Monthly Archives: June 2009

A joyful, hopeful march

It was a great National March for Life. It is inspiring to see everyone so joyfully witnessing to the great evil of our time and demanding justice for the unborn. At some level there seems something incongruent with that: joyful witnessing over abortion? It would be easy to come to Ottawa with long faces and focus on the grisly horror of abortion, [...]

2009-07-20T11:47:23-04:00June 20, 2009|Columnist, Paul Tuns|

Fatherhood not feminism

All too often, fathers of unborn children have no say in deciding whether their own child lives or dies. But how often is this terrible situation reversed? That is, how often is it that the unwilling father who, through active encouragement or deliberate neglect, forces a “liberated” woman to abort the very child he has sired? Feminists offer no help to mothers, [...]

2009-07-20T11:43:39-04:00June 20, 2009|Editorials|

Feminism and sex

The women’s movement of the last century helped eliminate legal inequality between the two sexes. This significant accomplishment is largely forgotten, precisely because a new generation of feminists downplays its importance. Indeed, the remarkable achievement of legal equality has made the modern-day women’s movement a crusade without a cause. Lacking the legal hurdles which their mothers overcame, feminists now tilt at windmills; [...]

2009-07-20T11:42:33-04:00June 20, 2009|Editorials|

Record-breaking National March for Life

Largest March for Life The 12th annual National March for Life in Ottawa saw record-breaking crowds mark 40 years of legalized abortion in Canada. Organizers and participants both said the demonstration is an important part of the pro-life calendar as it sends a clear signal to the country that the abortion issue has not gone away and that the pro-life [...]

2009-12-03T08:39:46-05:00June 13, 2009|Events|

850 students take part in youth conference

The 12th National March for Life took place on May 14, but more than 850 students were still going strong the next day at the Youth Conference organized by Campaign Life Coalition. As the busses unloaded and participant packages were given out, the organizers soon realized they had surpassed their expected number of attendees, making this the largest year yet. [...]

2009-12-03T08:41:12-05:00June 13, 2009|Pro-Life, Youth Activism|
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