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Written on 22 Feb, 2011 at 7:41 in
Columnist, Religion, Rory Leishman | Author:
Rory Leishman
On Jan. 10, Orville Nichols was in a state of shock: He knew he might lose in a ruling that day by a panel of the Saskatchewan Court of Appeal in the Marriage Commissioners Reference, but he probably was not expecting to lose by an overwhelming five to nothing decision.
Nichols is a devout Baptist who has served as a marriage commissioner in Saskatchewan since 1983. Having performed more than 10,000 marriages without ... (Continue reading)
Written on 9 Feb, 2011 at 10:47 in
Announcements, Features, Religion | Author:
Paul Tuns On Jan. 18, the Halton Catholic District School Board caved to pressure from gay activists and rescinded its Equity and Inclusive Education Policy II-45, following a media storm over the board’s policy banning gay-straight alliances.
Over the past year, public and separate school boards in Ontario have been required to implement policies in line with the province’s Ministry of Education equity and inclusive education (EIE) initiative that includes strategies to make all ... (Continue reading)
Written on 2 Dec, 2010 at 16:01 in
Announcements, Features, Religion | Author:
Paul Tuns
The New York Times reported that “Pope Benedict has said that condom use can be justified in some cases to help stop the spread of AIDS.” That was the gist of stories that appeared in the Toronto Star, Guardian and Associated Press after L’Osservatore Romano, a Vatican-based newspaper, printed excerpts from Light of the World: The Pope, the Church and the Signs of the Times, a forthcoming book based on German journalist ... (Continue reading)
Written on 29 Oct, 2010 at 5:45 in
Pro-Life, Religion | Author:
Theresa Gilbert
More than 25 seminarians from across Canada came together for five days of pro-life training as they attended the first ever Seminarians’ Pro-Life Congress hosted by Priests for Life Canada (P4LC). The theme for the week, starting Aug. 30 and closing on Sept. 3, was “Loving Life Through Life.” Each day the seminarians were presented with information on the life issues such as abortion and euthanasia as well as the sexual revolution, ... (Continue reading)
Written on 6 Aug, 2010 at 10:27 in
Announcements, Features, Religion | Author:
John von Heyking
Every political regime, whether ancient Sparta or 21st century Canada, contains within it a vision of what it means to be a human being. Whereas the Spartans held up the ideal of the manly warrior, it is unclear what a Canadian is supposed to be. Some say we are tolerant, but others say being tolerant of everything is empty of content and therefore meaningless. When we are tolerant of ... (Continue reading)
Written on 6 Aug, 2010 at 10:12 in
Announcements, Features, Religion | Author:
Rory Leishman
In a compelling ruling on June 18, Mr. Justice Gérard Dugré of the Superior Court of Quebec emphatically backed Montreal’s Loyola High School in its determination to uphold the fundamental teachings of the Catholic Church on life and family issues over the objections of the Liberal government of Quebec. However, it’s far from certain that this fine judgment will stand up on appeal, especially given the disposition of the Supreme Court of ... (Continue reading)
Written on 21 Jul, 2010 at 7:27 in
Pro-Life, Religion | Author:
Paul Tuns Editor
On May 26, Quebec City Cardinal Marc Ouellet, the Primate of Canada, said in a press conference jointly hosted with Ottawa Archbishop Terrence Prendergast, that “the abortion debate is on and we must not be afraid of it.”
The press conference came less than two weeks after hostile reaction from the Quebec media and feminist groups over the Cardinal’s comments at a pro-life conference hosted by Campagne Quebec Vie on May 15 in ... (Continue reading)
Written on 21 Mar, 2010 at 10:16 in
Religion | Author:
Commentary by Pauline Kosalka On Nov. 3, 2009, a United Kingdom judge ruled that Tim Nicholson’s environmental principles qualified as a “philosophical belief” under the 2003 Religion and Belief Regulations. The former head of sustainability from Grainger plc can now sue the company for religious discrimination, as they fired him because of his environmental policies. This treatment of environmentalist views as a religion is indicative of the role that environmentalism holds in today’s society.
The most prominent environmental issue is climate change, the science of ... (Continue reading)
Written on 21 Mar, 2010 at 10:04 in
Columnist, Religion, Rory Leishman | Author:
Rory Leishman
In “Christianity Lite” (First Things, February 2010), Mary Eberstadt traces the collapse of the mainline Protestant churches to Resolution 15 of the 1930 Lambeth Conference of Anglican Bishops, which broke with the hitherto universal and constant teaching of the Catholic church against any use of artificial means of contraception. Specifically, Resolution 15 provided that married couples who are faced with “a clearly felt moral obligation to limit or avoid parenthood … and ... (Continue reading)
Written on 8 Mar, 2010 at 9:23 in
Religion, Youth Activism | Author:
I would like to clarify some issues regarding a lecture and panel discussion that Redeemer University College was to host this winter (“Abortion, condom advocate to speak at evangelical college,” November 2009).
Let me begin with the topic on which Mr. Lewis has been invited to speak. First, Mr. Lewis will be speaking on global health generally, not on abortion, nor even primarily about HIV/AIDS. His focus will be on a wide range of topics, including communicable diseases in general, malaria, ... (Continue reading)
Written on 8 Mar, 2010 at 9:21 in
Religion, Youth Activism | Author:
Interim Staff On Jan. 22, about a dozen pro-lifers, some from as far away as Brantford, London and Toronto, picketed and distributed pamphlets at a lecture given by Stephen Lewis at Redeemer University College, a Christian undergraduate arts and sciences university in Ancaster, Ont.
Last November, The Interim reported that the college was going to host Stephen Lewis for a lecture, noting that the former Ontario NDP leader and Canadian ambassador to ... (Continue reading)
Written on 28 Feb, 2010 at 15:28 in
Religion | Author:
Patrick B. Craine Special to The Interim Opposition to abortion, homosexuality cited as reasons
The Canada Revenue Agency has revoked the charitable status of Kings Glory Fellowship, a Christian church in Calgary. The CRA cites a number of issues with KGF’s application, but the decision is based, in part, on the ground that certain KGF board members have spoken out strongly against abortion and other moral issues.
“The members of the Board of Directors espouse strong negative views about sensitive and controversial issues, which may also be viewed ... (Continue reading)
Written on 27 Jan, 2010 at 8:41 in
Pro-life Groups, Religion | Author:
Interim Staff On Dec. 2, just days after erecting a nativity scene in front of old city hall in downtown Toronto, Gethsemane Ministries founder Suresh Dominic received calls from a Toronto news website inquiring about the display’s sign mentioning that it was made possible through a donation from Campaign Life Catholic.
... (Continue reading)
Written on 13 Nov, 2009 at 6:00 in
Columnist, Michael Coren, Religion | Author:
Michael Coren
In early October, a former Roman Catholic bishop, Raymond Lahey, was charged with the possession and distribution of child pornography. Whether he is guilty or not is yet to be decided, but the case does look extremely bad.
Beyond what he is accused of having had on his laptop computer recently, it is also alleged that he was seen in the 1980s looking at pictures of aroused teenage ... (Continue reading)
Written on 23 Oct, 2009 at 10:34 in
Human Rights Commissions, Religion | Author:
Patrick B. Craine The Roman Catholic bishop of Peterborough, Nicola De Angelis, has written a pastoral letter addressing a recent complaint to the Ontario Human Rights Tribunal, brought against the bishop and 12 local parishioners. In the letter, distributed on Sept. 13, he strongly redressed the OHRT’s encroachment, asserted his authority as bishop of his diocese and the autonomy of the church from state control over internal church matters.
This past April, de Angelis directed St. Michael’s pastor, Fr. Allan Hood, to dismiss Jim Corcoran ... (Continue reading)
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