Articles Tagged ‘Religion’
Written on 12 Dec, 2011 at 12:13 in
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Paul Tuns On Oct. 12, the case of Saskatchewan Human Rights Commission v. William Whatcott was heard by the Supreme Court of Canada.
The case stems from events in 2001 and 2002 when Whatcott, a former member of the editorial advisory board of The Interim (1998-1999), as a part of the Christian Truth Activists, distributed flyers against homosexual acts to homes in Regina and Saskatoon. The pamphlets also included statements by Whatcott, a former street kid who engaged in homosexual prostitution to pay ... (Continue reading)
Written on 6 Nov, 2011 at 11:06 in
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In the Sermon on the Mount, Christ preaches upon what seems to be a slight topic: the taking of oaths. He exhorts His listeners “not to swear at all; not by heaven, for it is God’s throne; nor by the earth, for it is his footstool; nor by Jerusalem, for it is the city of the great King”; and, amplifying this point by magnifying the example, Our Lord concludes: “Do not ... (Continue reading)
Written on 28 Oct, 2011 at 8:03 in
Marriage and Family, Society & Culture | Author:
Interim Staff In 2010, the Ontario Ministry of Education foisted an equity and inclusivity education policy (EIE) which seeks to eliminate racism, sexism, and other forms of bigotry from schools, including so-called homophobia. Religious leaders are concerned that implementation of EIE policies could be a Trojan horse by which gay activists normalize the homosexual lifestyle in the eyes of students, including through Gay-Straight Alliances where homosexual students could feel welcome in coming out with their sexuality.
Campaign Life Catholics has worked with numerous ... (Continue reading)
Written on 31 Jul, 2011 at 18:07 in
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Rebecca Millette Special to The Interim Quebec’s La Marche chrétienne (Christian March) on June 4th drew a crowd of around 1,000 in defense of the province’s Christian heritage against the radical secularism being imposed by the province.
The marchers, led by a huge wooden cross with the words “On marche avec Jesus” (“We walk with Jesus”), left the Plains of Abraham mid-afternoon en route to the National Assembly, Quebec’s provincial legislature.
Participants of all ages were joined by Christian clergy ... (Continue reading)
Written on 28 Jun, 2011 at 17:10 in
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Interim Staff The federally funded Foundation Assisting Canadian Talent on Recordings (FACTOR) has drawn criticism over its financial support of a punk album that features anti-Christian artwork. Canadian punk group Living with Lions’ new album, titled “Holy S**t,” features cover art that looks like a Bible, is subtitled “The Poo Testament,” and depicts Christ as excrement. Black Box Recordings, Inc. received $13,248 from FACTOR.
“The content of this CD is offensive and the fact that it is clearly designed to offend a group ... (Continue reading)
Written on 20 Jun, 2011 at 8:27 in
Columnist, Rick McGinnis | Author:
Rick McGinnis Before I say anything else about Game Of Thrones, this Spring’s big-budget HBO epic miniseries, it has to be understood that there’s nothing family friendly about the show. Full of blood and sex, full-frontal nudity, incest, animal cruelty and some wildly explicit language, it almost seems like the producers, having seen quality cable push the boundaries with each new series, are attempting to set precedents so far past anything any but ... (Continue reading)
Written on 6 Jun, 2011 at 14:20 in
Activism, Religious Education, Sex Education, Society & Culture | Author:
Pauline Kosalka Catholic parents fight separate system to maintain moral teaching
Ontario bishops have issued a memo urging Catholic school boards to set up clubs explicitly aimed to counter “bullying related to sexual orientation,” even though they banned the establishment of Gay-Straight Alliances (GSAs) at Catholic schools just months ago. Meanwhile, parents at the Toronto Catholic District School Board (TCDSB) are speaking out against a draft equity policy formulated in line with the Ontario Ministry of Education’s Equity and Inclusive Education ... (Continue reading)
Written on 24 Apr, 2011 at 11:46 in
Michael Coren | Author:
Michael Coren
Eunice and Owen Johns, 62 and 65, have just last month been ruled by the highest British court to be unsuitable as foster parents. They’re renowned as wonderful people, they do extraordinary outreach in their own English midlands black community, they give large amounts of their time and money to charity, and they have successfully and selflessly cared for 15 children in the past. But something vile and sinister apparently hides in ... (Continue reading)
Written on 26 Mar, 2011 at 17:02 in
Michael Coren | Author:
Michael Coren
The last few months have been a disgrace for journalism. Especially for Canadian journalism. Especially for liberal Canadian journalism. Unable to tolerate what seems to be losing in the game of democracy and terrified by the possibility of a Conservative majority government, left-leaning pundits decided to blame the participants. Welcome to the hellish world of The Christian Right.
I’ve never seen such flummery and nonsense in all my life. A toxin of ignorance ... (Continue reading)
Written on 7 Mar, 2011 at 13:33 in
Announcements, Features | Author:
Interim Staff
Fr. Raymond Gravel, a priest in the Roman Catholic diocese of Joliette, Que., has sued LifeSiteNews for $500,000, claiming that the pro-life internet news provider damaged his reputation and career as a priest by reporting on his public stances on abortion and gay rights.
Fr. Gravel represented the Repentigny riding from 2006-2008, and as an Blocc Quebecois MP he defended abortionist Henry Morgentaler receiving the Order of Canada, voted against a private member’s ... (Continue reading)
Written on 22 Feb, 2011 at 7:44 in
Editorials, Religion | Author:
As we report on page three, the Halton Catholic District School Board caved to gay activists and their allies in the media, by rescinding their admirable and principled equity and inclusion policy that respected and upheld Catholic moral teaching on the issue of homosexuality, while respecting the dignity inherent in all human beings. But for gay activists, who are no friends of Catholic education nor the life and family movement, nothing less than full affirmation of the homosexual lifestyle would ... (Continue reading)
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 10 Dec, 2010 at 14:11 in
Columnist, Michael Coren | Author:
Michael Coren
Sometimes life can be disappointing. Just like when I was a child and that longed-for present wasn’t in Santa’s sack, my hopes were dashed recently when I was once again not included on the list of the inductees into Canada’s Queer Hall of Fame. Last year saw the first inductees: Pierre Trudeau, swimmer Mark Tewksbury and drag queen Robert Kaiser, known as Joan-E. I don’t know who Joan-E is, but I think ... (Continue reading)
Written on 6 Dec, 2010 at 14:11 in
Announcements, Features | Author:
Pauline Kosalka Cromwell and communists banned Christmas, too
On Oct. 4, the US Supreme Court declined to hear an appeal on the ban on “celebratory religious music” upheld by the Third Circuit Court of Appeals in the South Orange-Maplewood district in New Jersey. The issue was first raised in 2004 when a parent sued the school board after it issued a memo before its December concert clarifying its ban on religious songs ... (Continue reading)
