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For moderate and left-leaning evangelicals who have seen their faith expropriated by hostile forces, such moves come as a relief. Watching the antics of Chariles McVety as he demanded Beverley McLachlin’s removal as chief justice of the Supreme Court, many shared the sentiments of Kitchener author James Bow. “Speaking as a Christian, I just want [...]
The book that isn’t out yet – Karen Selick – Canadian Constitution Foundation
A stir over a labeling error in a book excerpt in the Toronto Star this weekend regarding the Canadian Constitution Foundation spilled over to a politically conservative site called No Apologies. No Apologies found the error in The Toronto Star excerpt May 8, 2010 Click here to read what appears to be a lengthy excerpt from Marci [...]
Like a sneak peek at the book all Ottawa will be reading next week?
By Rick Hiebert. All Rights Reserved. Used by Permission. It will be a long week for Ottawa’s Christian conservatives next week, thanks to former Maclean’s staffer Marci McDonald. And thanks to the fact that I have obtained her new book, The Armageddon Factor three days before its formal release on May 11, I can give [...]
From The Armageddon Factor The Rise of Christian Nationalism in Canada
In this country, where the CRTC has kept the reins on religious broadcasting and Catholics make up a larger proportion of the faith community, the emergent Christian right may look and sound different than its American counterpart, but in the five years since the prospect of same-sex marriage propelled evangelicals into political action, it has [...]
News digest May 5, 2010
Senator Nancy Ruth (Conservative) appointed by Liberal government in 2005 Fuddle Duddle Federal funding cuts to Canadian womens groups Blogging the Galloway case – we move to canada How George Galloway was barred from Canada in less than two hours -Globe & Mail Background at Canadian Dimension: Jason Kenney: Point man for a theocratic state? [...]
Charles McVety’s religious right wins victory in Ontario
Ottawa Citizen While the Christian Right in Canada has been able to slow down momentum in some areas, notably abortion rights, they have little success in really shaping public debate and setting the agenda. They react; they rarely initiate. This is what makes the sex education case so interesting. The curriculum changes were apparently made [...]
Joe Gunn, public justice, Canadian churches
Dennis Gruending 2010. Used by permission. All rights reserved Note: Joe Gunn is executive director of Citizens for Public Justice, an Ottawa-based ecumenical group advocating for social justice. He has worked for churches and church organizations, mainly Catholics, in Canada and Latin America, and he was director for the Social Affairs office of the Canadian [...]
Serge LeClerc Saskatchewan Party MLA steps aside, says he’s been smeared
This is a strange one. The CBC lead the story with the politician who is at the centre of it on Friday. MLA Serge LeClerc (Saskatoon Northwest) who was a former director of Saskachewan Teen Challenge (2000-2007) stepped done from provincial caucus Friday, after a 12 minute audio recording of an internet chat and a [...]
The Evangelical Fellowship of Canada attacked by Charles McVety
I don’t think I’ve ever seen this before. Canada Christian College president Charles McVety, launches a rather vicious verbal barrage at The Evangelical Fellowship of Canada. In his word.ca program aired on The Miracle Channel and the IChannel (program #403) McVety hurls names at Christians who don’t accept his anti-science, climate change denial; more names [...]
Another Cry on the horizon?
Faytene Kryskow Hey Everyone….if you are wondering if we are doing a CRY this summer the answer is no, but maybe . We feel to time the next CRY with the next election call. So, as soon as the election is called (whenever that is) assume a CRY is only a couple weeks around the [...]
