Articles for Month: November 2000

OTTAWA, Nov 21 (LSN.ca) – Henry Morgentaler, Canada’s most notorious abortionist, has endorsed Prime Minister Jean Chretien and his Liberal Party for the upcoming election. In Morgentaler’s Nov 20th statement delivered in a press conference today, the father of abortion in Canada says: “We know that Prime Minister Jean Chretien has promised to protect women’s right to reproductive freedom. The Liberal party can be considered a pro-choice party, although it has about two dozen MP’s who are anti-choice. It is to the credit of Mr. Chretien that the anti-choice members were kept in check and did no damage.” The foregoing […]

The Enormous tension of the U.S presidential election crisis is being relieved by some very creative humour See https://www.lifesitenews.com/ldn/images/sorelose.jpg https://www.lifesitenews.com/ldn/images/floridaballot.jpg https://www.lifesitenews.com/ldn/images/votingdummies.gif and especially https://www.keepandbeararms.com/humor/votedummies.pdf

CLC Press Release – November 21, 2000 For Immediate Release Henry Morgentaler and Canadian politicians are afraid to debate the abortion issue, according to Campaign Life Coalition. “It’s time for a real debate on the right to life in this country,” says Jim Hughes, national president of Campaign Life Coalition. “Morgentaler is siding with Jean Chretien, Alexa McDonough and Joe Clark in condemning the Canadian Alliance for simply supporting a process which might lead to a national debate on abortion. Why are they so afraid to debate this issue?” asked Hughes. Morgentaler inaccurately refers to a “right” to abortion. “There […]

OTTAWA, Nov 21 (LSN.ca) – The Evangelical Fellowship of Canada (EFC), a national association of 32 Protestant denominations, churches, church-related organizations and educational institutions, has responded today to the recent bashing of Canadian Alliance Leader Stockwell Day’s Christianity by public officials and media outlets. Also responding to these anti-Christian attacks is Voice of the Martyrs Canada, one of the foremost organizations in detailing Christian persecution around the world in countries like Sudan and Indonesia. LifeSite reported on the recent frenzy of Christianity bashing last week with attacks on Day’s belief in the Biblical account of creation and his statement that […]

OTTAWA, Nov 21 (LSN.ca) – Jim Hughes, National President of Campaign Life Coalition Canada told LifeSite today a massive prayer campaign is urgently required for the upcoming Canadian elections on November 27. Hughes said, “There are major issues of faith, life and family at stake in this election and I beg for prayers not only from Canadians but also from our American counterparts still praying over their own election and from pro-lifers throughout the world.” For the first time in many years, one of the major political party leaders in Canada is willing to allow the rights of unborn children […]

While Liberals, PC’s and NDPers can deliberately bash Christianity to their hearts’ content without political fallout, Canadian Alliance candidates who inadvertently offend political correctness are called to resign as candidates. Most recently Alliance’s Brian Fitzpatrick, candidate for the Saskatchewan riding of Prince Albert, is being asked to step down after joking about his bald head saying he was scalped – an supposed offense to Native Americans.  https://cbc.ca/cgi-bin/templates/NWview.cgi?/news/2000/11/21/elxn_fitzpatrick001121 NDP Leader Alexa McDonough was quoted on abortion and homosexuality yesterday as she chatted on-line with youth in a MuchMusic sponsored event. She said, “I am not prepared to have Stockwell Day or […]

CHARLOTTE, NC, Nov 21 (LSN.ca) – NFL player Rae Carruth is on trial for murder following the 1999 shooting death of his pregnant girlfriend Cherica Adams. Prosecutors say Carruth, wanted Adams to abort their child but she refused and therefore he hired someone to shoot her. Adam’s, 24, was eight months pregnant when shot. The baby was delivered via caesarian section and survived but Adams died a month later. Medical personnel testified that Adams revealed Carruth was behind the shooting. For more see the AP coverage at:  https://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/news/ap/20001121/ap-carruthtrial.html

VATICAN CITY, Nov 20 (LSN.ca) – Cardinal Dario Castrillon Hoyos, Prefect for the Congregation of Clergy, addressed the 15th International Conference on Health Care and Society Thursday. The cardinal clearly reinforced the Catholic Church’s condemnation of abortion, even in the earliest stages of embryonic development by detailing the life of Jesus Christ in the womb of Mary. The cardinal said, “Two thousand years ago an egg was miraculously fertilized by God’s supernatural action. … From this wonderful union came a zygote (cell) with its own chromosomal heritage but it contained the word of God … About seven days later … […]

VANCOUVER, Nov 20 (LSN.ca) – Attacks against the Christian faith have continued from public officials and Canada’s public television broadcaster, the CBC. The defamatory comments from representatives of various political parties were topped off with Liberal Multiculturalism and Status of Women Minister Hedy Fry and Prime Minister Jean Chretien taking stabs at Christianity Friday. Referring to a statement apparently made by Alliance Leader Stockwell Day that “Jesus Christ is the God of the whole universe,” Fry attacked Christian conviction saying, “We have a country in which a man [Stockwell Day] decides that it is up to him to take his […]

THE HAGUE, Nov 20 (LSN.ca) – A group of Dutch European Parliament deputies launched a campaign Saturday to oppose the Observer Status of the Vatican at the United Nations. Agence France Presse reported Saturday that European Parliament deputies Lousewies van der Laan, Elly Plooij van Goorsel and Joke Sweibel complained that, “the Catholic Church is the only religion that is represented as a state in world politics, and this is unjust … We wish the Catholic Church to have the same role as other religions.” They exposed the pro-abortion agenda behind their plans, saying, “The consequences of these concessions are […]