Being heavily involved in youth ministry as well as pro-life work, it is often a challenge to keep those two worlds from colliding. "How can that be?" you might ask. Well, let me tell you. Everyone who strives to be active in the pro-life movement has a role to play in building a culture of life. But I have experienced situations where [...]
With a provincial election only weeks away in Ontario, and fast approaching in several other provinces, we would all do well to remember the basic principle of pro-life voting: being pro-abortion (or "pro-choice") disqualifies a person for public office. This includes those who claim to be "personally opposed" to abortion, but are unwilling to do anything to stop it.The right to life [...]
The pro-life movement is gearing up for a massive March for Life in May to mark 30 years of legalized abortion in this country. Bill Mullally, public affairs co-ordinator for Campaign Life Coalition, toldThe Interim that CLC has "long held the view that pro-lifers should recognize this date in history," and that the March for Life is an obligation we have to [...]
Search team still working to get candidates in more ridings On Feb. 27 the Family Coalition Party of Ontario held an upbeat pre-election annual meeting in Toronto. The pro-life social justice conservative party is looking forward to its fourth Ontario election. Having survived the three great Liberal, NDP, and Conservative electoral sweeps of 1987, 1990, and 1995 respectively, it sees an opportunity [...]
This year marks the 25th anniversary of the formal establishment of the pro-life movement in Prince Edward Island. And that calls for a party. "We are the only province in Canada that does not provide abortion services. It seemed appropriate to mark these years of successful effort in protecting the unborn with a joyous celebration of life and living," said Vince McIntyre, [...]
'I am wondering how I got myself into this situation, just because I am opposed to the killing of unborn children' Cambridge, Ont. pro-lifer Anneliese Steden shares some of her thoughts during the Feb. 2-3 "bubble zone" trial, in which she, Linda Gibbons, and Rev. Ken Campbell were accused of "obstructing a peace officer" at a protest outside Toronto's Scott abortuary last [...]
Reform MP Maurice Vellacott is the House of Commons's answer to the now-retired Senator Stanley Haidasz. Pro-lifers have been trying for years to gain protection against workplace discrimination for health care workers, particularly nurses, who refuse to take part in abortions and other unethical practises. Health care practitioners usually fear going public with their stories for fear of more persecution, but pro-life [...]
Verdicts based on narrow grounds, but seen as a step in the right direction There was pandemonium both inside and outside the courtroom after Judge E.G. Hachborn revealed his decision at the conclusion of the arduous three-day trial of Linda Gibbons, Ken Campbell and Anneliese Steden March 1. Initially, polite applause greeted Hachborn's statements that he was dismissing all charges laid against [...]
'Social conservatives' cautiously optimistic about unite-the-right possibilities Pro-life, pro-family delegates to last month's United Alternative convention in Ottawa are cautiously optimistic about the direction of this political movement to unite Canada's right-of-centre federal political parties. The convention was unlike most political conventions that pro-family, pro-life veterans have attended in the past. All opinions were respectfully heard, and delegates were given significant authority [...]
The Toronto-area pro-life community is mourning the death of one of its most stalwart supporters. Michelle Mary Fleming passed away in her home on New Year's Eve after a lengthy illness. Even in sickness, however, she had kept the pro-life movement in her thoughts and prayers. "She went through a great deal of suffering, which she bore very bravely," said her friend, [...]
Cake, tape and book sales, draws, promotions and special events aren't the only ways Canada's pro-life movement is raising funds to combat the considerable and money-laden forces of the anti-life side. A recent trend has seen increasing numbers of people diverting to the pro-life cause monies destined for flowers at funerals, in memoriams or birthday gifts. "It happens occasionally," noted Campaign Life [...]
A "Pro-Life Pledge" initiative, launched by the Pro-Life Pledge Alliance in Santa Ana, Calif., appears to be meeting stiff resistance in circles where you would expect it to obtain at least grudging support. Brian Murphy, a father of five grown children who lives in Mission Viejo, Calif., and one of the strongest promoters of the pro-life pledge, has failed to find a [...]
A leading pro-life educator has rejected a new right-to-life strategy that calls for a radical shift in the way abortion is presented to a mass audience. Scott Klusendorf, director of bioethics for the San Pedro, California-based Stand to Reason organization, says any move to deviate from the moral truth of the right-to-life position in order to make it more attractive to a [...]
Students are well situated to re-emphasize the essential truths of the right-to-life position, says a leading U.S. pro-life educator. Scott Klusendorf, director of the San Pedro, Calif.-based Stand to Reason organization, made the comments during the annual National Campus Life Network (NCLN) symposium Jan. 8-10 in Toronto. Nearly 50 students from Canadian universities attended this year's symposium. The event attracted delegates from [...]
The 26th annual (U.S.) March for Life took place on Jan. 22 in Washington, D.C. as a witness to the sanctity of human life and a call for a reversal of the Supreme Court's Roe vs. Wade decision. Under a cloudy, grey sky, more than 100,000 people from all walks of life gathered to celebrate life and to pray for all victims [...]