Society & Culture
Written on 30 Jul, 2003 at 6:24 in
Issues, Society & Culture | Author:
By Rory Leishman Special to The Interim
Following the decision of the Ontario Court of Appeal to overturn the historic definition of a legal marriage, Liberal MP John McKay pointed to the obvious conclusion: "We apparently have judge-made law in this country, and we're just here for decoration."
McKay is right. Why, then, do most Canadians still think Canada is a democracy? Why can't they see that while our elected representatives go through the motions of debating and enacting ... (Continue reading)
Written on 29 Jun, 2003 at 13:51 in
Politics, Society & Culture | Author:
On April 14, the Liberal Party of Quebec (PLQ) won the election with a comfortable majority (76 seats out of 125) and became the new government in Quebec. Until the middle of the short campaign, just 33 days, it was not clear which party would win. In fact, the PQ was ahead before the leaders' debate that occurred in the middle of the campaign. Political commentators ... (Continue reading)
Written on 29 Jun, 2003 at 13:28 in
Society & Culture | Author:
Commentary
by Mark Wegierski
The Interim
It could be argued that the traditional gentleman, who not so long ago stood at the pinnacle of the planet, has now been sent into internal exile. The true gentleman could be seen as being like the Phantom of the Opera - as recently interpreted in Andrew Lloyd Webber's theatrical musical - savagely scarred and effectively repressed into the underground (unconscious) of society. The Beauty and the ... (Continue reading)
Written on 29 Jun, 2003 at 13:28 in
Donald DeMarco, Issues, Society & Culture | Author:
By Donald DeMarco The Interim
"Yes, this is an age of moral crisis … Your moral code has reached its climax, the blind alley and the end of its course. And if you wish to go on living, what you now need is not to return to morality …. but to discover it."
Thus spake, not Zarathustra, but Ayn Rand's philosophical mouthpiece, John ... (Continue reading)
Written on 29 Jun, 2003 at 13:28 in
Issues, Politics, Society & Culture | Author:
Analysis by Eli Schuster The Interim
Have religious and constitutional objections to homosexuality and gay rights become unacceptable in modern-day public life? Defenders of traditional values contend that homosexual activists are attempting to enforce a pro-gay party line through intimidation, and point to recent attacks against federal Tory Deputy Leader Elsie Wayne and U.S. Senator Rick Santorum as examples.
In April, Santorum, a Republican senator from Pennsylvania, commented on a ... (Continue reading)
Written on 29 Jun, 2003 at 13:28 in
Issues, Marriage and Family, Politics, Society & Culture | Author:
LifeSite Daily News
A confidential document on Liberal government letterhead was sent to Liberal members of the justice committee considering the question of same-sex "marriage."
The document, a copy of which was acquired by LifeSite, says that the government has no choice but to legalize homosexual "marriage."
The paper, written by the Liberals' research branch, rejects all the compromise suggestions being considered by the government and suggests recent court rulings have ... (Continue reading)
Written on 29 Jun, 2003 at 13:27 in
Issues, Society & Culture | Author:
By Doreen Beagan The Interim
National Fatherhood Initiative helps link
kids and dads while rebuilding families, society
Washington, D.C. is well known as the seat of government in United States. But, in recent years it has also shared a much more notorious "capital" title with other American cities including Detroit and East St Louis - that of murder capital.
The violence and crime of such American inner cities may have a complex ... (Continue reading)
Written on 29 May, 2003 at 13:06 in
Abortion, Issues, Society & Culture | Author:
Amy Brennerman on birth control
Actress Amy Brenneman, star of Judging Amy, sent a video message to the Feminist Majority Foundation as it launched its nationwide "Never Go Back" campaign. Brenneman said: "Reproductive freedom is the most important issue facing our leaders today … It is not a feminist issue. It is not a liberal issue. It is a women's health issue." Other celebs involved in the 20 state campaign include Whoopi Goldberg, Cybil Sheppard, Morgan Fairchild, Camryn Manheim and Gillian ... (Continue reading)
Written on 29 May, 2003 at 13:06 in
Abortion, Euthanasia, Society & Culture, World Briefs | Author:
PP Politically motivated exaggeration in Nairobi
Botched abortion in England
Dutch doctors balk at euthanasia requirements
Japanese euthanasia case
Politically motivated exaggeration
NAIROBI - The International Planned Parenthood Federation told participants at its conference in Kenya, which included the health ministers of Ghana, Mozambique and Namibia, that liberalizing abortion laws in African countries could prevent as many as 30,000 maternal deaths. Campaign Life Coalition's international affairs ... (Continue reading)
Written on 29 May, 2003 at 13:06 in
Abortion, Issues, Society & Culture | Author:
United States
Paul Weyrich of the Free Congress Foundation says the vote by most Democrats to maintain the legality of partial-birth abortion demonstrates that the party is captive to the "radical lifestyle lobby" … Pro-life Congressman Pat Toomey (Penn.) announces he will challenge incumbent pro-abortion and pro-cloning Senator Arlen Specter in the Republican primary next year. Pro-life stalwart Senator Rick Santorum announced he will support his colleague Specter in the ... (Continue reading)
Written on 29 May, 2003 at 12:43 in
Marriage and Family, Religion, Society & Culture | Author:
Special to The Interim
Researchers have announced that the human genome sequence is now almost completely deciphered. The decoding of three billion letters of the genetic code in human DNA was completed two years ahead of schedule thanks to advances in computer technology, and gives scientists "the chance to explore everything that is genetically (pre-)determined about our lives," according to a BBC report.
Researchers are already working on a multitude of ... (Continue reading)
Written on 29 May, 2003 at 12:11 in
Abortion, Health Risks, Society & Culture | Author:
Commentary by Gillian Long
The leading British medical journal The Lancet reported last month that the use of oral contraceptives can more than double a woman's risk of developing cervical cancer.
British and French researchers with Cancer Research U.K. found that being on the pill for less than five years was associated with an increased risk of 10 per cent, while subjects who took the drug for five to nine years ... (Continue reading)
Written on 29 Apr, 2003 at 7:25 in
Sex Education, Society & Culture | Author:
Doreen Beagan
Editor's note: In order to accurately report on the event in question, and provide a picture of the thought patterns behind some current-day sex "educators" of young people, this article contains some graphic references to sexuality that may be offensive to some readers. Please use discretion in deciding whether to read it.
It was more of the same when this year's Women's Health Matters Forum and Expo ... (Continue reading)
Written on 28 Apr, 2003 at 7:30 in
Euthanasia, Society & Culture | Author:
In light of its Trillium Foundation grant, Euthanasia Prevention Coalition Director of Research George Dienesch looks at the euthanasia advocacy of Dying with Dignity
The Ontario Trillium Foundation Grant
Controversy has been growing following the discovery by the Euthanasia Prevention Coalition of a $177,800 grant by the Ontario Trillium Foundation to Dying with Dignity. DWD, Canada's largest organization promoting euthanasia and assisted suicide, received a three-year grant for the purpose of establishing a ... (Continue reading)
