ARPA Note: 28 Days on the Pill is filmed and produced by TNL Productions, an independent Canadian producer. The film does a good job of discussing a topic that few Christians dare talk about: does the birth control pill cause abortions? Although the answer is still debated by many in the Reformed community, many more aren't even aware that there is an issue. Please consider watching this with some friends to encourage biblical worldview thinking on sexuality.

By André Schutten (From EFC's Activate CFPL): In conversation with a friend, the topic of the legality of abortion came up. Although my friend has been a licensed practicing nurse for a few years, he was shocked to find out that in Canada an abortion can be legally procured throughout all three trimesters, up until the moment of birth. It took a few minutes to convince him that I was deadly serious (pardon the pun). I think my friend’s ignorance of the reality that is Canada’s refusal to protect its unborn citizens is indicative of the vast majority of Canadians’ understanding on this point. Perhaps, that “misunderstanding of Canadians” has something to do with our elected leaders’ refusal to “re-open the abortion debate.” [Keep reading this article here.]

ARPA Action Note: For more information on this campaign, including videos and action items, go to www.ChildSafeNation.ca. Update from CFAC: Bill C-22 – the Protecting Children from Online Sexual Exploitation Act has been introduced by the government. This bill was from the last session of Parliament that died when the session ended.  It is good legislation that needs to be supported by Canadians and all parties.  It makes reporting child sexual abuse images mandatory for all Canadians including Internet Service Providers.  Please contact your MP and ask them to support this Bill. 

ARPA Note: MP's still have the freedom to vote in support of this bill. Please take the time to encourage your MP to do so in the days and months to come.

National Post, May 20, 2010: OTTAWA - Prime Minister Stephen Harper will vote against a private member's bill promoted by one of his own MPs that would add new Criminal Code penalties for those who coerce women to have an abortion. A senior government official also says that while the prime minister will not "whip" or demand Conservative MPs vote as he votes, it will be "very strongly recommended" that Conservatives vote to defeat the bill. [Continue reading this article here.]

By Andrea Mrozek, Today's Family News, May 17, 2010: In late April the British Columbia School Trustees Association, a group that oversees public school boards in the province, agreed to recommend to the Ministry of Education that public funding for independent schools be dropped and diverted back into the public system, putting school choice at odds with tight budgets.

In an effort to share our resources with more people, ARPA Canada now has a Facebook page. You don't even need a Facebook account to view it. We invite you to please visit that page, click on the "Like" button, and share it with your Facebook friends. This will help ensure that young and old alike will stay updated on current issues, events, and research that promotes a biblical worldview in the public square. Feel comment on the articles and add some life to the page.

Update: Click here for the MP3 audio recording of Ray Penning's talk to MP's. You can play it online or right click the link to save it to your MP3 player.

(www.ARPACanada.ca) - May 11, 2010: The faith-based concerns of ARPA Canada were effectively communicated, Tuesday, May 4 and Wednesday, May 5, as representatives of Canada’s Reformed churches gathered in Ottawa to encourage and exhort Members of Parliament and Senators to heed the claims of Scripture and religious convictions of Canada’s electorate in public life.

Marci McDonald's recently-launched book "The Armageddon Factor: The Rise of Christian Nationalism in Canada" has been making headlines across the country. In this 400+ page book, McDonald attempts to make the case that the "Christian Right" in Canada is large, organized, has direct ties to Harper, and is something that all Canadians should fear. Alongside the many factual errors, one of its key weaknesses is they way that the author paints all conservatives with the same brush, lumping ARPA in with most other religious organizations that dare speak up in the public square and suggesting with the title that we all share a common view of the end times which motivates us to political action.