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Congratulations to Bethel Apostolic Church of Jesus Christ in Toronto
The Interim is often viewed as a Catholic newspaper, but we are, in fact, a pro-life and pro-family newspaper informed by our (shared) Christian values. Our editorial advisory board, our columnists and contributors, our advertisers, and our readers come from Catholic, Protestant, and Evangelical backgrounds. The presence of a large number of Catholic church ads and the misunderstanding that that the pro-life movement is mostly Catholic leads to the misunderstanding that our newspaper is ... (Continue reading)
Defund abortion rally
Here's our unedited version of the story that will appear in the April edition of the paper about the Defund Abortion Rally that took place this afternoon in front of the Ontario legislature. Queen’s Park rally demands end to taxpayer funding of abortion Paul Tuns Despite wind, sleet, and temperatures of minus six, more than 350 people attended the Defund Abortion Rally organized by Campaign Life Coalition Youth at Queen’s Park on March 19. While the crowd was small at the start of the ... (Continue reading)
Canadian ‘bathroom bill’ to be voted on Wednesday
Bill C-279, a private member's bill that would add “gender identity” and “gender expression” to Canada’s Human Rights Act and Criminal Code, will come up for a vote on Wednesday. LifeSiteNews.com has the story, which reports: Critics say that if passed, Bill C-279 will effectively abolish society's understanding of male and female. The preamble to the bill states: “Gender Identity means, in respect of an individual, the individual’s deeply felt internal and individual experience of gender, which ... (Continue reading)
Defund abortion in Ontario
Here is what Interim editor Paul Tuns wrote at his blog Sobering Thoughts earlier today: Great point made by Campaign Life Coalition's Jack Fonseca: "Eliminating taxpayer funding for abortions that are not medically necessary is a political position that’s more popular amongst Ontarians than is the Liberal Party, the NDP or Tim Hudak’s PCs. So says a recent AngusReid opinion poll." Now that's because a majority of Ontario oppose taxpayer-funding of abortion. But typically, even the minority position on a ... (Continue reading)
Discussing same-sex attraction
In our January edition, Theresa Yoshioka writes about "A challenge to abundant life," which Mark Shea calls "a highly intelligent, sensitive, and deeply Catholic piece on the obligation of the Church to reach out to and welcome same-sex attracted persons as human beings called by Jesus Christ." It is worth clicking on the link and reading the comments, including Theresa's responses. (Continue reading)
Event for Catholic women in the Toronto area
Dynamic Women of Faith is holding its annual conference on March 23 at the Sheraton Aiport Hotel in west Toronto. You can view their promo video here. It sounds like a great program but two speakers stand out: Leticia Velasquez will talk about raising a special needs child and Damian Goddard who will talk about standing up for faith and freedom. Goddard was the sports broadcaster fired from Rogers SportsNet after tweeting a pro-traditional marriage message (on his own ... (Continue reading)
Canadian Supreme Court rules against free speech
Canadian Supreme Court rules against free speechThe meaning of the Whatcott decision Rory Leishman With the unanimous ruling in the case of Bill Whatcott on Wednesday, the Supreme Court of Canada has stepped up its attack on freedom of speech and freedom of religion as never before. For faithful Christians, the implications are clear: Like Whatcott, they, too, could end up in jail as a prisoner of conscience for upholding the plain teachings of Sacred Scripture on the sinfulness ... (Continue reading)
A challenge for abundant life
In the January edition of The Interim we ran an article, "A challenge to abundant life," on the proper Christian approach to the issue of homosexuality, specifically in our interactions with individuals dealing with same-sex attraction. The article was written by Theresa Yoshioka, an expert in these matters, and the number of responses we received for running this article was unusually high. Some appreciated the sensitive treatment while others thought we we overly politically correct. If you know me at all, you ... (Continue reading)
Cuomo’s abortion extremism
I've written here before about Governor Andrew Cuomo's aggressive attempt to make New York State the most pro-abortion state in America and S438-2013. National Review Online editorializes against Cuomo's abortion-expanding Reproductive Health Act: The anodyne-sounding “Reproductive Health Act” is a very bad proposal indeed. Where it regulates, it regulates the wrong parties in the wrong way. But it also deregulates with equal disregard: It would among other things allow persons other than physicians to perform abortions. That ... (Continue reading)
Congrats to Interim friend Andrea Mrozek
Andrea Mrozek, a great pro-life writer and speaker and leading Canadian thinker on family issues, has been promoted from director of research to executive director of the Institute of Marriage and Family Canada. IMFC is a great organization that does wonderful work, but knowing Andrea I predict it will become even better. Andrea is also proprietor of ProWomanProLife, an essential Canadian pro-life blog. Congratulations Andrea. We have ... (Continue reading)
Ezra Levant talks about live-birth abortions
Last week on the Sun News Network Ezra Levant and Andrea Mrozek discussed the letter three MPs wrote the RCMP asking for an investigation into the 491 babies left to die after surviving an abortion. It is an excellent discussion. Levant brings up the case of abortion survivors at Foothills Hospital, news from 1999, so this has been happening for a while. We wrote about it here. Levant and Mrozek make the very good points that we need ... (Continue reading)
Rare: a pro-life play in Toronto about Down syndrome
Canadian playwright Judith Thompson has a production on in Toronto this week entitled Rare. It is about people with Down syndrome and the title refers to the sad reality that there are fewer people with Down Syndrome -- sad because they are being exterminated in utero solely due to their genetic flaw (an extra chromosone). I haven't seen the play but I've read the reviews. I'm intrigued that the production at the Young Centre ... (Continue reading)
40 years of Roe v. Wade
Yesterday was the 40th anniversary of Roe v. Wade and today is the 39th annual March for Life in Washington. I have a story on the decision and its aftermath in the February edition of the paper. It is up on the website today. (Continue reading)
Support Sun News
You should sign the petition to keep Sun News on the Canadian airwaves. The hosts on Sun News, especially Brian Lilley, Ezra Levant, and Interim columnist Michael Coren regularly cover issues of interest to pro-life, pro-family, pro-liberty Canadians. They deserve our support. Sign their petition to have the CRTC move Sun News to must-carry status which will allow the conservative news channel access the substantial pool of funds other Canadian channels receive. Having Sun News on the airwaves ... (Continue reading)
40 years of Roe v. Wade
We will be posting our long article on the 40th anniversary of Roe v. Wade from the forthcoming February edition later today. For now you should check out the National Review Online editorial; this point made by NRO's editors is basically the conclusion of our long feature: Now 40 years have passed since Roe, and nobody pretends that our division is ending. Time just ran a cover story declaring that “abortion-rights activists” have “been losing ever since” 1973. Nearly half of Americans ... (Continue reading)
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