Marriage and Family

Poland begins recognizing same-sex unions

Mary Zwicker, European Correspondent: Same-sex “marriage” is slowly creeping into Poland through recent court decisions which have allowed for the recognition of out-of-country unions, despite the country’s traditional stance on marriage. On May 14, Warsaw officials formally registered the union of two Polish men whose “marriage” took place in Germany, despite the fact that Poland’s constitution strictly adheres to the definition of [...]

2026-07-24T12:23:02-04:00July 24, 2026|Marriage and Family|

Mostly observations about ‘pride season’

From the editor’s desk: This “From the Editor’s Desk” could focus exclusively on pride month events – or “pride season” as the Liberal government calls it. Depending on where you live in this great country of ours, you could be exposed to pride day, pride week, or pride month (or all three) any time in June, July, August, and presumably September. Heritage [...]

Newfoundland government reverses anti-parent policy

Interim Staff: A Newfoundland and Labrador email message to residents in the province dated June 19 informed parents that they would not have automatic access to the medical records of their children ages 12-15 unless the child gave express permission to share that information. Days later, Newfoundland Premier Tony Wakeham said the policy would be reversed and blamed previous privacy policy for [...]

2026-07-17T15:30:38-04:00July 17, 2026|Marriage and Family, Politics|

It’s a mad, mad, mad world

From the editor’s desk: By the way, between his three marriages and various mistresses, Boris Johnson has at least ten, probably 12, and perhaps even more children. ** Typically, the cover of each June edition of this paper features the National March for Life. Not this month. Jim Hughes, long-time pro-life leader, passed away days after the March. Were it not for [...]

Parents have no rights

Paul Tuns: Nova Scotia Education Minister Brendan Maguire said that parents do not have “rights over a child.” Maguire, a Liberal who crossed the floor to join the Nova Scotia Progressive Conservative government of Premier Tim Houston in 2024, was answering a question about Bill 201 in the provincial House of Assembly. Bill 201 proposes to, among other items, make it illegal [...]

2026-06-02T11:56:37-04:00June 2, 2026|Marriage and Family, Politics|

State intrusions in therapy

John Carpay: Until 1969, it was a crime in Canada for two men to have consensual sex in private. Then prime minister Pierre Trudeau famously said that “There’s no place for the state in the bedrooms of the nation.” Parliament went on to remove consensual sodomy from Canada’s Criminal Code. If the state has no place in the bedrooms of the nation, [...]

2026-05-14T15:56:53-04:00May 14, 2026|John Carpay, Marriage and Family, Politics|

What is ‘MMIWG2SLGBTQIA+’ and other thoughts

From the editor’s desk:    Radical pro-abortion NDP MP Leah Gazan (Winnipeg Centre) was complaining about the Carney government’s lack of funding to support “MMIWG2SLGBTQQIA+” people. The Alphabet People’s acronym is a fluid construction, with endless amendments and additions to ensure that everyone is included, except for, apparently, white males, Christians, and conservatives. That plus sign at the end is supposed to represent [...]

2026-05-11T17:45:25-04:00May 11, 2026|Abortion, Euthanasia, Marriage and Family, Paul Tuns, Religion|

Pro-family prime minister Viktor Orban defeated in Hungary’s national election

Paul Tuns: After 16 years in power, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and his Fidesz party were roundly defeated by the centre-right Péter Magyar. Orbán promoted family values, encouraged larger families through fiscal policy tax cuts and family benefits, and defended Hungary’s national sovereignty from invasive immigration and the European Union. With tax advantages and handouts, Hungary under Orbán saw its fertility rate [...]

2026-05-07T18:37:22-04:00May 7, 2026|Abortion, Demography, Marriage and Family, Politics|

What it means to be human

Our cover story and editorial this month is about artificial intelligence (AI), and as the Marxists say, it is not a coincidence that we are publishing this series of articles and commentary the month after we wrote about the significance of imago dei. AI presents an existential threat to humanity, but even if it does not wipe out mankind, it still represents [...]

2026-04-16T10:07:30-04:00April 16, 2026|Abortion, Marriage and Family, Paul Tuns, Society & Culture|

UK ends planned puberty blocker clinical trial

Mary Zwicker, European Correspondent: The United Kingdom put an end to a clinical trial that would have tested the effects of puberty blockers on children as young as 10-years-old. On Feb. 20, the National Health Service (NHS) in the U.K. announced the halt of a proposed clinical trial of puberty blockers on minors after the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) voiced [...]

2026-04-07T11:13:41-04:00April 7, 2026|Marriage and Family|

And then there was this, March 2026

Thousands of youth march for life in Paris On Jan. 18, about 10,000 people gathered in front of the ‘iconic’ Invalides palace in Paris, France. (The palace includes the Cathedral of Saint-Louis-des-Invalides; the resting place of Napoleon Bonaparte; and was commissioned as a hospital and retirement home for disabled soldiers by King Louis XIV in 1670.) The National Catholic Register described the [...]

2026-03-27T14:22:43-04:00March 27, 2026|Abortion, Demography, Marriage and Family|

Defeating ‘the terrible twos’ before adulthood: Parenting as removing the omnipotence delusion

Russell E. Kuykendall, Review: The Omnipotent Child: How to Mold, Strengthen, and Perfect the Developing Child, Fourth Edition by Thomas P. Millar MD (New Westminster, B.C.: Palmer Press, 2005. 241 pp.) Version 1.0.0 In his first edition of The Omnipotent Child in 1983, the child psychiatrist Thomas Millar took on the still-popular approach to child-rearing: Dr. Benjamin Spock’s The Common Sense Book [...]

2026-03-27T14:19:12-04:00March 27, 2026|Marriage and Family, Reviews|

Ottawa now wants to micromanage marriages

John Carpay: Benjami Franklin wrote 250 years ago that “Only a virtuous people are capable of freedom. As nations become corrupt and vicious, they have more need of masters.” For decades, the trend in Canada has been towards an ever-increasing body of laws and regulations, so many that even the most diligent and conscientious businessman, school principal, manufacturer and manager of a [...]

2026-03-26T15:25:40-04:00March 26, 2026|John Carpay, Marriage and Family, Politics|

Sodom on skates

Victor Penney: Sports and smut. I’m not a fan of the combination. In general, mixing anything with sexual perversion is a horrible idea, but not everyone feels the same way, at least on the surface. On Jan. 15th, for example, Gary Bettman, the commissioner of the National Hockey League, was asked about his opinion of Heated Rivalry, the sexually explicit hit series [...]

2026-03-26T09:49:50-04:00March 26, 2026|Marriage and Family, Victor Penney|

Greenland has highest abortion rate in the world

Mary Zwicker, Europe Correspondent:  The world’s largest island is home to the world’s highest abortion rate, a history of forced sterilization, and extreme anti-family policies. “Greenlanders deserve better than abortion, and a government that protects and provides for both women and their preborn children,” said Focus on the Family, a global pro-family ministry group. Following Denmark’s legalization of abortion in 1973, abortion [...]

2026-03-11T10:20:30-04:00March 11, 2026|Abortion, Marriage and Family|
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