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Written on 28 Feb, 2013 at 8:54 in
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Theresa Yoshioka Optimizing assistance to mothers with hyperemesis gravidarum
The Princess of Cambridge has hyperemesis gravidarum, a condition that leads one in six who get it to abort their children.
When Catherine, the Duchess of Cambridge, was hospitalized for hyperemesis gravidarum (HG), many didn’t realize the condition is potentially life-threatening to both mother and baby. One comment online was typical of the reaction from coffee shop chit-chat to talk ... (Continue reading)
Written on 24 Feb, 2013 at 19:37 in
Columnist, Marriage and Family, Rory Leishman | Author:
National Affairs Rory Leishman
In an ominous sign of the times, London’s Daily Telegraph published a joint letter to the editor on Jan. 12 in which more than 1,000 priests and eight bishops of the Catholic Church decry the onset of a new age of religious persecution in Britain.
Of prime concern to the letter-writers is the determination of the government of British Prime Minister David Cameron to enact same-sex “marriage” into ... (Continue reading)
Written on 30 Jan, 2013 at 10:02 in
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Pauline Kosalka Early childcare can have a negative impact on a child’s development. Developmental psychologist Dr. Gordon Neufeld told the Institute of Marriage and Family Canada (IMFC) that early interaction between young children, often heralded as a reason to send kids to daycare, does not lead to better socialization, which is defined as cooperating with others while retaining a sense of individuality. “Premature socialization was always considered by developmentalists to be the greatest sin in raising children ... when you put children ... (Continue reading)
Written on 30 Jan, 2013 at 9:58 in
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Interim Staff According to the Evangelical Fellowship of Canada, a private member’s bill creating special protections for “gender identity” and “gender expression” is unnecessary and may even be dangerous. In a Dec. 7 letter to Canadian MPs, Don Hutchinson, vice president and general legal counsel of the EFC, states that the “courts and human rights tribunals have already developed jurisprudence under existing human rights categories to protect people who are transsexual or ... (Continue reading)
Written on 23 Jan, 2013 at 9:55 in
Marriage and Family, Society & Culture | Author:
Theresa Yoshioka In a recent video battle against gay activist/sex-advice columnist Dan Savage, Family Research Council president Tony Perkins quoted an old headline: “Dan Savage Explains Why He Started ‘It Gets Better’ Project: ‘When a gay teenager commits suicide, it’s because he can’t picture a life for himself that’s filled with joy,’ columnist tells MTV News.” Incredibly, Perkins used the image of that headline as part of an otherwise sound case against Savage.
There’s certainly a place for ... (Continue reading)
Written on 18 Dec, 2012 at 8:34 in
Announcements, Features, Marriage and Family, Rory Leishman | Author:
Rory Leishman National Affairs Rory Leishman
The proponents of traditional marriage in the United States suffered a major setback as voters backed the legalization of same-sex “marriage” in all four states that held referenda on the subject in the November elections. This brings to 10 the total number of states that have legalized same-sex “marriage” either by referendum, legislation or judicial fiat. Meanwhile, since 1998, voters in 30 other states have entrenched the ... (Continue reading)
Written on 12 Dec, 2012 at 13:58 in
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Commentary Lena Schuck Those Joneses always showing off their new toys. How can we live a life of humble virtue and quiet selflessness when they come into work after the holidays with the brand new iPhone? How can we feel good about our low-key Christmas when our neighbour was on a cruise in the Caribbean? How can we, who consider ourselves to be pro-family, believe that children are a gift when having more ... (Continue reading)
Written on 12 Nov, 2012 at 8:57 in
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Pauline Kosalka A Statistics Canada analysis of the 2011 census is drawing public attention towards the status of the traditional family. “Portraits of Family and Living Arrangements in Canada” shows a small decline in traditional family arrangements from 2006 to 2011. There was a 3.1 per cent increase in married couples (including homosexual couples), while families led by single-parents and common-law couples increased by 8 per cent and 13.9 per cent, respectively. Nearly 13 per cent of couples with children were stepfamilies, ... (Continue reading)
Written on 1 Nov, 2012 at 11:58 in
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Paul Tuns Ontario Education Minister Laurel Broten equated opposition to abortion with misogyny and said Catholic schools that promote pro-life activities might run afoul of the Accepting Schools Act.
Ontario Education Minister Laurel Broten, taking part in a press conference in her other role as Minister Responsible for Women’s Issues, equated the pro-life position with hatred of women and said Catholic schools would not be able to teach abortion is wrong without violating Bill ... (Continue reading)
Written on 29 Oct, 2012 at 11:36 in
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Patrick C. Craine Special to The Interim Ontario Education Minister Laurel Broten does not agree with the right of parents to opt out of controversial classes.
A Hamilton, Ont.-area Christian father is suing his children’s public school board after they refused to allow him to withdraw his children from controversial lessons on sexuality.
Dr. Steve Tourloukis, a dentist, says the suit comes after he has been asking for accommodation from the Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board since Sept. 2010. A member ... (Continue reading)
Written on 6 Sep, 2012 at 6:33 in
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Jessica Lamb Is being pro-life just choosing a side? Or does having a profound respect for all human life from conception to natural death define the way you live your life? On June 9, Jill Stanek had a blog post featuring the following question: “Should pro-lifers date/marry abortion proponents? The ideological divisions are quite deep, but are they surmountable for compatible coupling?”
When asked if she would ever date someone who was not pro-life, Campaign Life Coalition Youth coordinator Alissa Golob replied: “Yes ... (Continue reading)
Written on 14 Aug, 2012 at 6:39 in
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Pauline Kosalka
The movement to cull the population of the developing world has taken a leap forward due to the work of a high-profile advocate. Melinda Gates, wife of the famous founder of Microsoft, used the multi-billion dollar charitable Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to co-sponsor, along with the United Kingdom’s Department for International Development, a family planning summit in London with the goal of raising billions to expand poor women’s access to contraceptives.
At ... (Continue reading)
Written on 6 Jun, 2012 at 17:18 in
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Interim Staff
WBO welterweight boxing champion and member of the Philippines House of Representatives Manny Pacquiao caused a storm of controversy when he said he opposed same-sex “marriage” and Examiner.com reporter Granville Ampong added a quote from Leviticus 20:13 (“If a man lies with a man… they must be put to death”) which the boxer did not utter. Immediately there were petitions calling for boycotts of Pacquiano’s sponsors and The Grove, an outdoor ... (Continue reading)
Written on 23 May, 2012 at 10:52 in
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CommentaryLena Schuck Another tax season has come and gone. There is no other time of the year where I reveal my number-crunching-nerd-self to the world more than during tax-time. My goal as the stay-at-home wife is to read up on taxes and file them to maximize our benefits as a family. Unfortunately for my finances (although not for my family), the thing stopping my husband and I from really maximizing on the deductions ... (Continue reading)
Written on 13 Apr, 2012 at 7:47 in
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Lena Schuck In many ways, the Canadian government promotes policies that dissuade responsible parenting and in some cases, encourage irresponsible parenting. In general, the Canadian tax code works against the traditional two-parent family. Income splitting between spouses is still a far-off dream. Also, there is the Canadian Child Tax Benefit which effectively pays parents progressively more the higher their degree of financial irresponsibility.
The Canadian Child Tax Benefit (CCTB) and its affiliate programs are “tax-free monthly payments made to eligible families to help ... (Continue reading)
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