Faye & Scott on Day 1Yesterday was the first day of hearings at the Saskatchewan Court of Appeal on the Marriage Commissioner Reference. As explained a few days ago, in July 2009, the Justice Minister of Saskatchewan asked the Court of Appeal for an opinion on potential legislation which would permit marriage commissioners to decline… Read More
Since notifying our readership that we are intervening in the Marriage Commissioner Reference at the Saskatchewan Court of Appeal, we have received a number of questions about the case and the state of the law in Canada. We hope the FAQs that we have provided below are helpful. Below we posted two of them. To view… Read More
The difference between them and us …. where they live. Two vivacious 20-somethings … well, Mariah just turned 30, and Mary is three years her junior. But both full of dreams for their futures, hopes for their own families down the road, and living out their days as friends, together and happy. Both girls are… Read More
Last fall, the Liberals began planning what was to be a “thinkers” conference, which ultimately morphed into last weekend’s Canada at 150 event. With the Leader’s then recently announced “return to the Liberal big tent,” that early planning included having MP John McKay (Scarborough – Guildwood) charged with reopening the door to Evangelicals and others… Read More
I was moved to tears today as I read the story of a little girl named Neha and her family from Pakistan, victims of persecution for their faith. In 2004, at the age of two-and a half, Neha suffered a brutal rape. An unimaginable crime committed because her Christian father, who was pressured numerous times… Read More
Here’s hoping that Wednesday’s “Speech from the Throne” won’t feature the return of a Harper government bill that has been twice opposed by the EFC and by the broader Christian community. The Expanded Voting Opportunities Act has twice appeared in the House of Commons as a government bill and twice died with prorogation. Let’s hope… Read More
New Democratic Party MP Pat Martin invited others to join him in an attack on a good public policy project in Winnipeg that would seem otherwise to be non-objectionable but that the plan is promoted by an organization that has “Christ” as a part of its name. Let’s be clear, if this was “Youth for… Read More
Last week I wrote about the Canadian Association of University Teacher’s (CAUT) witch-hunt directed toward faith-based institutions. In short, they believe that a university whose staff members sign a statement of faith is incapable of fostering an environment of academic freedom. Case in point: CAUT conducted a ‘random’ investigation of Trinity Western University and placed… Read More
Last week, I was given a copy of Pastor Richard Wurmbrand’s Tortured for Christ. It blessed me, shocked me and convicted me. I have so very much to learn from my persecuted brothers and sisters. Called by many the ‘Voice of the Underground Church’, Richard and his wife, Sabina, spent their lives boldly preaching the… Read More
Clearly the Canadian Association of University Teachers (CAUT) has determined that it is tasked with tarnishing the reputations of faith-based educational institutions, the Christian schools in particular. It seems to have started last year, when CAUT started an unsolicited investigation of Trinity Western University (TWU). The investigation didn’t follow CAUT’s own internal process (i.e., informal… Read More