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Gosnell guilty

paul — Tue, 14 May 2013 02:03:26 +0000

LifeSiteNews.com has the story of the jury’s decision finding abortionist Kermit Gosnell guilty of murdering three of four babies in which he was charged as well as the involuntary manslaughter in the 2009 death of Karnamaya Mongar. The penalty phase of the deliberations begin next week and there is a gag order in effect until [...]

National March for Life

paul — Wed, 08 May 2013 17:04:10 +0000

Tomorrow marks the 43rd anniversary of the legalization of abortion and pro-lifers march in Ottawa (and most provincial capitals) to mark the day and call for justice for the unborn. Details for the National March for Life are available at the Campaign Life Coalition website (note: there is a candlelight vigil in Ottawa tonight at [...]

National March for Life — 10 days and counting

paul — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 16:27:48 +0000

The National March for Life in Ottawa and many of the regional marches for life take place on May 9. Start a tweet countdown if you are on Twitter. And as the National Campus Life Network says on Facebook, on Thursday May 9, whether you are at the National March for Life in the nation’s [...]

The Gosnell cover-up continues

paul — Wed, 24 Apr 2013 10:29:51 +0000

Here is editor Paul Tuns’ editor’s desk column for the forthcoming edition (May) of The Interim. If it bleeds, it leads — except if it’s abortion On March 18 the trial of Kermit Gosnell began in a Philadelphia courthouse, and the jury heard some of the most sensational – and graphic – testimony any courtroom has [...]

IVF, experimentation, and the sanctity-of-life ethic

paul — Fri, 19 Apr 2013 16:18:23 +0000

The term test-tube babies seems so 1980s. IVF — in vitro fertilization — is now the commonly used term. Less fearful, less sci-fi, less judgmental. IVF is in the news again because Sir Robert Edwards, the pioneering British test tube baby-creating doctor died this past week. Robert George has a good piece in the Wall [...]

Canada’s National March for Life and gendercide

paul — Fri, 05 Apr 2013 18:12:03 +0000

It is just over a month until the National March for Life in Ottawa (May 9). The theme this year is gendercide. The Interim and LifeSiteNews.com have both ran promotional stories. In light of the political maneuvering that took place in recent weeks to scuttle Mark Warawa’s private member’s motion (M408) and the political fallout, it might [...]

The Conservative Party and abortion

paul — Wed, 27 Mar 2013 18:40:48 +0000

Conservative MP Jay Aspin (Nipissing — Timiskaming) says that his colleague Mark Warawa (Langley) is a “rogue” for bringing up abortion. Last week a parliamentary subcommittee ruled that Warawa’s private member’s motion, M-408, which would express disapproval of the practice of sex-selective abortion and gendercide, was non-votable. Warawa has been vocal about the decision and the [...]

Congratulations to Bethel Apostolic Church of Jesus Christ in Toronto

paul — Wed, 20 Mar 2013 15:34:57 +0000

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 [...]

Defund abortion rally

paul — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 21:25:13 +0000

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 [...]

Canadian ‘bathroom bill’ to be voted on Wednesday

paul — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 11:44:44 +0000

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 [...]

Defund abortion in Ontario

paul — Mon, 18 Mar 2013 16:56:43 +0000

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 [...]

Discussing same-sex attraction

paul — Thu, 14 Mar 2013 19:58:06 +0000

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 [...]

Event for Catholic women in the Toronto area

paul — Tue, 05 Mar 2013 15:13:46 +0000

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 [...]

Canadian Supreme Court rules against free speech

paul — Fri, 01 Mar 2013 17:23:46 +0000

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 [...]

A challenge for abundant life

paul — Thu, 28 Feb 2013 17:56:14 +0000

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 [...]