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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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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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Anglican divide becomes a chasm
March 05, 2005
The desire of the international Anglican Church to stay together is strong, but a profound and bitter division over homosexuality is wrenching the world's oldest Protestant denomination apart.
Anglican churches battle over conflicting beliefs
February 24, 2005
The 78-million-member Anglican Communion, the world's third largest Christian body after the Roman Catholic and Orthodox churches, has been tumbled rudely out of its laissez-faire theology, reports Michael Valpy of the Globe and Mail.
Parish alarm bells tolling
January 29, 2005
A battle is brewing in the Anglican Diocese of Calgary over the fate of the historic sandstone Cathedral Church of the Redeemer. Before Christmas, Bishop Barry Hollowell announced he is removing the "cathedral" designation from the struggling inner-city church, now celebrating its 100th birthday....
Who'd be a press officer? A response to Ruth Gledhill's
June 17, 2004
As director of communications for the Lambeth Conference, I would like to comment on Ruth Gledhill's article "My Lambeth hell" (The Tablet, August 15).
I think there is a misunderstanding about what was the purpose of the media centre at Lambeth '98. I assembled more than 70 professional journa...
My Lambeth Hell
June 17, 2004
While Anglican bishops meeting at the Lambeth Conference locked swords over homosexuality and took up arms against international debt, journalists were struggling with the professional obstacles thrown in their path. The religion correspondent of The Times came close to despair.
I had always wo...