Archive for May, 2009
Daily Roundup for May 4, 2009
A new website, ContactMPs.com, allows you to spam all Members of Parliament urging them to support a select list of pro-life and pro-family causes (h/t SoCon or Bust, Birchbark Bible) The Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops and the Evangelical Fellowship of Canada are collaborating to defend the federal Assisted Human Reproduction Act, arguing that if [...]
Gay Rights at the Border: New Directions Rebukes Exodus International
In a recent post, Benediction Blogs On explored two issues of great interest to this site: anti-gay religious groups, and cross-border connections with religious right groups in America. In February, a Canadian organization called New Directions decided to publicly separate itself from the Focus on the Family-linked U.S. anti-gay group, Exodus International. Exodus wasn’t happy [...]
Daily roundup May 2, 2009
Michael Coren notices former MP Garth Turner mentions Canada Christian College president Charles McVety a lot in Turner’s latest book Sheeple. 34 pages of mention to be exact. Coren denies ever hearing McVety say that he could ‘pick up the phone and reach Stephen Harper in two minutes.’ Voice of the Martyrs Canada weblog expresses [...]
The Anglican Right and the Cramner Foundation of Canada
Cross-posted at Terrible Depths. As someone who defected to the Anglican church from my Baptist roots a few years ago, I have watched with interest as the Canadian and American provinces of that church gradually tear themselves apart over gay marriage and the ordination of women. That process took a large step forward recently when [...]
