Ottawa hosted its Gay Pride Parade on the weekend. The mayor and other local politicians attended along with official representatives from the Ottawa-Carleton District School Board. On Wednesday, the Toronto Catholic District School Board will vote on implementation of an Equity in Education policy, mandatory for all schools according to Ontario’s Premier and its Minister… Read More
It’s a troubling trend, inspired by Evangelical Christians. A judge of the British Columbia Supreme Court has agreed to fast track the lawsuit of Gloria Taylor, who suffers from ALS and is seeking to have a doctor assist her in ending her life. What’s troubling is that the House of Commons has defeated proposed legislation… Read More
As originally published by the National Post Holy Post on July 25, 2011 By Don Hutchinson The July 13 release of the independent Commission of Investigation’s Report into the Catholic Diocese of Cloyne in Ireland has brought about calls for a change in Ireland’s laws that would require the Roman Catholic confessional to sacrifice its… Read More
There are few involved in promoting biblical principles on matters of law and public policy who have not at least encountered Gerald Vandezande. Gerald was a giant among men – and women – who understood, intuitively, educationally and theologically, the importance of loving both God and one’s neighbour (Mark 12:30-31) and how that applied to… Read More
At last month’s New Democratic Party policy convention in Vancouver, delegates unanimously passed a resolution which calls on the government of Canada to revoke the charitable status of “ex-gay organizations,” identifying only one organization by name. As reported in stories by LifeSiteNews and Xtra! Canada’s Gay & Lesbian News, this follows on the heels of… Read More
The National Post reports that a Chinese migrant seeking refugee status in Canada, because he faced persecution in China for his Christian beliefs, was denied his claim because he could not describe what Jesus was “like as a person.” Wu Xin Wang was able to note that “Jesus is the Son of God” – correct… Read More
This week the Vancouver School Board decided all its elementary schools should participate in the BC Teachers Federation “Week Against Homophobia.” Parents were not advised. Word leaked out and enquiring parents were told the lesson outlines were not available to them, but one teacher at one school broke the hidden agenda rule and released the… Read More
As originally published in Faith Today, May/June 2011 Being pro-life does not require being or becoming Christian – or embracing some other life-affirming religion. It simply requires understanding that if a life is human after birth, it must be human before as well. It also means respecting that all human life is valuable – from… Read More
Guest blogger: Bruce J. Clemenger is President, The Evangelical Fellowship of Canada With federal election 2011, we have witnessed an historic election with many firsts. First, a majority for the Conservative Party of Canada, a relatively new party birthed out of a desire to unite the right, and which first led the longest minority Parliament… Read More
“Can a Christian vote for a candidate who is not pro-life?” This question has been put to me repeatedly in regard to the current federal election. In one media interview – where my position was not reported in the final article that was published – the reporter asked the question several times, rephrasing it as… Read More