Culture & Society Articles
We can do better
In the 1980s, we were introduced to the phrase “safe sex.” The phrase was later amended to “safer sex” since [...]
Opposition to trade agreement is mounting Part II of II
In last month’s Interim, we reported on concerns about the Multi-Lateral Agreement on Investment, which many in the pro-life community [...]
Rock can steer youth along cynical path
Today, the young, and the not so young, take rock and roll music very seriously. For many devotees, rock has [...]
International round-up
Americans becoming more pro-life, says poll WASHINGTON – A recent poll commissioned by the U.S. Family Research Council has found [...]
MAI: a charter of rights for multi-nationals?
The provisions of an international agreement to liberalize investment rules around the world are causing concern among not only social [...]
Items in brief
A United Nations document released in mid-January reveals the international body's plans to prohibit "forced pregnancy," which many interpret as [...]
Taking a stand is lesson in morality
I have been fortunate enough to have been raised and educated among pro-lifers. Whether these pro-lifers were teachers, students, chaplains, [...]
‘Ms. G’ seeks to start anew
WINNIPEG -- She has been the subject of debate in Canada's highest court of law, the topic of endless discussions [...]
Pro-life TV ads a hit
HOPEWELL, Indiana (LSN) -- Indiana Citizens for Life (ICL) has embarked on an ambitious plan to use television commercials to [...]
Journal a signpost of rising secularism
Canadian pro-life officials are wary of news that an English-language version of the political affairs magazine Cité libre will be [...]
Lessons learned from feminist past
A one-time doctrinaire feminist whose dramatic return to faith incorporates a strong respect for right-to-life values, believes her personal struggle [...]
Study affirms family’s special role
Pro-life/pro-family advocates will be pleased to have some of their views confirmed by a prestigious, secular source. The September 1997 [...]
Bad art, bad logic: a short review
Just when we thought that the pornographic “artists” had gone as far as they could go, new twists come along. [...]
When fatherhood becomes a threat
It is difficult to comprehend the alarm bells and hand-wringing with which some quarters greeted news of the massive Promise [...]
Society must offer more than despair
I was in Newfoundland at a national conference when the story broke on Karen Shoffstaff, a former Guelph resident who [...]