonic research. •Congress will likely consider the Child Interstate Abortion Notification Act later this year. If it is passed, the bill would ensure that parents have a right to know their teenage daughters are considering an abortion and make it a crime to take a minor across state lines to circumvent [...]