Written on 5 Jan, 2011 at 11:17 in
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Mark Wegierski Let us begin by looking at holidays as they existed in earlier societies, and trying to distinguish between a few main types of holidays as they exist today. In the English language, the word “holiday” is derived from the word “holy day.” In earlier European societies, traditional holidays were usually bound up with the Christian religion – or what could be considered a social-cultural-religious-political complex called Christendom. Like with many other ... (Continue reading)
Written on 19 Aug, 2010 at 13:43 in
Announcements, Features, Pro-life Groups, Web Exclusives, Youth Activism | Author:
Paul Tuns Editor
Editor’s Note: Paul Tuns, editor of The Interim, interviewed John Carpay, former executive director of the Canadian Constitution Foundation and who continues to represent the students involved with Campus Pro-life at the University of Calgary, about the case and freedom of speech on campus for pro-life groups in general.
The Interim: How did you get involved with the Campus Pro-life students at the University of Calgary? Why is it important for them ... (Continue reading)
Written on 27 Jun, 2010 at 18:55 in
Politics, Web Exclusives | Author:
Joseph Jalsevac Some critics have called Harper’s decision not to include abortion in the G8 maternal health plan inconsistent, considering Canada is one of the only countries in the world to have absolutely no legal restrictions on abortion. Why refuse abortions to third world nations, yet put up no opposition to the practice in your own country? Perhaps the critics are right, but in Harper’s eyes, he is being perfectly consistent. After all, by leaving out abortion in the maternal health plan ... (Continue reading)
Written on 25 Jun, 2010 at 14:47 in
Politics, Web Exclusives | Author:
Pauline Kosalka The pro-life community should be wary of Obama’s nomination of Solicitor General Elena Kagan to the Supreme Court say pro-life groups, as Kagan’s past record indicates that she supports abortion and perhaps same-sex marriage.
In 1997, after the Republican Congress passed a ban on partial birth abortion and before Clinton vetoed the measure, Kagan, the associate White House counsel, recommended that Clinton endorse the Daschle amendment “to prevent Congress from overriding (Clinton’s) veto.” The exceptions hidden in the amendment meant that ... (Continue reading)
Written on 4 Mar, 2010 at 8:57 in
Real Women, Soconvivium, Web Exclusives | Author:
Pauline Kosalka REAL Women of Canada will be hosting its 2010 national conference on Saturday, April 17 in North Bay, Ont., at Clarion Resort Pinewood Park. REAL (“Realistic, Active, Equal, for Life”) Women of Canada is a pro-woman and pro-family organization that was federally incorporated in 1983 and is an NGO with special consultative status with the United Nations Economic and Social Council. Its purpose is to promote the traditional family. REAL Women was created by a group of people concerned ... (Continue reading)
Written on 11 Dec, 2009 at 13:54 in
Soconvivium, Web Exclusives | Author:
Symposium We invited regular contributors to, and friends of The Interim to suggest a book or books that would make a great Christmas gift.
Oswald Clark
If you like Sarah Palin, you'll love her memoir Going Rogue: An American Life (HarperCollins, 2009). Even if you aren't a fan, everyone should open their hearts and read the sections on her Down Syndrome son, Trig. To understand anti-Palinism, read Matthew Continetti's The Persecution of Sarah ... (Continue reading)
Written on 10 May, 2009 at 10:36 in
Web Exclusives | Author:
The Interim will be introducing Web Exclusive Articles in the upcoming months. These articles will be linked from online Pro-Life Groups across Canada. (Continue reading)
