This year marks the 350th anniversary of the final version of Thomas Cranmer’s Book of Common Prayer. Thomas Cranmer, the archbishop of Canterbury under Henry VIII, published the first Book of Common Prayer in 1549, over 100 years before the Psalter was added in 1662 to complete the version we now have. The fact that […]
Winnipeg Police Chief Says Prayer Can Help Reduce Crime
Can prayer reduce crime? According to new Winnipeg police chief Devon Clunis, the answer is yes. In speaking with ChristianWeek earlier this month about Winnipeg’s notorious crime rates, Clunis remarked: “I’m a little tired of us… being ‘[the] murder capital of Canada… People consistently say, ‘How are you going to solve that?’ It’s not simply […]
Dinesh D’Souza Resigns and Misses the Point
Dinesh D’Souza is not one to shy away from public debate or controversy. The New York Times recently called D’Souza a “lightning rod” for his public profile as a conservative Evangelical and now as a filmmaker (D’Souza’s recent film 2016: Obama’s America has become the second highest grossing political documentary of all time, only behind […]
Straight Christian Male Pretends To Be Gay For A Year
How far are you willing to go to walk a mile in another person’s shoes? For Timothy Kurek, a Portland based author and Liberty University graduate, that meant pretending to be gay for a year. Kurek grew up a conservative Christian and learned to fear the gay community from an early age. However, an encounter […]
Why Christians Should Care About Politics
“You may not be interested in the State, but the State is always interested in you.” So spake Ross Douthat, one of the key speakers at Regent College‘s recent Faith and Politics in a Fractured World conference, making the point that a Christian response of retreat and isolation is impossible. Of course, he is right. […]
“Welcome to Canada”: Documentary on Canadian Immigrants and the Church
Thousands of immigrants and refugees migrate to Canada each year. The reasons people come to Canada are as diverse as the countries from which they came, but all come with the hope of starting a new life in Canada. On Saturday, October 6th at 7pm, Crossroads Television System (CTS) presents “Welcome to Canada” a unique […]
NFL All-Pro Matt Birk defends the traditional definition of marriage
Matt Birk defends the traditional definition of marriage. (Nick Wass/AP) Same-sex marriage, as much as any other subject in today’s society, is a difficult thing to talk about. Public figures, let alone professional athletes, rarely approach the subject because it is a “no-win” situation where someone will be offended no matter what you say. This […]
Motion 312 has support
When MP Steven Woodworth’s private member’s Motion 312 is debated in the Canadian House of Commons on Friday, September 21, Woodward will have a lot of backing. Woodworth’s motion states “That a special committee of the House be appointed and directed to review the declaration in Subsection 223(1) of the Criminal Code which states that […]
OttawaWatch: Totally invested
Each party has reached the point where it is “totally invested in the failure of others.” The words inside the quotation marks came from J. C. Watts, when he was interviewed this past Sunday (April 29) by Craig Oliver on CTV’s Question Period. He was referring to the two major American political parties, the Republicans […]
Parents feel bullied by anti-bullying law
A rally is scheduled for April 28 in Kitchener, Ontario, against an Ontario government bill that protest organizers say will “subvert parental rights and freedom of religion.” An earlier rally, on March 29 in Toronto, drew a crowd of 2,000. Bill 13, the Accepting Schools Act, was introduced in late 2011 and is currently being […]