On Sept. 20, approximately 1,000 people attended Love Won Out, a conference on homosexuality hosted by Focus on the Family and held in Scarborough, Ont. Developed to address the complex issues surrounding same-sex attraction, Love Won Out accomplished its goal with sensitivity and fidelity to gospel values. Dr. Joseph Nicolosi, psychologist and president of the National Association of Research and Therapy of [...]
A pro-family organization in Hamilton is taking at least part of the credit for a significant drop in teen pregnancies in that city during the latest years for which statistics are available. The pregnancy rate for girls in Hamilton aged 15-19 dropped from either 51.3 or 49.6 per thousand in 1997 (depending on the source of the statistics) to 39.8 per thousand [...]
Man is a great mystery to himself. Human beings ask themselves basic questions such as: how did I come to exist? Where am I going? What is the point of my life? Why am I here? Questions like these are elementary and must be answered if humans are to understand themselves. The Bible, the Word of God, gives us answers to the [...]
In a widely anticipated move, the Supreme Court of Canada on Oct. 9 avoided direct comment on the current political machinations aimed at redefining marriage, by quashing an application for leave to appeal by religious and pro-family coalitions that were fighting lower-court decisions on the matter. The court gave no reasons for its refusal to hear an appeal of the June 10 [...]
Same-sex 'marriage' decision prompts increase in Christian activism When David Mainse stepped down in August as the host of the long-running 100 Huntley Street Christian TV program to campaign in defence of marriage, he commented that the "sleeping giant" of the Canadian church was beginning to awaken. Mainse said that the June 10, Ontario Court of Appeal edict to redefine marriage had [...]
Since the June 10, decision of the Ontario Court of Appeals, a great many Canadians from all faiths, cultures, and backgrounds, have objected strenuously to the proposed redefinition of marriage. Due to the encouraging and effective opposition from this group, some politicians and pundits are attempting a more nuanced position on the issue: because they wish to ingratiate themselves with the ever-growing [...]
"Give way to one another in obedience to Christ. Wives should regard their husbands as they regard the Lord, since as Christ is head of the church and saves the whole body, so is a husband the head of his wife; and as the church submits to Christ, so should wives to their husbands." (Eph.5:21-25) My parents will snicker, I'm sure, at [...]
A hot issue on the campaign trail is same-sex "marriage." Although ostensibly a federal issue, dozens of candidates have reported to The Interim that they are being queried on their position regarding the legal recognition of homosexual relationships. One Liberal candidate challenging a Progressive Conservative incumbent in southwestern Ontario told The Interim that most people he talks to when out on the [...]
The Canadian Alliance motion to reaffirm the traditional definition of marriage# was narrowly defeated in parliament on Sept. 16, by a squeaker vote of 137-132, with 30 MPs absent for the important vote. The motion could very well have passed had the few pro-marriage NDP MPs not stayed away and several Liberals not switched their vote at the last minute. Pressure from [...]
On Sept. 7, Sanctity of Marriage prayer rallies blanketed the nation in the hopes of maintaining the traditional definition of marriage. Brian Rushfeldt, executive director of the Canada Family Action Coalition, one of the organizers of the rallies, was pleased that so many Canadian Christians heeded the call to prayer, as an estimated 100,000 - including about 1,000 clergy - participated in [...]
One day after all Winnipeg Catholic parishes heard homilies on the need to protect marriage, as asked for by Archbishop James Weisgerber, a crowd of 3000 rallied at the Manitoba legislature to show their support for traditional marriage. Fifty supporters of homosexual 'marriage' were on hand yesterday to cast aspersions on the gathered crowd. Nuns in habit waved signs reading "Grant, O [...]
On July 31, 2003, the Vatican released its most direct statement concerning same-sex marriage to date. The document, Considerations Regarding Proposals to Give Recognition to Unions Between Homosexual Persons, contains no new teaching: rather, it is intended for bishops, offering them "arguments drawn from reason", and Catholic politicians, outlining for them "approaches to proposed legislation … which would be consistent with (a) [...]
A group of activists has begun town hall meetings across Ontario to inform Christians how they can oppose hate speech Bill C-250 and same-sex marriage. On June 10, almost 500 Christians from various denominations gathered in Jordan, Ontario for the first meeting organized by Rev.Tristan Emmanuel, Pastor of Living Hope Presbyterian Church. The meeting was called to warn Christians about the dangers [...]
The federal government's approach to homosexual unions is to assuage the concerns of the majority and placate the demands of a vocal minority by legislating same-sex "marriage" while vowing to "protect" churches' right not to perform them. In essence, they're saying to Canada, just trust us. Right. In 1967, the Liberal government of the day legalized contraception and vowed that it would [...]
What is marriage? Marriage is the sacrament of love that precedes the institution of life - the family. If the family is the microcosm of society, marriage is both secular constitution and sacred covenant. It is the habitat of the family, and it pre-exists the state. It is between one man and one woman to the exclusion of all others, for the [...]