Church attendance in Canada is declining rapidly. Atheism is rising. Christian moral values are being replaced by secular ones. Canada is no longer a Christian nation, and Canadian Christians will soon be a persecuted minority. These are among some of the understandings — and, in some cases, misunderstandings — prevalent among Canadians.
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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 […]
Quebec struggles with accommodation of minorities
A widespread debate on the “reasonable accommodation” of minorities has convulsed Quebec society and could set precedents that impact all of Canada. Some observers have even suggested the debate could lead to “serious persecution of minorities,” particularly religious minorities. The debate began with a series of somewhat minor incidents over the past two years. A […]
OttawaWatch: Foodgrains vs. the cabinet shuffle
What does the Canadian Foodgrains Bank (CFB) have to do with this week’s cabinet shuffle? Not too much, on the surface at least, as it turns out. But let’s deal with the comparison, first, before getting into some interesting nitty gritty about the CFB. * * * In church, this past Sunday, I learned a […]
Elizabeth May: an exclusive interview
Elizabeth May, leader of the Green Party of Canada, has been much in the news lately — both for making controversial statements, and for her relationship with the Liberal Party. She addressed these and various other issues — including matters of faith — in an interview conducted May 2 by CC.com associate editor Jim Coggins. […]
Breaking up the old gang
Some of our older readers will remember a song entitled ‘Those Wedding Bells Are Breaking Up That Old Gang of Mine.’ The cheerful dirge points out, in a rather plaintive way, how group relationships can change when a marriage takes place and the parties to the merger become committed to each other more than to […]
News Briefs – 20041208
Mennonites mark 50 years in Newfoundland and Labrador Delegates to the Mennonite Central Committee Canada annual meeting November 26 – 27 celebrated 50 years of service in Newfoundland and Labrador, during which time 417 workers have been placed in 79 communities in that area. The delegate body asked questions during the Members Forum, participated in […]
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
Another year, another Harry Potter product. The Harry Potter franchise has produced one new novel or film every year since J.K. Rowling published her first book in 1997, and Alfonso Cuaron’s adaptation of Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban may be the most entertaining installment to date — at least as far as the […]
General Lew Wallace, Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
Focus on the Family / Tyndale, 1880/1997. Gladiator is a razzle-dazzle action-packed film, but for true spectacle, the classics can’t be beat. In the old days, you didn’t create stadiums on computers; you spent months building them, then staging elaborate chariot races before real-life crowds. Sometimes a race was all a movie needed; the first […]