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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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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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Faith that celebrates life
January 16, 2005
Afro-Brazilian religions like Candomble are flourishing across Brazil, even among the middle class At the many Candomble terreiros, or temples, people eat, flirt and court, writes Michael Astor.
Springer protests pour in to BBC
January 16, 2005
Hundreds of conservative Christians gathered to protest the BBC airing of Jerry Springer-The Opera on Jan. 8th outside BBC buildings before and during the broadcast on BBC Two. The BBC news reported it received 50,000 complaints about the show, including unpleasant calls and threats to the execut...
Darwin beats God in Red America
January 15, 2005
A US federal judge ordered the school board of Cobb County, an affluent district north of Atlanta, to immediately remove stickers from its school science textbooks that had informed students that \\\"the theory of evolution was not a fact and should be viewed critically.\\\" According to the Toro...
360 Vision Report Raises Questions About Popular Christmas Charity
December 19, 2004
Although people may not be aware, the ultimate goal of Operation Christmas Child is to convert young people to Christianity, warns Vision TV in its special investigative report. Moreover, the organization responsible for the popular holiday charity employs various intimidation tactics to silence ...
Tourism surges as Christian pilgrims walk in the footsteps of Jesus
December 19, 2004
Wanting to follow in the footsteps of Jesus, an increasing number of devout Christians are traveling to Jerusalem's Old City, home to the holiest sites of Christianity, Judaism and Islam. Evangelical Christians from the United States or Australia follow the itineraries that tour companies created...
Withdrawing from marriage
December 12, 2004
Roland De Vries, a minister of the Presbyterian Church in Canada and a PhD candidate in the McGill Faculty of Religious Studies, writes that every marriage ceremony conducted in a church, the shared participation of Church and State in the solemnization of marriage, is "one of the last vestiges o...
Same-sex marriage is upheld
December 11, 2004
The Supreme Court of Canada ruled that the power to change the definition of marriage lies exclusively with the federal government, not the provinces. The court also ruled that a proposed bill to legalize same-sex marriage is constitutional and fell within its legislative authority and was consis...