Pro-family critics say traditional marriage definition leaves substance of gay bill intact By Tim Bloedow The Interim The federal Liberals continue in their push to entrench same-sex benefits and, as a result, to redefine marriage in Canadian law through Bill C-23. As of this writing, the House of Commons Justice Committee is examining the bill, but critics say the process is nothing [...]
"Bishops are not intercontinental ballistic missiles, manufactured on one continent and fired into another as an act of aggression." So fumed Archbishop Michael Peers, primate of the Anglican Church of Canada, in a statement quoted recently by the National Post. Archbishop Peers was referring to the January 29 consecration in Singapore of two U.S. Episcopalian (Anglican) priests - the Right Reverends John Rodgers [...]
On the face of it, the federal Liberal government's Bill C-23 is about granting all the privileges and obligations of common-law couples to same-sex partners. Looking just under the surface, we see that the measure would make homosexual unions equal to marriages, since there is currently little difference between common-law partners and spouses in Canadian law. Moreover, as pro-family groups across the [...]
By Anna Halpine The Interim The North American Youth Alliance (NAYA) held their first meeting in Washington D.C. at the end of January. Represented were many of the pro-life, pro-family youth leaders from across North America, as well as representatives from local and regional organizations. The meeting heralded the beginning of the NAYA, a network of youth groups and organizations in North [...]
Sweeping federal benefits bill grants full common-law status to homosexual couples By Tim Bloedow The Interim By the time you are reading this article, the Liberal government's same-sex benefits bill may well have already passed through the House of Commons, if not the Senate, and into law. As of this writing, the federal government appears to be expediting the bill through the [...]
The hangover from a 30-year binge An English friend of mine commented recently that "there are some liberals over here who are starting to get a hangover from their binge." Indeed, what began with idealized hopes for the perfectibility of man has ended in a near-total cave in of public morality and civility - something even liberals are finding it a challenge [...]
From LifeSite News Parents and citizens in Surrey, British Columbia have resoundingly supported their pro-family slate of Surrey School Board members. During a municipal election Saturday, voters continued support for the current school board members, who faced severe criticism from homosexualist advocates for banning three books designed specifically to indoctrinate children with the notion that homosexual households are morally equivalent to normal [...]
Often today we hear people say that some idea or movement is "prophetic," or that "So-and-so is a real prophet." In the case of a person, what's meant is that he's a "radical"; that is, that he stands up to the powers-that-be, and challenges the status quo. Our culture idolizes "prophets" and "prophetic" movements. Our heroes are "radicals," and our history is [...]
On Oct. 13, Reform Party leader Preston Manning delivered perhaps the most compelling and passionate speech on moral issues that the House of Commons has heard in a long time. Responding to the Throne Speech delivered by the Governor-General the previous day, the Leader of the Opposition made a commitment to both economic and moral conservatism in a 100-minute speech, which included [...]
I'm beginning to wonder if being a card-carrying lunatic facilitates getting published in journals of the American Psychological Association. A report recently published in the APA's Psychological Bulletin by Bruce Rind, Philip Tromovitch, and Robert Bauserman, asserted that the "negative potential" of child sexual abuse has "been overstated." The authors rationalized that while "child sexual abuse is harmful," supposedly consensual "child-adult sex" is [...]
The anguish of infertility doesn't go away, but acceptance can lead to new hopes I was talking to a lady in the waiting room at the doctor's office. She told me how she was unable to have children, and I remember feeling very sad for her. I couldn't imagine what it would be like not to have kids. My husband and I [...]
The federal Liberal government generated a political firestorm at the end of July by resurrecting a 1993 campaign promise of universal daycare, along with other childcare proposals that require the state to expand its role in childrearing. The health department report went beyond simple recommendations, antagonizing parents by suggesting that they aren't competent. "It is increasingly unrealistic to expect that parents can [...]
A new Christian activist group is calling for an elected Supreme Court in the wake of what it claims are a number of anti-family legal rulings. The Concerned Christian Coalition (CCC) said the recent M vs H and Vriend rulings underscore the need for a democratically elected Supreme Court. Those two cases involved spousal benefits and special rights for homosexuals. The CCC [...]
Is the Supreme Court of Canada's recent M vs. H ruling about same-sex benefits, judicial activism, the definition of "spouse," or the imprudence of granting marriage benefits to common-law couples? The answer is all of the above and more, according to pro-family critics across the country, who appear to be divided as to how to resolve the situation created by the ruling. [...]
Family values advocates have reason to celebrate a moral victory with the recent affirmation of the traditional view of marriage in the House of Commons. Passed by a vote of 216-55, the motion initiated on June 8 by Eric Lowther, the official opposition children and families critic, asked the House to assert that "marriage is and should remain the union of one [...]