"Extreme weather events around the world have underscored the reality of climate change." With these words, Prime Minister Jean Chretien told the World Summit on Sustainable Development in Johannesburg on Sept. 2 that Canada will ratify the Kyoto Protocol on Climate Change by the end of the year. The "imperative for global action," Chretien said, "is strongly felt by Canadians." The Protocol [...]
Room for all in the public square It was thought modernity would lead to a secular state where religion would become so personal and privatized as to be virtually irrelevant to public life, and be without real influence in the public square. Now, just the opposite seems to be occurring. Globally, religion is gaining clout, and how we order our lives together [...]
A rash of murderous attacks on Christian churches, schools, and a hospital in Pakistan by presumed Islamic terrorists have recently made headlines. However, they represent a proverbial spit in an ocean of worldwide, anti-Christian persecution. More Christians were martyred for their faith in the last century than in the previous 19 centuries combined, and the 21st century is shaping up to be [...]
The measure of any endeavour, great or small, is often found in its longevity. Though often quiet and subtle, the Natural Family Planning Association of the Archdiocese of Toronto has above all been persistent. This year, the NFP Association of Toronto has decided to make some noise. It will be holding a 30th anniversary conference entitled "Sexuality and the Christian Family" on [...]
A Corporate Research Associates poll commissioned by the St. John's Telegram and the Charlottetown Guardian shows that Atlantic Canadian opinion on same-sex unions is sharply divided and support for it is declining. The survey of 1,508 Atlantic Canadians found that 45 per cent either completely or mostly support same-sex marriages, compared to 44 per cent who said they were either mostly or [...]
Pro-choice, pro-abortion: is there a difference? "I am not pro-abortion. I'm pro-choice." Politicians are used to saying it. Pro-life activists are weary of hearing it. Less-informed voters are wooed and won over by it. So let's take a closer look at the word "choice." "Choice" is a subjective noun that requires a verb to complete the sentence. Pro-choice to what? Let's complete [...]
Thinking of buying a pair of Levi's jeans? Or cracking open a cold bottle of Labatt's Blue? You might want to give it a second thought. Levi Strauss and Co. and Labatt's are among a number of Canadian and U.S. corporations getting a jaundiced eye from pro-life, pro-family advocates these days. That's because they've exhibited support in one form or another for [...]
Here is a quote from a recent issue of the Toronto Star: "Industry Minister Allan Rock says he will work within the government to push for the recognition of same-sex marriages. Rock, who will march in Vancouver's Pride Parade today, told the Star in a telephone interview yesterday, "The time has come for Canada to recognize marriages between two men or two [...]
LifeSite News Although most homeschooling families are blissfully unaware of the situation, on June 17 the Ontario Ministry of Education released a high-level policy memorandum that will significantly change the face of homeschooling in the province, effective immediately. Homeschooling in Ontario is now purely at the expense of parents who must also pay into a publicly funded school system, even though they [...]
The case for single-gender education At unfortunate intervals in human history, certain groups have been discriminated against. Race and colour were once stumbling blocks, much like the distinction between born and unborn today. Things that are merely attributes are thought to be essential. Reacting against discrimination in the past, society now strives for equality. Any virtue, however, even equality, can be taken [...]
A new study by Dr. Timothy J. Dailey and the Washington D.C.-based Family Research Council recently confirmed what police and psychiatrists have known for decades: a definitive link exists between male homosexuality and pedophilia. The report entitled Homosexuality and Child Sexual Abuse, shows that while homosexual men make up less than three per cent of the adult male population, they commit a disproportionate [...]
An Ontario Superior Court ruling that would allow same-sex marriages gets no objection from Ontario Premier Ernie Eves, as he announces that the province will not be appealing the groundbreaking decision redefining marriage. "Everybody has their own personal point of view on this issue. My point of view on this issue is that if two people decide that they want to be [...]
Princeton University ethicist Peter Singer recently told a Washington, D.C. audience that Judeo-Christian teaching promotes "speciesism" because it creates "a very negative influence on the way in which we think about animals." It should hardly be surprising that Singer has spouted this idiocy, because this particular university professor is known to support killing certain infants for a short period after birth (until [...]
'Compromise' means you can be Christian as long your Christianity doesn't mean anything The Ontario Divisional Court released its ruling June 18, in the controversial case of Brillinger vs Brockie. The case involves Scott Brockie, a Christian printer from Toronto who was fined by the Ontario Human Rights Commission after a homosexual activist group claimed discrimination when Brockie refused to publish their [...]
A prominent sociologist says despite growing public acceptance of homosexuality, Canadians are showing an increasing reluctance to extend equal rights to homosexuals. Reginald Bibby, a University of Lethbridge sociologist who has been surveying social trends for 25 years, said Canadians who agree that sexual relations between same-sex adults are "not wrong at all" has tripled from 14 per cent in 1975 to [...]