Quebec affirms: Crucifix will stayUnanimous vote to keep emblem of Christ in parliamentary chamberThe parliament of Quebec have unanimously rejected a proposal to remove the Crucifix from above the speaker’s chair in the National Assembly of the province. The recent Bouchard-Taylor report on the accomodation of immigrants in Quebec suggested the removal of the Crucifix multiple times in its pages.
“The crucifix is about 350 years of history in Quebec that none of us are ever going to erase, and of the strong presence in particular of the Catholic Church,” Mr. Jean Charest, the Prime Minister of Quebec, told the National Assembly. “Those who come to Quebec,” he continued, “are joining a society where that history is now something that is part of our story”. As soon as the report was released, the Prime Minister proposed a motion to maintain the Crucifix, and the motion received the support of his own Liberal Party as well as the opposition Action democratique de Quebec and the separatist Parti Quebecois, all three parties in parliament. The Crucifix was first placed above the Speaker’s Chair during the government of Maurice Duplessis in the 1930’s. — Andrew Cusack
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News of the WorldAUSTRALIAYoung Catholics yearn for traditionSYDNEY - As pilgrims from across the world gather for World Youth Day, more and more young people are seeking to return to more traditional Catholic Latin masses. The Juventutem movement has been quietly gathering momentum in Australia and around the world since the Pope last year recommended that all parishes offer a traditional Latin service alongside the English mass.
QUEBECJudge overrules father’s discipline of unruly childGATINEAU - A judge has overruled a father’s refusal to allow his 12-year-old daughter go on a school trip in punishment for her unruly behavior.
ALBERTATribunal orders evangelical pastor to cease preachingCALGARY - The Alberta Human Rights Tribunal has forbidden evangelical pastor Stephen Boisson from expressing his moral opposition to homosexuality and ordered him to pay $5,000 “damages for pain and suffering” and apologize to the activist who filed the complaint.
CHILEConstitutional Court outlaws morning-after pillSANTIAGO - The Constitutional Court of Chile has voted 5-4 to outlaw the distribution of the morning after pill. The final text of the ruling has yet to be released, as the justices are wrapping up their opinions.
SOUTH AMERICANewspaper: Virgin Mary Prevented Colombia WarBOGOTÁ - The Colombian daily El Tiempo has reported that the high tensions between Colombia on the one side and Venezuela and Ecuador on the other de-escalated after President Uribe of Colombia had a rosary said in the chapel of the Presidential Palace. The prayer specifically implored the protection of Mary as patroness of Colombia, Venezuela, and Ecuador.
AUSTRIAPoll: Austrians desire EU treaty referendumVIENNA - Sixty percent of Austrians want a referendum on the new EU constitutional treaty according to an OGM poll. 85 percent believe they have not been properly informed about the treaty. 47 percent expressed dissatisfaction with the EU, compared to the 44 percent who are happy with the EU.
ARGENTINAShrub fires choke Buenos AiresBUENOS AIRES - The Argentine capital has been smoke-laden for nearly a week due to intentional fires started by farmers to clear shrubland north of the city.
Around the Sphere‘A Sexual Revolution’Jennifer Fulwiler writes of her journey from pro-choice atheist to pro-life Catholic in America magazine.
The BNP’s rise and New Labour’s demise are linkedThe growing success of the British National Party is not due to disaffected Conservative Party supporters but rather Labourites discontented with their party’s leadership, Gary Younge explains at The Guardian.
Zimbabwe & the U.N. CharterThe Russian ambassador slammed the proposed sanctions against Zimbabwe as “is nothing but the council’s attempt to interfere in the internal affairs of a member state” and, as Daniel Larison points out at Eunomia, he is right.
A History of Political TrialsNot a single head of state who has faced trial for his political actions has ever been acquitted, writes John Laughland introducing his new book, A History of Political Trials from Charles I to Saddam Hussein, over on Brussels Journal.
Was World War II just as pointless as Iraq? It makes me feel like a traitor to write this. The Second World War was my religion for most of my life. Brave, alone, bombed, defiant, we, the British, had won it on our own against the most evil and powerful enemy imaginable, writes Peter Hitchens at The Mail on Sunday.
Whatever happened to the good old working man?He got rubbed out of history as being no longer desirable or fashionable to the modern world. And who rubbed him out? His supposed best “comrade”, the Socialist Left - that’s who! So writes Tribunus at Roman Christendom.
Political mythsThe Republicans (and the Democrats) have made the great error of believing their own propaganda, as well as relying on stereotype in stead of reality, writes Daniel Larison at Eunomia.
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