Hawaiians say let the people decide

Report by: Phil Lees For the past 18 days it has been an honor to tour Hawaii with pastors and legislators sharing the effect Senate Bill 1 (Marriage Equality – Same Sex Marriage) will have on education, families, the church, and the culture of Hawaii. When asked how I have enjoyed my time in Hawaii, the response, “I have become familiar with many of your churches and all of your airports” is an accurate reflection of our time here. We have been to most of Continue reading →

Hawaii seeks help from PEACE

At the request of churches and legislators, PEACE president Phil Lees will be touring Hawaii for two weeks during October to share the effects of same sex marriage on school curriculum. Last month, Lees attended the Transforming Our World conference in Hawaii, hosted by Harvest Evangelism. There he met Hawaiian leaders who, in conversation, heard the message about conflicting curriculum in our schools and how this increased after the passing of same sex marriage in 2005. Hawaiian legislators are voting on same sex marriage on Continue reading →

Same-sex marriage opponents want lawmakers to “let the people decide”

By Mileka Lincoln HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) – With a little more than two weeks to go until lawmakers convene at the State Capitol for the special session to decide whether to legalize same-sex marriage, both sides hope to sway legislators before they vote. About 150 people gathered at the Capitol Friday afternoon in opposition to the proposed same-sex marriage legislation. “The coalition to let the people decide on marriage says don’t take our choice to preserve traditional marriage as a unique social institution out of the Continue reading →

Controversial pedophilia author shouldn’t be allowed in Canada: Christian leader

By Joe Warmington, QMI Agency A symposium this month at the University of Toronto called “Bodies at Play, Sexuality, Children and Classroom Life” has a Christian leader urging the federal government to not allow into Canada its keynote speaker. Controversial author James R. Kincaid, who wrote the 1992 book, Child-Loving, The Erotic Child and Victorian Culture, should be turned back at airport, says Charles McVety, a child safety advocate and president of Canada Christian College. “Kincaid’s earlier work in Victorian literature and culture and in Continue reading →

Serious Gender Bender

By: Joe Warmington, Toronto Sun First posted: Monday, September 24, 2012 TORONTO – “There are no rules for being a boy or a girl” — slogan on a TDSB poster. So now the Toronto District School Board is telling kids they don’t have to be boys or girls? What the hell is going on with these people? They are always up to something. Always sneaking something by. In the past year, I have done stories on how they raised the rent 800% on some small churches, how Continue reading →

Release curriculum, consult parents says advocacy group

Toronto, Monday June 3, 2013 – OPHEA’s (Ontario Physical and Health Education Association) summary document, ‘It’s Time to Take Action for Ontario’s Kids’, claims students are being disadvantaged because of a curriculum that is 15 years old.  The document states that “kids are using out-of-date strategies to deal with drug use, Schools lack the support they need to help students in distress (mental health problems), Students need to learn about healthy eating, and only 7% of children are meeting Canada’s physical activity guidelines of 60 Continue reading →

Americans, Britons and Canadians Disagree on Sex Education

By: Angus Reid Public Opinion [NEW YORK – Nov. 30, 2011] – People in the United States, Britain and Canada hold differing views on the topics that should be addressed in sex education courses at school, a new Angus Reid Public Opinion poll has found. In the online survey of representative national samples, a majority of respondents in the three countries believe the parents or guardians should be primarily responsible for teaching sex education to children and teens. Two thirds of Canadians (69%) and Britons Continue reading →

Hamilton Parent Launches Law Suit

Things are really beginning to heat up here in the province. The Hamilton School Board has been served with a law suit from a family that used our document to communicate their faith and were told they do not have the right to know when curriculum conflicts with their values. This is most unusual for Hamilton Board has accepted hundreds of these forms for more than 4 years, and has adopted a religious accommodation policy that includes accommodating for sensitive curriculum issues. Hamilton dad takes Continue reading →