A TWU Christmas More than 10,000 people made their way to the second annual Great West Life Spirit of Christmas Celebration at B.C.’s Trinity Western University this past weekend. One key attraction was a uniquely Canadian ‘Living Nativity.’ Visitors were also treated to a variety of other entertainment, from kids’ singalongs and African drumming to hip hop […]
Our Whole Society: Reconciling secularism, religion & the common good
Organizers of a Vancouver conference set for March 22 – 24 are hoping it will do something significant about reconciling secularism, religion and the common good. The gathering, dubbed Our Whole Society will take place at the downtown Vancouver campus of UBC, at Robson Square. I spoke with three people involved in the conference, asking […]
Promoting a vision of ‘Our Whole Society’
“Believe whatever you want, but don’t impose those beliefs on me!” It’s a commonly held position, and summarizes the way that many people in our society think about the intersection of religious faith and public life. A possible solution to the problem of dueling religious beliefs is what we like to call secularism. Originally, this […]
Global Terrorist Osama Bin Laden Killed
Osama Bin Laden was killed by US Special forces in Pakistan. After many years of trying to eliminate the leader of al-Qaeda, the US have finally removed the notorious Saudi terrorist. One wonders how this will change the world we live in.
Japan earthquake aftermath and what you can do
By now news of the devastation from Japan’s 8.9 earthquake has become a media hot topic. The death toll is in the thousands with over 8000 missing reported (many of whom are presumed to be dead). What started as one of the most powerful earthquakes the country has ever seen is shaping up to be […]
OttawaWatch: More about Senator Meredith
OttawaWatch is passing into history. On Monday, February 28, I will assume the post of communications advisor to Senator Don Meredith. More about him in a moment or two. A few weeks ago, things began to change in my world when the board of directors of Christian Info Society, the publishers of BC Christian News […]
Militant atheists tackle Extraordinary Claims
Jesus Christ has been many things to multitudes of people for many centuries. But he has never officially been given equal status with leprechauns, mermaids, vampires, the Tooth Fairy, the Easter Bunny, witches, wizards, the Boogieman, elves, dragons, gnomes, Thor, Vishnu, fairies, Ogopogo and Zeus. Until now. Christ and the preceding entities — along with […]
OttawaWatch: Harper’s first five years
As one of Stephen Harper’s biographers, I am taking some prosaic license with today’s OttawaWatch headline. In so doing, I will invoke four other names to put things into context: Lester Pearson, Bob Rae, David Johnston and Ernie Regehr. Much has been written about the fifth anniversary of Stephen Harper’s becoming prime minister. Depending on […]
Christian press, Ablonczy and Tucson
Today’s OttawaWatch will feature three disparate subjects, tied together with the recurring theme of — hopefully biblical — conflict management. Edna and I are heading west for a few days, later in the month. The occasion is the 2011 Mel Smith Lecture at Trinity Western University on January 27. Your humble scribe has been asked […]
Senator Meredith is on his way
For months, the rumour mill around The Hill had spawned the story that the senator replacing Peter Stollery, the Toronto haberdasher who had held one of the Ontario slots for a couple of decades, would be someone whose political activism would be, at least in part, faith-based. In retrospect, given the rumours, the choice of […]
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