Americans becoming more pro-life, says poll WASHINGTON – A recent poll commissioned by the U.S. Family Research Council has found that most Americans believe abortion should not be permitted after signs of life can be detected. Sixty-one per cent of respondents disagreed that “abortion should be permitted after fetal brain-waves are detected,” while 58 per cent agreed that “abortion should not be [...]
The provisions of an international agreement to liberalize investment rules around the world are causing concern among not only social justice activists, but pro-life and pro-family supporters as well. The concern is serious enough to warrant a former federal cabinet minister calling the pact "the most frightening proposal to come before the Canadian people in my lifetime." The Multi-lateral Agreement on Investment [...]
A United Nations document released in mid-January reveals the international body's plans to prohibit "forced pregnancy," which many interpret as an attempt to expand abortion services. The document, entitled Implementation of the Human Rights of Women and the Girl Child, says "all violations of the human rights of women in the situations of armed conflict, including in particular murder, systematic rape, sexual [...]
I have been fortunate enough to have been raised and educated among pro-lifers. Whether these pro-lifers were teachers, students, chaplains, and of course my family, I was always surrounded by people who were dedicated to the cause of protecting human life. Well the times have changed and so has the school system. I now attend a public school where students of all [...]
WINNIPEG -- She has been the subject of debate in Canada's highest court of law, the topic of endless discussions in the media. Women's rights groups lauded the Supreme Court of Canada's Oct. 31 ruling on her case, that a pregnant woman abusing substances should not be forced into treatment. But all Ms G wants now is to get on with her [...]
HOPEWELL, Indiana (LSN) -- Indiana Citizens for Life (ICL) has embarked on an ambitious plan to use television commercials to foster the pro-life message. The results have been positive. The polling firm of Baselice and Associates was asked by ICL to conduct pre- and post-polling to determine the effectiveness of the ads in changing public opinion. Baselice determined a 19 per cent [...]
Canadian pro-life officials are wary of news that an English-language version of the political affairs magazine Cité libre will be available throughout Canada. Founded in 1950 by former Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau and Gerard Pelletier, Cité libre at one time enjoyed tremendous influence in Quebec's intellectual and cultural elites. Cité libre has also been described as a catalyst in shaping Quebec's "Quiet [...]
A one-time doctrinaire feminist whose dramatic return to faith incorporates a strong respect for right-to-life values, believes her personal struggle may provide insight into pro-abortion thinking. Christine Majta has made a remarkable about-face from her days as a front-line advocate of militant feminism, pro-abortion activism and a deep-seated belief in women as victims of an oppressive patriarchy. Today, the 36-year-old administrative assistant [...]
Pro-life/pro-family advocates will be pleased to have some of their views confirmed by a prestigious, secular source. The September 1997 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), reporting on an extensive study, confirms the importance of the family in protecting adolescents against risky, unhealthy behavior. The study examined four areas of concern, (emotional distress, involvement in violence, substance abuse [...]
Just when we thought that the pornographic “artists” had gone as far as they could go, new twists come along. In 1995 the Vancouver Art Gallery displayed two enormous identical prints depicting Pope John Paul’s bust, in a jar of urine supplied by the so-called artist, Andrew Serrano. These two prints framed a display of Goya’s war etchings, and the accompanying explanations [...]
It is difficult to comprehend the alarm bells and hand-wringing with which some quarters greeted news of the massive Promise Keepers rally in Washington, D.C. For those unfamiliar with Promise Keepers, it is basically a movement for men to make a renewed commitment to their wives, their children and their families. Promise Keepers pledge to love and honor their wives and to [...]
I was in Newfoundland at a national conference when the story broke on Karen Shoffstaff, a former Guelph resident who committed suicide in the Holiday Inn, Farmington a suburb of Detroit. Found close to Karen's body was a typewritten letter signed by her which stated that Jack Kervorkian and his assistant, Janet Good, were involved in her death. Outgoing spirit I did [...]
Marjorie Hopper brought the house down at the first Exodus International conference when she remarked that after God's work of grace in their lives, she and Sy Rogers could trade wardrobes. Marjorie and Sy are both recovered transsexuals. Marjorie had lived for 40 years as a man; Sy had lived 22 as a woman. Today both Marjorie and Sy believe God can [...]
Martin Sheen, the former Hollywood hellraiser tells Charles Laurence that watching his son lead a similarly decadent life fills him with remorse . . . Sheen's real name is Estevez; he is the product of a Hispanic father and an Irish mother. They were a big family, poor but loyal, and piously Roman Catholic. It is no accident that, for all his [...]
Gianni Versace's murder on the front steps of his Miami Beach mansion shook the very foundation of the fashion world. As with an earthquake, powerful after-shocks followed as it was revealed that this slaying was only one of many committed by a mad man on a campaign of terror -- a campaign which authorities now believe began when Cunanan discovered he had [...]