By Jonathon Van Maren By now, many of you have probably seen the viral video of a pizzeria owner in Toronto, Jennifer Bundock, screaming loudly at a group of pro-life activists (my colleagues at the Canadian Centre for Bio-Ethical Reform as well as several volunteers) who are peacefully engaging members of the public in discussion…
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By Jonathon Van Maren Last fall, I described a major push by Canada’s suicide activists to expand the eligibility for assisted suicide in this country to include children in my column for LifeSiteNews. Some parents, in fact, have already been inquiring of doctors as to whether they could have their infant children euthanized—nearly fifty of…
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By Jonathon Van Maren With each new tweet igniting a firestorm that barely makes a ripple in public opinion, progressives are becoming increasingly exasperated. Why, they demand in frustration, does Trump manage to maintain the support of so many conservatives, especially those of the Christian variety? The answer to that is a simple one, and…
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By Jonathon Van Maren Confessional columns have become trendy over the past several years, with an atomized society fueled by social media becoming increasingly comfortable with sharing intimate and even shameful facts about their lives. Some publications (like Vice) almost specialize in these sordid, first-person revelations, detailing everything from sexual experiences to the committing of…
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By Jonathon Van Maren July 30, 2018 (LifeSiteNews) – Several times over the past year or two I’ve written columns noting that there is a growing backlash to the transgender movement. Much of their ideology is simply too radical for ordinary men and women to accept, and as such trans activists have relied on the…
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By Jonathon Van Maren July 27, 2018 (LifeSiteNews) – It is one of those singular ironies that Canada’s progressive politicians constantly warn about the emergence of imaginary Trump-like figures that they actually (and rather desperately) wish existed. The mere name of Donald Trump, of course, is now enough to elicit a fit of shivers from…
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By Jonathon Van Maren July 27, 2018 (LifeSiteNews) – When I read that the fried chicken giant Chick-fil-A was planning to open several restaurants in Toronto next year (and a dozen across Canada over the next several years), I texted my friend: “Prediction: some activist is going to make a stink about Chick-fil-A.” After all,…
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By Jonathon Van Maren A few updates from the frontlines of the culture wars as you head into your weekend. *** In Pennsylvania, a Bible study ban crosses the boundaries of a personal property line. From the Family Research Council: If the government can ban Bible studies on private property, what’s next? That’s what a…
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By Jonathon Van Maren It was only a matter of time, I suppose. Once people realized that the Canadian government had officially abolished—or at least, rendered legally irrelevant—the biological categories of male and female, someone was bound to realize that switching genders in certain circumstances could come with some potential benefits. Consider this story from…
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By Jonathon Van Maren According to the CBC, Canada is rife with homophobic hate crimes. The evidence? Well, for starters, there was an anonymous guy who was recorded spitting on a rainbow crosswalk in St. John’s, because of course there was a rainbow crosswalk. Now, we don’t know who the guy is, or whether he…
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