The controversial international judicial wrangling over the case of Omar Khadr has polarized many Canadians. CC.com offers the following thought-provoking opinion piece by Jesse Schellenberg, a graduate student at ACTS Seminaries in Langley, B.C. An equally strong editorial expressing an opposing view can be found at the Calgary Herald. One of the more unfortunate aspects […]
Integrity and reconciliation were Lausanne themes
This is part two of CC.com’s overview of the Lausanne Congress, held in Cape Town October 16-25. Part one is available here. Believers & reconciliation Varying forms of reconciliation were key themes at Lausanne III. Speaking on the topic of ‘Reconciliation with Creation,’ Sir John Houghton — co-chair of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change […]
Quick News – November 4, 2010
Parents wanted The organization Adoption in Canada has designated November as adoption month and has launched a media campaign encouraging adoption. The media campaign’s slogan is “I wanted to give my baby a mom and a dad.” Pastor still under threat of death Youcef Nadarkhani, a pastor in northern Iran, has been convicted of apostasy […]
A global boost to the Great Commission
The Lausanne Conference, held late last month in Cape Town, South Africa, was accounted a great success — despite internet problems, one government’s opposition and some controversy. It has been touted by its organizers as “perhaps the widest and most diverse gathering of Christians ever held in the history of the church.” lausanne.org/cape-town-2010 The event […]
Quick News – October 28, 2010
Smile for the camera Over 20 photographers will be at Union Gospel Mission in Vancouver on December 4 to take photos of individuals and families who could not otherwise afford a Christmas portrait. Help Portrait is a cooperative effort of a number of non-profit organizations. The day includes complimentary hair and makeup services and free […]
Quicknews – October 21, 2010
Blessed are the givers The World Giving Index, commissioned by the Charities Aid Foundation, ranked 153 countries on their generosity. Canada and Ireland had a ranking of 56, behind only Australia and New Zealand at 57 and just ahead of Switzerland and the United States at 55. That means 64 percent of Canadians gave money […]
Fingerprinting may be required for church volunteers
Things just got better — and more complicated — for churches and charitable organizations seeking to protect the vulnerable. Due to changes in Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) procedures, many volunteers at churches and other charities will need to be fingerprinted – a process which could take months – before they will be allowed to […]
Our man in Cape Town
The Lausanne Congress on World Evangelization is taking place in Cape Town, South Africa October 16 — 25. More than 4,000 participants have come from almost 200 countries. Flyn Ritchie, president of Christian Info Society (which publishes this website), is currently there; he sent the following report October 21. When I landed in Cape Town […]
Quick news – October 14, 2010
No kidding Leland Klassen of Abbotsford, British Columbia, finished second in the second annual Canada’s Next Top Comic contest run by XM Canada. XM Canada owns six satellite radio comedy channels, including Laugh Attack, Laugh USA, Blue Collar Radio, The Foxxhole and The Virus. Unlike many of the other competitors, Klassen is a Christian and […]
Religion in Quebec schools still a legal issue
The Quebec government’s Ethics & Religious Culture (ERC) course is a point of contention in two ongoing court cases – one involving a high school, and the other a family. Litigation about whether a Quebec private school can teach the ERC from a Catholic perspective recently entered a new stage. Late last month, the Quebec […]
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