Activism

Pro-life groups not implicated: New leads in Atlanta bombings

Interim special U.S. federal agents investigating two recent bombings against an abortion clinic and a gay club in Atlanta have concluded that both were done by the same person or persons, and some evidence suggests the attacks may be connected to last year’s bombing at Centennial Olympic Park, law enforcement officials say. Sources familiar with the investigation being conducted by the FBI [...]

2010-08-11T10:53:33-04:00July 11, 1997|Activism, Pro-Life|

Crown playing games with injunction

Interim Staff Pro-life pastor Rev. Ken Campbell was fined $100 June 16 for his part in the January 22 protest outside Dr. Robert Scott’s Toronto abortion clinic. Rev. Campbell was arrested with pro-life activist Linda Gibbons for obstructing a peace officer in connection with a long-standing injunction against pro-life activity near abortion clinics and hospitals. “I’m not jailing a person for his [...]

2010-08-11T10:51:47-04:00July 11, 1997|Abortion Law, Activism, Pro-Life|

Silent Scream film silenced

PARIS – Four prominent French pro-lifers are staging a hunger strike to protest the decision by the country’s television networks to ban the film The Silent Scream (Le Cri Silencieux), from prime time broadcast. The film, a graphic, ultrasound depiction of an abortion in progress, is narrated by former abortionist turned pro-lifer, Dr. Bernard Nathason. It is effective for showing abortion’s brutality.

2010-08-23T09:41:09-04:00June 23, 1997|Abortion, Activism|

Gibbons case invites interesting parallel

I am sure that every reader of The Interim knows who Linda Gibbons is and some of the details of her recent history. Briefly it is this; Linda Gibbons, a grandmother of four, is a political prisoner of the Ontario government. She has been in jail for almost three years and on April 28th, she was condemned to another six months behind [...]

2010-08-23T09:39:35-04:00June 23, 1997|Activism, Pro-Life|

STOPP takes a stand

LaGRANGEVILL, NY – Reacting to the announcement that the National Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy is endorsing the Baby Think It Over infant simulator, STOPP International has issued a statement opposing the target of the campaign and the use of this device. Jim Sedlak, president of STOPP International, said, “there is no secret what causes unwed teen pregnancy – premarital teen sex. [...]

2010-08-23T09:38:02-04:00June 23, 1997|Abortion, Activism|

International walk marks 20 years

Interim Special NIAGARA FALLS, Ont. – More than 200 pro-life supporters from southern Ontario and western New York state took part in the annual Mother’s Day Walk for Life May 11 at the Rainbow Bridge in Niagara Falls. This year marked the 20th anniversary of the popular pro-life event. Walkers converged at the center of the bridge for official ceremonies, which included [...]

2010-08-23T08:56:38-04:00June 23, 1997|Activism, Events, Motherhood, Pro-Life|

Tributes flow for pro-life schoolgirl

Fourteen-year-old Emilia Klepacka refused to accept a junior school award for modern languages from the guest of honor who is a pro-choice candidate. She boycotted the awarding ceremony in November 1996 at John Henry Newman School in Stevanage, England. The prize was a 20-pound book token. Invited guest of honor Barbara Follett, local candidate of the Labour Party, was a found of [...]

2010-08-23T08:40:47-04:00June 23, 1997|Activism, Pro-Life|

Dissident groups grow bolder with time

The Interim Support for abortion “rights,” radical feminism, homosexuality, environmentalism, earth-based religion, New Age philosophies, sexual liberation, gays in the pulpit… Although liberal Christianity, as characterized by these aspects and others, has been making rapid inroads in the last few decades (particularly since the 1960’s), the roots of the crisis within Christianity can be traced back centuries. Some might put the start [...]

2010-08-23T08:37:25-04:00June 23, 1997|Abortion, Activism, Issues, Society & Culture|

New name for anti-porn group

Canada’s oldest and largest anti-pornography group has changed its name. Canadians for Decency is now registered as CASE – Canadians Addressing Sexual Exploitation. Its president, Dolina Smith, said, “We knew we had to find a name that better described our focus and expertise. The name also had to be easily accepted by the public, media and similar minded associations. The name had [...]

2010-08-13T14:51:06-04:00May 13, 1997|Activism|

A job for life

Proclaim Life… Celebrate Life… Serve Life Ontario Students for Life is a youth pro-life organization which serves to unite pro=lifers across the province, educate students about pro-life issues and put the pro-life message into positive action. Position: Speaker and organizer for Ontario Students for Life (training provided). Qualifications: A firm commitment to pro-life, energetic, self-motivated, organized, public speaking, 20-26 years old, likes [...]

2010-08-13T14:27:30-04:00May 13, 1997|Activism, Pro-Life|

Youth element to PEI pro-life meeting

CHARLOTTETOWN- Voices for Life, Prince Edward Island’s dynamic young pro-life group, will host a youth conference here June 26-28, in conjunction with the 1997 National Pro-Life Convention. The theme of the youth conference will be Celebrate Life, in Ourselves and Others. “We are not just against abortion. We are for life! We want to celebrate that great gift that we have been [...]

2010-08-13T14:22:39-04:00May 13, 1997|Pro-Life, Pro-life Groups, Youth Activism|

Young Adults’ Forum

Signs of hope still evident So many of us who are updated on the world of news, either by newspaper, radio, or television, can be very easily discouraged about the moral state of our society. The frequent reports of murder, rape, theft, abortion, euthanasia, and countless other sins against humanity would naturally depress any concerned person. We can see the evidence of [...]

2010-08-13T14:21:45-04:00May 13, 1997|Pro-Life, Youth Activism|

Young pro-lifers build stronger network

Students continue to build a stronger network to promote the pro-life message in high schools and universities across the province. While individual schools have long had pro-life groups, many operated in isolation with little interaction with colleagues from other schools. More recently however, students have begun forming new and effective alliances with their peers. Using latest information technology, including the internet and [...]

2010-08-13T14:14:11-04:00May 13, 1997|Pro-Life, Youth Activism|

PP invites support from teenagers

Pro-life communities are not the only ones making an appeal young people. A recent item circulated by Pro-Life E News Canada shows that Planned Parenthood of America is also looking to appeal to youth. PP has designated May as National Teen Pregnancy Prevention Month. To mark the occasion, PP has invited teenagers from across America to discuss “responsible, healthy choices” made regarding [...]

2010-08-13T14:01:51-04:00May 13, 1997|Activism, Planned Parenthood, Sex Education|
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