Michael Coren
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Written on 14 Aug, 2009 at 11:35 in
Columnist, Human rights, Marriage and Family, Michael Coren | Author:
Michael Coren
It’s an annual event now, like some sort of grotesque birthday – the attempt to make the spanking of one’s child a criminal offence. The zealots have failed so far, but be warned that each time, they come a little closer. For most of us, the normal ones, the issue is largely irrelevant. Spanking is sometimes helpful, and frequently a waste of time, but is hardly ever ... (Continue reading)
Written on 13 Jul, 2009 at 13:15 in
Columnist, Marriage and Family, Michael Coren | Author:
Michael Coren
The last time I saw my dad alive was as he walked, arm in arm, with my mum through the departure gates of Toronto airport. It was symbolic. He turned around to wave goodbye. In a few weeks, he would be dead. I found out after his death that he had been suffering from agonizing bone cancer that had taken hold of his spine. This, combined with ... (Continue reading)
Written on 20 Jun, 2009 at 11:47 in
Columnist, Michael Coren | Author:
Michael Coren
It’s taken quite some time for the attacks upon the Roman Catholic church, the Pope and all serious Christians to die down. Dead they are not, but resting in their ugly tomb they most certainly are until the opportunity arises again. The reason, or the excuse, for the last barrage was the Pope’s comments about the dangers of condom use in Africa in the attempt to prevent ... (Continue reading)
Written on 24 May, 2009 at 18:13 in
Michael Coren | Author:
Journalist for Life Michael Coren
It would be absurd and misleading to call it an anniversary. That word is indelibly linked with celebration, joy and the marking of an achievement. It is 40 years since the Omnibus Bill was passed, decriminalizing homosexuality and allowing abortion and contraception. Interestingly enough, it also imposed stricter gun control and harsher laws for animal cruelty. In other words, it effectively legalized abortion in Canada, leading to ... (Continue reading)
Written on 21 Apr, 2009 at 17:34 in
Columnist, Michael Coren | Author:
Michael Coren Michael Coren says that without objective morality, organized society is impossible. (Continue reading)
Written on 31 Mar, 2009 at 7:05 in
Columnist, Euthanasia, Michael Coren | Author:
Michael Coren Michael Coren discusses the inherent contradiction within the notion of ‘dying with dignity’. (Continue reading)
Written on 16 Feb, 2009 at 7:21 in
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Michael Coren Michael Coren discusses the privilege of the few trumping the rights of the many when it comes to blood screening. (Continue reading)
Written on 9 Jan, 2009 at 11:18 in
Columnist, Marriage and Family, Michael Coren | Author:
Michael Coren
Let me tell you, as they say, a little story. An 11-year-old boy is abused by another child. The abuser is habitually foul-mouthed, using the most obscene of words as a matter of course, sometimes in front of his father. He sometimes becomes horribly angry, screaming four-letter words at other children and shoving them.
He tells his friends that he smokes every night, tells them how cool it ... (Continue reading)
Written on 13 Dec, 2008 at 6:45 in
Columnist, Michael Coren | Author:
Michael Coren
It is always fascinating to see how modern Western man and modern Western woman obsess about not being judgemental when what they really mean is that their opponents should not say anything critical about the more sensitive issues of the day. Fine, for example, to say the most acid things about a conservative or a Christian, but terribly "judgement" to utter ... (Continue reading)
Written on 12 Nov, 2008 at 15:47 in
Columnist, Issues, Michael Coren | Author:
Michael Coren
A letter to the prime minister, who has announced that he has no plans to define and protect marriage as what it is - the union of one man and one woman.
Dear Mr. Harper:
I have wonderful news and I'd like to share it with you and the government. I'm going to marry myself. There, I've ... (Continue reading)
Written on 4 Oct, 2008 at 10:46 in
Columnist, Michael Coren, Society & Culture | Author:
Michael Coren
Sometimes we in the media merely play a game. Making little ripples at the side of the water rather than diving right in to make an almighty splash. In other words, we run around the edge of various problems and debates but are afraid to shine light on the authentic dilemmas of our age.... (Continue reading)
Written on 4 Sep, 2008 at 9:52 in
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Michael Coren I have made it something of a hobby to keep abreast of developments in the art world. We live in an insane society, but nowhere is lunacy more strident than in our galleries and art schools. Here, the pretentious run amok and the foolish rule. And guess what, the institutions, icons and symbols of Christianity and the pro-life movement are frequently the targets of these grant-aided heroes. No surprise there. In fact, we ... (Continue reading)
Written on 30 Aug, 2008 at 9:05 in
Columnist, Michael Coren | Author:
Michael Coren
I am no friend of Islamic fundamentalism and, according to some people, not even a particular friend of Islam itself. No need to defend myself. As a Christian and as a thinking human being, I embrace the inevitable conclusion of exclusive truth. In other words, if one belief is right, a contradictory belief has to be wrong. This should not ... (Continue reading)
Written on 30 Jul, 2008 at 7:55 in
Columnist, Michael Coren | Author:
Michael Coren
Last year, we commemorated the 200th anniversary of the abolition of the slave trade by the British parliament. Anglican leaders in Britain have marched around the country offering their apologies and even Prime Minister Tony Blair has said sorry, as if he was somehow personally responsible. Hardly a day went by without another confused and confusing European or North American ... (Continue reading)
Written on 30 Jun, 2008 at 7:01 in
Columnist, Michael Coren | Author:
Michael Coren
Every time the issue of removing or qualifying public funding of the arts is discussed in Canada, the liberal classes throw up a smoke-screen of confusion. It is the imposition of values, they argue, and a form of censorship that will stifle creativity. Let’s be bold and honest here. Most contemporary writers and especially artists and television directors are about ... (Continue reading)
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