Changes to family registry system will allow recognition of trans-sexuals Japan, a bastion of traditional values and gender roles, has caved in to the homosexual agenda. On July 10, the country's House of Representatives voted unanimously to approve a law that allows the changing of the family register to indicate a transsexual's "new" sex. The family register, or koseki, is used for [...]
After a nine-month process, the board of the Evangelical Fellowship of Canada recently announced that it had unanimously made the decision to appoint Bruce Clemenger as its next president, succeeding Gary Walsh. According to board chair Paul Mangus, Clemenger "best matches the needs, vision and mission of the EFC …(He) will lead this vital organization with deep understanding, commitment, humility and persistence." [...]
The headlines were foreboding indeed: "Why the rhythm method doesn't work," read one. "Ovulation: shock discovery," said another. "Ovulation study rewrites science books," said a third. At the heart of them all was a study from the University of Saskatchewan that left headline writers dusting off cliches about the rhythm method and natural family planning experts shaking their heads in disbelief. "Their [...]
The delay in the call for an Ontario election has proven to be beneficial to more than just the ruling Progressive Conservatives. The leader of the pro-life and pro-family Ontario Coalition-Family Coalition Party of Ontario says the apparent holding of a provincial vote this coming fall, rather than this past spring, has given his organization more time to prepare and an opportunity [...]
Two coalitions are doing legal battle against same-sex "marriage" as Ottawa fiddles. An Interfaith Coalition of the Catholic Civil Rights League, Evangelical Fellowship of Canada, Ontario Conference of Catholic Bishops and the Islamic Society of North America announced it is appealing the June 10 Ontario Appeals Court ruling in Halpern v. Canada, which redefined marriage to include same-sex partners. The coalition is [...]
In response to a Lifesite News exposé, which was reprinted in the May 2003 issue of The Interim, the Catholic Women's League has reaffirmed its previously articulated endorsement of "the bond of matrimony between one man and one woman to the exclusion of all others." While this acknowledgement of Catholic church teaching on the subject of marriage is both timely and commendable, [...]
Rebecca St. James has distinguished herself as one of contemporary Christian music's leading artists. The 25-year-old native of Australia, who immigrated with her parents to the U.S. in 1991, has sold some two million recordings throughout the world, and garnered a Grammy Award for best Christian rock album in 1999. She has also had nine Dove Award nominations, currently serves on the [...]
A confidential document on Liberal government letterhead was sent to Liberal members of the justice committee considering the question of same-sex "marriage." The document, a copy of which was acquired by LifeSite, says that the government has no choice but to legalize homosexual "marriage." The paper, written by the Liberals' research branch, rejects all the compromise suggestions being considered by the government [...]
It was suggested to me recently that I should write a column on "the mother" in today's world. When I began to think about it, I realized that it is impossible to separate the mother from the family and so I decided to write on the family and the importance of the mother in that capacity. I am going to more or [...]
My Darling Children: There has been so much going on in our lives and so many changes since Kathryn was born. When I look back at the last two months, I can't believe all we have accomplished and how we have grown as a family. Some of my greatest moments have been watching the three of you interact and get to know [...]
Researchers have announced that the human genome sequence is now almost completely deciphered. The decoding of three billion letters of the genetic code in human DNA was completed two years ahead of schedule thanks to advances in computer technology, and gives scientists "the chance to explore everything that is genetically (pre-)determined about our lives," according to a BBC report. Researchers are already [...]
Over the past few weeks, Canadian judges have been unusually busy, changing the law to suit their personal preferences. Yet there has been nary a peep of democratic protest. Consider the ruling on Dec. 20 of the Supreme Court of Canada in Chamberlain v. Surrey School District No. 36. At issue in this case was a request by James Chamberlain, a member [...]
The House of Commons Standing Health Committee endorsed the federal government's proposed legislation on reproductive and experimental technologies just before MPs left for a six-week holiday that began just before Christmas. They made amendments, including disallowing compensation for surrogate mothers and limitting financial compensation for surrogate carriers and egg and sperm donors to "receipted expenses." The committee allowed rules to stand that [...]
Last October, Statistics Canada published a study about the societies of Canada and Quebec. We find in that study troubling figures about the distinctiveness of Quebec, the highest rate of children born out of wedlock, the highest rate of cohabitations, the highest rate of divorce. Is moral decadence the new distinctiveness of Quebec society? The rate of cohabitations is particularly bad: 29.5 [...]
Full, frontal attacks on freedoms of speech and religion in Canada continue unabated. On Nov. 8, Kevin Bourassa and Joe Varnell, a Toronto homosexual couple who sued the Ontario government seeking legal approval of same-sex marriage, spoke to an audience of Dalhousie University law students in Halifax about their legal battle. They also exploited this platform as an opportunity to attack popular [...]