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 [...]
Infertility has become an epidemic in the Western world. One out of six couples are seeking some sort of medical intervention to help them conceive. This has led to an explosion in the use of in-vitro fertilization by couples desperate to expand their families. It is estimated that over 40,000 "IVF babies" were born last year to satisfy their parents' desires to [...]
Teens urged to delay sex Coren harrassed Pro-lifer convicted B.C. couple poison themselves Teens urged to delay sex HAMILTON, Ont. - The City of Hamilton is targeting teenagers with a flashy new sexual health program called "I'm Worth the Wait." The campaign encourages parents and teenagers to talk to each other and encourages youths to hold off having sex. The effort was [...]
Canada The Canadian Press reports that "a part-time job counselling United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan is almost a certainty" for Jean Chretien once he steps down as prime minister ... The National Post reports that one-world advocate and depopulation extremistMaurice Strong, currently a special adviser to Annan, will become a senior adviser for international and environmental issues to Paul Martin if he wins the Liberal leadership [...]
Whatever else may be said about same-sex unions, if they attain the same status as heterosexual marriage, it will mean the destruction of marriage. This is not to say that this is the intent of the homosexual lobby, but there is something called the law of unintended consequences. Homosexual people fondly imagine they will end so-called discrimination against themselves. But, success in [...]
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 [...]
The world's largest retailer, the Wal-Mart department store chain, got both kicks and kudos from pro-family advocates in the U.S. recently. In response to customer pressure, the company announced that it was stopping sales of three men's magazines - Maxim, Stuff and FHM - and would obscure the covers of several women's magazine's - Glamour, MarieClaire, Cosmopolitan and Redbook - because they [...]
Just as one taboo - homosexuality - comes crashing down in the form of court-mandated social acceptance of same-sex "marriages," another taboo is being challenged: pedophilia. Cybercast News Service recently reported that an increasing number of websites propagandize for the social acceptance of pedophilia. It is not, advocates of pedophilia say, an iniquity or an infirmity, but a mere sexual preference crying [...]
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 [...]
Ever since the forces that protect and advance the cause of Abortion Inc. have enacted their self-imposed censorship of debate on abortion, those in the pro-life movement have had to be content with the occasional ravings (did I say ravings? I meant writings) of a few brave souls who, from time to time, venture in front of a computer screen and bravely [...]
For Father Ted, intorductions are unnecessary, and superlatives are inadequate: we can only offer our gratitude. His courageous deeds, inspiring words and unparalleled acts of bravery and selflessness, have invigorated a generation of pro-life Canadians. He has prayed, protested, and been arrested many times, and still he remains an undaunted champion for the unborn. His conviction is rivaled only by his compassion. [...]
Confirming the warnings of pro-family groups about serious on-going efforts to legitimize adult-child sex, the American Psychiatric Association recently sponsored a symposium in which participants discussed the removal of pedophilia from the psychiatric manual of mental disorders. Cybercast News Service reported that psychiatrists at the May 19 conference in San Francisco proposed removing several long-recognized categories of mental illness - including pedophilia, [...]
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, [...]
The provinces oppose it and so do the police. Even much of the federal Liberal caucus opposes it, yet Jean Chretien is intent on pushing through Bill C-38 to decriminalize the possession of sizable amounts of marijuana. Introduced May 27 by Justice Minister Martin Cauchon, the bill will permit "pot" smokers to possess 15 grams of marijuana, equivalent to several marijuana cigarettes, [...]