“The War Against Population The Economics and Ideology of Population Control” Jacqueline Kasun Ignatius Press San Francisco “Overpopulation” is one of the most devoutly held dogmas of our time. The government, the media, the education system periodically issue stern forebodings of the economic, ecological and personal disasters that are just around the corner if we do not act immediately to control the [...]
I am happy to announce the arrival of Life Lines of Verse, book of poetry, verse and stories, gathered from Canadians coast to coast for the purpose of furthering the Pro-Life cause. Dedicated to unborn human life, this book has 100 pages, in which a balance was struck between submissions on the question of abortion, as well as family and nature topics; [...]
George Grant Grand Illusions: The Legacy of Planned Parenthood [Wolgemuth & Hyatt, Brentwood, TN: 1988] Planned Parenthood is an international network of affiliated organizations whose chief aim is the slaughter of the unborn in the name of sexual liberation, population control, and eugenic manipulation. In this book, George Grant, an American pro-life activist, has given us almost 300 pages of compelling and [...]
The full-page ads make it seem sinful not to succumb to the temptation of seeing the most controversial film of recent times. It is praised as “deeply felt and ultimately faith affirming,” “as spiritual and involving a film as you are likely to see this year,” “one of the most serious, literate, complex and deeply felt religious films ever made.” Jay Scott [...]
Now available for rental or purchase, The Kidnapping of Baby John Doe, is a Canadian video, written, directed and produced by the pro-life husband and wife team, Patricia and Peter Gerretsen. Inspired by the true story of Baby John Doe in Bloomington, Indians, the movie exposes the empty rhetoric of those who argue that “quality of life” is an acceptable excuse to [...]
Politics, people & the AIDS epidemic This blockbuster of a book tells how, figuratively speaking, the band played on while the AIDS crisis got worse and worse. Lengthy and detailed though it is, it sustains the reader’s interest through its narrative method. It is divided into short segments, which switch rapidly from one scene to another- San Francisco, New York, the Centre [...]
Canadian feminists are outraged. A Toronto woman, Betty Steele, has published a book critical of the Women’s Liberation Movement in Canada. In The Feminist Takeover, she dares to suggest that men never deserved the feminist image of them as evil oppressors and male chauvinist pigs. That the housewife-mother makes an inestimable contribution to our society. That our children yearn for both a [...]
If you have to crawl – or be carried – go and see The Mission a spectacular – thrilling – action-packed film with a spiritual message. Wrongly called an ‘epic film’ – shades of John Wayne – it’s a magnificent story of bravery and dedication – (and almost completely beyond the intelligence of some of our local critics who [...]
“Hey Anita, would you do a review of this book? I was supposed to do it but I don’t have the time.” “Sure!” I said, and dumped the book into my purse. On the way home that evening, riding on the subway, I started reading. The book, Secret Child by Nancy Moore, captured my attention right from the first line: “You’re pregnant.” [...]
In the prologue to this book, there is a moving tribute to Sir William Liley, who, Nathanson says, recognized the irreconcilable opposition between fetology and the abortion ethic before anyone else. He quotes a comment by Liley concerning the bitter irony of recent events. Our generation, Liley said, is the first ever to have a reasonably complete picture of the development of [...]
This year’s U.S National Right To Life Convention, held in Washington, D.C, saw Dr. Bernard Nathanson honour a young married couple from Toronto for composing what he called “by far the best pro-life song I’ve heard in my years as a pro-life advocate.” The song in question, entitled “Where the Miracle Takes Place” was performed live at the Convention [...]
Film Studio D, the Women’s Studio of the National Film Board has done it again. Their latest project, viewed for the first time, in Toronto on December 1, 1984, is called “Behind the Veil.” Willing participants who provided fuel from within the ranks for this attack upon the “Male, Patriarchal, Sexist” Catholic Church were Sisters Ann Carr, [...]