EFC President Bruce Clemenger reflects on the difference between calling for justice and remaining non-partisan. The debate over whether evangelical leaders should endorse Donald Trump became more intense with the release of a 2005 video containing comments by the U.S. presidential nominee about making sexual advances toward married women and kissing and groping women without… Read More
Looking at the calendar, I wondered if the two events I was to attend in Vancouver a while ago – the conference, “Our Whole Society: Bridging the Religious/Secular Divide” and a meeting with the advisory group to the Canadian Network of Ministries to Muslims (CNMM) – were on a collision course. Could it be that… Read More
By EFC President Bruce J. Clemenger Originally published 30 September 2014 at theEFC.ca/PrayerandState. Available also as a printer-friendly PDF. Should prayer before city council meetings be unconstitutional? That is the issue coming before the Supreme Court of Canada in October. The question is not whether a prayer must be offered but whether a public, group… Read More
Guest column by Geoffrey Cameron, Don Hutchinson and Victor C. Goldbloom. As originally published at thestar.com (Toronto Star Newspapers Ltd) on May 24, 2013. The influence of religion on public thought and Canadian society reaches back to the origins of our country. And, today, there is still a place for religious and spiritual perspectives in… Read More
What does the Supreme Court decision in the Whatcott case mean for religious communication? This article was originally published in Faith Today, May/June 2013 By Don Hutchinson Several years ago, there was an urban legend circulating that a pastor was convicted and imprisoned by a human rights commission for his comments on “sin” in a… Read More
By Faye Sonier Article originally published as a guest column in the Guelph Mercury. Every few years, city bus banner ads in Guelph trigger debate about free speech rights. A few years ago, it was an atheist ad that read: “There’s probably no God. Now stop worrying and enjoy your life.” This year, it’s a… Read More
By Don Hutchinson Wednesday, February 27, 2013 was a “red letter” day for Canadian Christians. Red letter has two variant meanings, both of which might be considered applicable. The “red letter” concept originates with the decorative medieval manuscripts of the Bible that often started the initial words of select Bible passages with ornate letters. The… Read More
By Faye Sonier There are moments when I wish my primary passion was for the establishment of animal sanctuaries. Or fundraising efforts for the purchase of new collections at the public library. Or campaigns in support of cancer research. That would be easy for me. As a book-loving, cancer-surviving Canadian, whose favourite companion is Hugo,… Read More
By Don Hutchinson By now, you’ve likely seen the video of the street preacher being asked by police to move along after setting up on a street corner in Toronto during that city’s Annual Pride Parade (formerly the Gay Pride Parade), which was held on July 1 of this year. If not, there’s a link… Read More
Nancy Pynch-WorthylakeSuperintendantSouth Shore Regional School Board Dear Ms. Pynch-Worthylake, According to a recent article in The Chronicle Herald (“School board going to higher power”, May 3, 12), you are currently seeking the opinion of a human rights expert regarding student William Swinimer’s T-shirt. Mr. Swinimer’s T-shirt reads: “Life is wasted without Jesus.” As Canadian lawyers… Read More