The Supreme Court of Canada reserved judgment, this week, on an appeal by septuagenarian Vancouver broadcaster Rafe Mair against a BC appeal court finding that he had defamed a socially-conservative political activist. The case has been proceeding upwards in the courts since 1999, when Mair told his then CKNW audience: “I really hate to give Kari Simpson any more […]
Youth workers converge for major gathering
Nearly one thousand youth workers from across Canada gathered for the first ever Canadian Youth Workers Conference (CYWC) last weekend. The event, hosted at the Wall Centre hotel, was set against the backdrop of two Vancouver landmarks: First Baptist and St. Andrew’s Wesley United Church, and it was kicked off with an enthusiastic rendition of ‘O Canada,’ […]
Conservative Anglicans to establish new Canadian denomination
The Anglican Network in Canada (ANiC) has followed through on its plans to set up an alternative Anglican structure for conservatives “who find themselves unable to stay in the Anglican Church of Canada but want to stay connected to the Anglican communion.” At its conference last week in Burlington, Ontario, the ANiC made a formal […]
News Briefs: November 29, 2007
Support for Saudi rape victim Toronto-based One Free World International has joined Human Rights Watch (HRW) in condemning a Saudi Arabian court ruling. The organizations are coming to the defense of a young Muslim woman who has been sentenced to 200 lashes and 6 months in prison after being gang-raped last year by seven men. […]
Cardinal Ouellet’s apology greeted with praise and suspicion
Ottawa — Cardinal Marc Ouellet‘s apology to Quebeckers for the past sins of some Catholics in that province has provoked an unprecedented response — both positive and negative — across the country. Some have described it as risky but prophetic act of leadership. Others have called it a calculating political move in his battle against the […]
Comment: His Dark Materials: How the Grinch stole God
Last year, many Christians went out of their way to caution their fellow believers against over-reacting to the movie version of The Da Vinci Code. Yes, the film put forth a deeply problematic view of Jesus and church history, but instead of protesting against it, Christians were encouraged to see it, discuss it with their friends and, in general, “engage” […]
News round-up: November 29, 2007
Note: Registration or subscription to the host news sites may be required to read some of the stories linked here. These links were all correct at the time of publication, however, we do not check them after publication to ensure that they are still valid. Stories about the minister and her license plate: LUV UR […]
Anglican Church in “full-blown schism”
The Anglican Church of Canada is in “full-blown schism,” said Michael Ingham, controversial Bishop of New Westminster, to the Anglican Journal this week. Ingham was responding to the November 15 resignation of Donald Harvey, retired Bishop of Eastern Newfoundland and Labrador, from the Anglican Church of Canada (ACC). Harvey has been accepted as a bishop with the Southern Cone province of […]
News briefs: November 22, 2007
Naskapi New Testament after 25 years After 25 years of labour, Wycliffe Bible Translators has produced a New Testament in the Naskapi language, spoken in the Kawawachikamach community of Quebec. The project was headed by Silas Nabinicaboo, a lay reader in the aboriginal church, and Bill Jancewicz of Wycliffe. Every household in the community — […]
News round-up: November 22, 2007
Note: Registration or subscription to the host news sites may be required to read some of the stories linked here. Stories about religion in Quebec: Quebec City archbishop asks forgiveness for church’s past sins The archbishop of Quebec City has issued a wide-ranging mea culpa that seeks forgiveness for the Catholic Church’s handling of sex […]
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