“Challenging believers to think and thinkers to believe.” That’s the desired goal of Apologetics Canada www.apologeticscanada.com and it was on prominent display at the organization’s second annual conference, called Think and Live, held March 9-10 in Surrey, British Columbia. As Christians, we’re commanded by the Lord Jesus to love God with all our mind. In […]
Islamist group targets Christians, churches in Nigeria
At least 10 people were reported killed on Sunday, March 12 after suicide bombers detonated a car bomb at the gates of St. Finbar’s Roman Catholic Church in Jos, Nigeria. The attack is thought to be the work of the Islamist militant group Boko Haram and is just the latest in a series of attacks […]
A Christian social conscience
Two events were held February 17-18 in Toronto to honour the work of Christian social activist Gerald Vandezande. The first event was a memorial on Friday evening at First Christian Reformed Church. The second was a series of workshops the next morning at Wycliffe College discussing the issues Vandezande cared about. Born in the Netherland […]
“I complain in the strongest possible terms”
Mark Thompson, director-general of the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), has admitted in an interview that broadcasters treat Christianity with far less sensitivity than other religions. He said that Christianity is “an established part of our cultural-built landscape” and is “pretty broad shouldered,” while other faiths have a “very close identity with ethnic minorities” and criticism […]
Selective acceptance
Fifteen hundred students from 10 British Columbia schools (and one from New York) were featured in a YouTube video dancing in pink shirts to the Lady Gaga song “Born This Way.” The video was intended to promote the anti-bullying Pink Shirt Day February 29. The video went ahead despite objections by a group called Burnaby […]
Supreme Court decision may infringe on parental rights and religious freedom
On February 17, the Supreme Court of Canada unanimously dismissed the appeal of two Quebec parents who requested that their children be exempted from the mandatory Ethics and Religious Culture Program, offered in Quebec schools since 2008. The parents, identified only by their initials, S.L. and D.J., said that the program interfered with their ability […]
Remembering Peter Dueck
I am grateful for this opportunity to pay tribute to Peter G. Dueck, who passed away February 10 in Vancouver. Peter was a business person par excellence, family person and deeply committed Christian. As one who played a role in the founding of BC Christian News, which served a large segment of the Christian community […]
Carving out healing
“When I carve on this pole, I let go of my anger and my hurt,” Isadore Charters says. “The new me comes out because I know that people are trying to help and not just trying to forget.” Charters is talking about a unique project that grew out of a local church Sunday school class […]
Bruce Hindmarsh Appointed Incoming President of the American Society of Church History
Vancouver, BC — (January 17, 2012) Regent College is pleased to announce that Bruce Hindmarsh, the James M. Houston Professor of Spiritual Theology at Regent College, has been appointed as the incoming President of the American Society of Church History. The appointment began on January 1, 2012, and finishes on December 31, 2014, and includes […]
Honour killing trial update
During Crown Attorney Gerard Laarhuis’s cross-examination of alleged quadruple murderer Tooba Yahya, the prosecutor claimed that her husband Mohammad Shafia, and their son Hamed were responsible for carrying out the “honour killings” of sisters Zanaib, 19, Sahar, 17, Geeti, 13, along with their stepmother Rona Amir Mohammad. Tooba was questioned about her daughters clashes with their […]
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