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 Don Hutchinson This week in Ottawa has been a roller coaster for social conservatives (socons) and theological conservatives (theocons). While people who fit in those camps often find alignment with capital “C” political Conservatives, the upper case and lower case “c” distinctions are significant as many also align with Liberals and New Democrats. For… Read More
Guest blogger: Geoffrey Trotter, lawyer for the EFC in Carter v. Canada Following is the text of the presentation made by Geoffrey Trotter on behalf of The EFC before the BC Court of Appeal on Tuesday, March 19, 2013 in the case of Carter v. Canada (Attorney General) – [with clarification comment in square parentheses]… Read More
I’m a Canadian Evangelical Christian who has gay family members and friends. Normally, that’s no big deal or any kind of badge of honour. However, the Leader of Her Majesty’s Loyal Opposition, NDP leader Thomas Mulcair, has publicly declared on more than one occasion in recent days that my beliefs are “un-Canadian.” On that point… Read More
By Faye Sonier In Saturday’s Bushwhackers embarrass PM piece, Sun Media’s National Editorial Writer Mark Bonokoski proves that you don’t need facts to write an opinion article. He labels three Members of Parliament, Maurice Vellacott, Leon Benoit and Wladyslaw Lizon “obviously stupid bushwhackers” for having asked the RCMP to investigate late-term abortions as homicides. Had… Read More
By Faye Sonier Parliament clearly expressed its will in 2010 when Members of Parliament voted resoundingly against a bill which sought to decriminalize euthanasia and assisted suicide. The Supreme Court of Canada plainly ruled against the practices in the 1993 Rodriguez case, in which it found Parliament’s jurisdiction and legislation in this area to be… Read More
By Don Hutchinson As originally published in the National Post, January 23, 2013. Trinity Western University’s plan to add a law school to its Langley B.C. campus has sparked a firestorm of misunderstanding about religious freedom in Canada. The deans of Canada’s existing law schools have contributed to the confusion by objecting to the new… Read More
By Don Hutchinson “People who are ruled by their desires think only of themselves.” Thinking about some of the headline news stories of the past few days, I found myself reflecting on this translation of these words penned by Paul of Tarsus in a letter he wrote to friends in Rome nearly two thousand years… Read More
By Don Hutchinson This past Monday, December 10, I was in the Supreme Court of Canada standing with the family of a man fighting for his right to life – and in that battle the lives of many other Canadians. It was an honour to hear words of appreciation from Hassan Rasouli’s daughter, noting that… 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