Society & Culture

Liberals and NDP form alliance

July 1985 Premier Peterson, speaking in the Ontario Legislature, confirms that the new Liberal/NDP government will seek “methods of having fair and even access across the province for regularly constituted abortion clinics.” Verbal violence of the media (Globe and Mail, Toronto Star, television and radio) against pro-life picketers continues to accelerate (“Anti-choice fanatics…”, anti-choice extremists…”, dangerous lunatic fringe…”, Pro-life terrorists…”, deranged minority…”, [...]

admin2009-08-31T13:21:53-04:00October 1, 1987|Politics, Society & Culture|

Fundamental rights violated in B.C.

Cecilia Moore of Vancouver has won a small victory in the B.C. Supreme Court of Appeal. The court et aside an earlier Supreme Court order which struck out part of her claim. Her case will now have a fresh start when it is reheard in the province’s highest court. Moore’s ordeal began in the spring of 1985 when, as an employee of [...]

admin2009-08-31T13:32:04-04:00October 1, 1987|Society & Culture|

Victorious Women

On October 16 and 17, in Saskatoon a new pro-family women’s organization, Victorious Women of Canada, will have their annual national convention. Guest speakers will be Beverly LaHaye of Concerned Women for America and Dr. Alex Kindy MP for Calgary East. The convention theme is “Education for Action.” There will be workshops on daycare, sexual orientation legislation, pay equity, parental choice in [...]

admin2009-08-31T13:28:33-04:00October 1, 1987|Issues, Marriage and Family, Society & Culture|

New porn bill would allow abortion ads

The latest pornography legislation introduced by the Progressive Conservative government omits a vital clause which until now has prevented abortionists from advertising their services. Bill C-54 introduced by Justice Minister Ray Hnatyshyn in May, is the second attempt by the present government to revise Canadian pornography laws. This time around, several sections of the existing legislation have not been rewritten, but instead [...]

admin2009-09-01T07:36:50-04:00October 1, 1987|Abortion, Politics, Society & Culture|

Bill C-54 – the battle over pornography REAL Women of Canada

Out of the dark shines a ray of hope in the form of Justice Minister Ramon Hnatyshyn’s Bill C-54. At long last, a truly conservative Bill from the federal government! Is Prime Minister Mulroney finally ready to act on the overwhelming mandate-for-change given him by the Canadian people? Hatyshyn’s anti-pornography bill is a tight package, giving clear definitions for both hard and [...]

admin2009-09-01T07:11:02-04:00October 1, 1987|Society & Culture|

The sexual revolution feminism & the churches Part X Section 1A Catholic Bishops of Canada

Canada’s pro-life movement and the Catholic Church are both opposed to abortion, yet there is no intimate understanding between them. The Canadian Catholic Conference of Catholic Bishops (CCCB) in Ottawa has liaison with a dozen or more political, economic and interfaith social justice action groups, but it has none with the 300,000 member pro-life movement. In truth, there is little communication between [...]

admin2009-09-01T07:11:48-04:00October 1, 1987|Religion, Society & Culture|

Morgentaler attacks Church

Dr. Henry Morgentaler, Canada’s infamous illegal abortionist, has accused the Roman Catholic Church of harming society by speaking out against abortion, premarital sex, and homosexuality through its outdated notions of chastity and fidelity. The statements were made June 26 in Montreal at a joint conference of the American and Canadian Humanist Associations. In his talk on the “Principles of Humanist Philosophy,” he [...]

admin2009-09-01T07:05:05-04:00October 1, 1987|Abortion, Religion, Society & Culture|

Gay rights in Manitoba

On July 16, following a marathon session, Manitoba’s NDP government passed its controversial Human Rights Code (Bill 47), into legislation. The Code, introduced in May by Attorney General Roland Penner, encountered very stiff opposition due primarily to the inclusion of “sexual orientation” among the prohibited grounds of discrimination. The weeks following introduction and preceding passage of the Bill, were rife with controversy. [...]

dominic2010-06-01T07:49:11-04:00September 1, 1987|Society & Culture|

Feminists oppose rent-a-womb

If you happened to have been down at Harbourfront in Toronto the last Thursday in May, you would have noticed an interesting event taking place in the Brigantine Room a panel discussion on “Surrogate Motherhood.” Moderator Jeffrey Wilson, family layer and author of Children and the Law, introduced the topic and then invited each panelist to express his or her views. Interesting [...]

admin2009-08-31T12:36:00-04:00July 31, 1987|Bioethics, Society & Culture|

Liberals push Powell’s radicalism

Laura McArthur, president of the Right to Life Association of Toronto and Area, recently criticized Ontario’s Liberal government in its proposed implementation of the Powell Report on abortion in the province. “Why are we not moving on this? The Powell report has been approved, and in a very short time this multi-million dollar scheme will strive to bring abortion to every city, [...]

admin2009-08-31T12:35:09-04:00July 31, 1987|Politics, Society & Culture|

New Catholic sex ed program causing concern

Concern is growing among Catholic parents across Ontario over a new Family Life Education program proposed for separate schools. Distressed over incidents occurring when the French Language program was piloted in the North Bay area, approximately 20 area parents have said that they will withdraw their 32 children from the separate school system if the program is not drastically revised before implementation [...]

admin2009-08-19T11:52:45-04:00June 19, 1987|Religion, Society & Culture|

David Packer: a cop with a conscience

Police Constable David Packer can keep a secret. His wife, Anne, didn’t find out for six months that her husband was a hero. He had been cited for bravery by the Metropolitan Toronto Police Department for saving a three-month old infant from a fire in a building on Spencer Avenue. The child’s deaf-mute mother had put her arms together and made a [...]

admin2009-08-18T13:13:55-04:00June 18, 1987|Activism, Pro-Life, Society & Culture|

Commentary: Parents must teach sex education

I am an evangelical Christian, a Pastor, a husband and a father. As an evangelical Pastor, I feel deeply responsible to share the wisdom of the Scriptures, and to faithfully apply these Biblical truths to my life. As a father, I am concerned about the growth and spiritual development of my children. I hope to instill in them the morality and ethics [...]

admin2009-08-18T09:19:47-04:00May 18, 1987|Marriage and Family, Society & Culture|

No condoms in Hamilton schools

Bishop Anthony Tonnos of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Hamilton had rejected the idea that teaching students how to use condoms is an acceptable way to prevent the spread of AIDS. In a firmly-worded pastoral letter, Bishop Tonnos stresses Catholic teaching on “faithful and permanent” marriage, rejects extra-marital sexual activity and affirms chastity as a positive and viable virtue. “We believe that [...]

admin2009-08-18T09:00:31-04:00May 18, 1987|Bioethics, Society & Culture|

Sex and Love – John McGoey

In a world super-saturated with sexual suggestions, innuendo and invitation, the message delivered by Father John McGoey, author and family life educator, cannot be heard too often. Nor is it sufficient simply to hear his message: it must be understood, put into practice and communicated to others, specially our young people. On March 26, Father McGoey addressed more than 250 people at [...]

admin2009-08-18T08:54:02-04:00May 18, 1987|Marriage and Family, Society & Culture|

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