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CCRL launches online petition to support traditional definition of marriage
TORONTO, Sept. 8, 2004 Catholic Civil Rights League today launched an online petition at www.ccrl.ca/petition in its ongoing campaign to support the traditional definition of marriage and uphold religious freedom.
We want to make it as simple as possible for Canadians to express their support for the one-man-one woman definition of marriage that our society is built on, commented Philip Horgan, vice president of CCRL. We will forward their views to the minister of justice.
La Ligue catholique les droits de l’homme annonce une p?tition en ligne pour appuyer la d?finition traditionnelle du mariage
TORONTO, le 8 septembre 2004 Dans le cadre de sa campagne permanente visant à appuyer la définition traditionnelle du mariage et le respect de la liberté religieuse, la Ligue catholique des droits de la personne (Catholic Civil Rights League) a procédé aujourdhui...
Marriage Petition
Petition update Many thanks to those who signed our petition in support of the traditional definition of marriage. Your voice helped give weight to our communications with MPs and cabinet ministers. In addition to our letters to Prime Minister Martin and Justice...
Summary of Objections to Bill C-250
Summary of Objections to Bill C250 Catholic Civil Rights League 8 September, 2003 1) Existing law is sufficient to stop people from advocating violence against homosexually inclined or active, just as it is sufficient to stop people from advocating violence against...
Disciplined by the BCCT for Expressing Christian position on Homosexuality
BC Supreme Court Upholds Kempling Suspension for Exercising "Free Speech" February 3, 2004 - The BC Supreme Court has ruled that the BC College of Teachers was within its rights to suspend high school teacher and student counsellor Chris Kempling for one month,...
The Church and Politics
The Church?s mission is religious, not political, economic or social.1 However, her religious mission is not limited to spreading the gospel, but includes the renewal and improvement of the whole world.2 The religious mission of the Church motivates political...
Engage in the Marriage Debate
It does not make for polite conversation, but as Catholics we have an obligation to speak to our friends, families, co-workers and members of our larger communities about the destructiveness of the government's proposed re-definition of marriage. That same-sex...
March 2004
Canadians will not be deluded by federal government's request Teacher Laments 'Black Day' For Religious Freedom President's Message Count the Cost: Canadians for Marriage Postcard Campaign Get Ready for the Knock on the Door LEAGUE MEDIA WATCH Six Months to stage a...
CCRL disappointed with Supreme Court picks
TORONTO, Aug. 26, 2004 The Catholic Civil Rights League (CCRL) today said it is disappointed with the choice of two judges known for their support of same sex marriage to fill vacancies on the Supreme Court of Canada. Justice Rosalie Abella and Justice Louise...
Judicial Press Gangs Conscript Religious Believers
April 15, 2004 - In 1999, Christian printer Scott Brockie was fined $5,000.00 by the Ontario Human Rights Commission because he refused to print blank letterhead and envelopes for the Canadian Lesbian and Gay Archives. Brockie had printed materials for clients with...
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