Marriage and Family
Written on 14 Jan, 2007 at 12:48 in
Marriage and Family | Author:
Gudrun Schultz Special to The Interim
On Dec. 14, the Ireland High Court rejected a lesbian couple’s demand to have their Canadian “marriage” recognized in Ireland, in a landmark ruling closely watched by both sides of the international marriage debate. Justice Elizabeth Dunne decided against the claim of Dr. Katherine Zappone and Dr. Anne Louise Gilligan, who had argued that the state and Revenue Commissioners had violated their constitutional rights by refusing ... (Continue reading)
Written on 14 Jan, 2007 at 11:42 in
Features, Marriage and Family, Politics | Author:
Analysis by Paul Tuns Interim Editor Did Harper really want to win it or was he playing politics?
On Dec. 7, the Conservative government’s motion to re-open the debate on same-sex “marriage” was defeated in the House of Commons by a vote of 175-123. If you believe the pundits and the politicians, on Dec. 7, Canadians debated the issue of same-sex “marriage” for the last ... (Continue reading)
Written on 19 Dec, 2006 at 11:27 in
Marriage and Family | Author:
Theresa Smyth
Family and Society Reporter
“Are they all yours?” “She’s pregnant again?” “You know how that happens, right?” “How do you do it? You must make a tonne of money!” “You must be a saint!” “I could never do what you do!” These are just some of the negative and confused comments heard by parents of “large” families. ... (Continue reading)
Written on 19 Dec, 2006 at 8:57 in
Marriage and Family | Author:
Paul Tuns On Nov. 9, a declaration by 43 faith groups summarizing the traditional understanding of marriage was presented at an Ottawa press conference. The statement highlighted marriage’s importance as the primary nurturer of children. It also noted the threat to freedom of religion and freedom of expression posed by the implementation of same-sex “marriage.”
The “Declaration on Marriage” was designed to provide “guidance” to ... (Continue reading)
Written on 20 Nov, 2006 at 7:14 in
Abortion, Activism, Marriage and Family | Author:
Tony Gosgnach
Assistant Editor
By the mainstream press, he is being remembered as a “much-admired” man noted for his “brilliance,” “intelligence,” “eloquence,” “courage,” “prodigious brain” and “encompassing empathy,” among other qualities. But although one of his legacies is the extension of full funding to Catholic high schools, former Ontario attorney-general Ian Scott is also being recalled by pro-life and pro-family advocates as ... (Continue reading)
Written on 19 Nov, 2006 at 14:12 in
Marriage and Family | Author:
Reviewed by Paul Tuns
The Interim
Warned: Canada’s Revolution Against Faith, Family and Freedom Threatens America by Tristan Emmanuel (Freedom Press Canada Inc., $23.95, 190 pages)
Tristan Emmanuel is one of Canada’s most vocal opponents of the redefinition of marriage. He heads the Equipping Christians for the Public Square Centre and is the ... (Continue reading)
Written on 19 Nov, 2006 at 13:25 in
Marriage and Family, Politics | Author:
Court Challenges Program eliminated, Status of Women chopped
Interim Staff
When the Harper Conservative government announced $1 billion in spending cuts in late September, special interest groups, their friends in the media and opposition politicians went ballistic. Opposition leader and militant homosexual rights advocate Bill Graham attacked the reductions as “vindictive, mean-spirited cuts targeted at ... (Continue reading)
Written on 19 Nov, 2006 at 12:52 in
Issues, Marriage and Family, Politics | Author:
Analysis by Paul Tuns
Interim Editor Tories deliver in several important areas
Many social conservatives did not have high expectations for the first term of a Harper-led Conservative government. They put their faith in the Conservative party due in part to Stephen Harper’s promise to revisit the same-sex “marriage” issue and because of the large number of pro-life MPs within the Tory caucus as compared to the other parties. Many socons were bought cheaply, then, on the promise to introduce a motion that would ask Parliament to ... (Continue reading)
Written on 19 Nov, 2006 at 12:42 in
Activism, Marriage and Family, Society & Culture | Author:
Pete Vere
Senior Reporter
Judy Parejko will never forget her ninth birthday. She was recovering from the funeral of her mother, who had passed away after a year-and-a-half struggle with cancer.” It was just my dad, my four sisters and me,” Judy tells The Interim. This childhood tragedy became the first step in Judy’s ... (Continue reading)
Written on 19 Nov, 2006 at 12:35 in
Marriage and Family, Society & Culture | Author:
Theresa Smyth
Family and Society Reporter
Adultery harms the relationship between parents and between parent and child.
Theresa Smyth explores the issue.
No-fault divorce has spawned an entire industry which family court mediator Judy Parejko ... (Continue reading)
Written on 20 Oct, 2006 at 8:14 in
Issues, Marriage and Family, Politics | Author:
Paul Tuns
Editor
Nearly nine months into an interminably long Liberal leadership campaign, moral issues have made nary a mark. Looking at the numerous speeches, major media interviews, policy platforms and candidates’ debates, abortion has been mentioned by just one leadership candidate, while a few have praised the Martin government for adopting same-sex “marriage.” Otherwise, there has been very little talk ... (Continue reading)
Written on 18 Sep, 2006 at 9:02 in
Marriage and Family | Author:
A version of this article orginally appeared as our August 2003 editorial.
Marriage is the sacrament of love that precedes the institution of life – the family. If the family is the microcosm of society, marriage is both secular constitution and sacred covenant. It is the habitat of the family, and it ... (Continue reading)
Written on 18 Sep, 2006 at 8:58 in
Marriage and Family | Author:
John von Heyking
The incoherent statism of same-sex ‘marriage’
Shortly after the Americans liberated Iraq, they changed the Iraqi traffic code, because it was enforced by Baathist-appointed traffic police who would pocket fines as often as they would properly enforce the code. But “cleaning up” the ... (Continue reading)
Written on 18 Sep, 2006 at 8:51 in
Columnist, Human rights, Marriage and Family, Rev. Royal Hamel | Author:
Rev Royal Hamel
The same-sex “marriage” controversy is once again heating up newspaper columns. And once again, some in the liberal press are mocking people of faith. Columnists have led the charge, for it would seem that on the whole, editors show more restraint.
A recent striking ... (Continue reading)
Written on 18 Sep, 2006 at 7:21 in
Editorials, Marriage and Family, Society & Culture | Author:
The redefinition of marriage in Canada has caused so much scandal and confusion that marriage, as a concept, is in danger of becoming bankrupt. As the terms of the debate strain under the weight of politics and punditry, the only sure and irrefutable argument for marriage has become marriage itself.
Of course, the ... (Continue reading)
