Blogs
June 04, 2008
Jerusalem – He is a professor of Islamic Studies at Al Quds University in Jerusalem, and he has s...
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March 24, 2008
Last week, the Mayor of Vancouver stood on the steps of a downtown Catholic church to make an imp...
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March 07, 2008
It seems the only time we hear about Canada’s Sikh community in the media is when there is ...
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March 24, 2008
Children being raised in a religious environment is a volatile issue, at least to anti-theists. A...
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March 04, 2008
In Ontario’s it’s often the little things that kick up the biggest fuss. This time, i...
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Tip:
Religion and Politics in Canada is always a hot topic in a pre-election period. For an informed look at how the Canadian government should reconsider the role of religion in our country, see the article by Iain Benson, Executive Director of the Centre for Cultural Renwal titled: "Taking a Fresh Look at Religion and Public Policy in Canada: The Need for a Paradigm Shift."
http://www.culturalrenewal.ca and click on "Federal Study on Religion and Public Policy"
At long last, the report from Gerard Bouchard and Charles Taylor on reasonable accommodation in Quebec has been released, and provides a wealth of story ideas for reporters covering religion in Canada. For an abridged pdf of the full report, check out this webpage for "Building the Future: A Time for Reconciliation". Bear in mind that the Commission was launched out of concerns in Quebec over Muslim headscarves, Sikh kirpans, and the possibility of sharia law coming to Canada….so the implications of accommodating religious practices, values, traditions and rights are analyzed within the framework of Canadian society and national values. Here is the website:
http://www.accommodements.qc.ca
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A clump of cells? Or a living being with a soul?
March 26, 2008
Embryo research has pitted scientists against bishops, caused a cabinet split and divided the country. Religion, politics, medicine and ethics all collide in a debate that boils down to the question above
Taking Christ out of Christianity
March 23, 2008
Reverend Gretta Vosper, of the West Hill United Church in Scarborough, has written a book titled With or Without God that discusses shifting the focus of Christianity from God and Jesus to values-based spirituality.
Out of the mouths of babes ...
March 23, 2008
It's only right to give children everything they need in this quest - even if it's source material from church, school, or Scriptures - to help them understand that they are part of a community of faith (--the realization that makes them happier), writes Lorna Dueck, executive p...
Gays fear an influx of hate
March 16, 2008
With as many as 100,000 newcomers from republics such as Russia, Ukraine, Moldova and Belarus, the Sacramento region has one of the nation's largest concentrations of Soviet immigrants. The influx has created a thriving Russian community with Russian-language newspapers, cable TV and rad...
In Britain, creationist theory is evolving
March 16, 2008
Europeans have long viewed the conflict between evolutionists and creationists as primarily an American phenomenon, but it has recently jumped the Atlantic with skirmishes in Italy, Germany, Poland and, notably, Britain, where Darwin was born and where he published his 1859 classic.
I do, I do, I do, I do
March 15, 2008
Edmonton Sun columnist Coren writes he predicts that polygamy will be legal and accepted in this country within five years, and that any Charter challenge in support of the custom would not only be backed by the revolutionary precedent of same-sex marriage redefinition but also by guaranteed...