Don Bastian is an accomplished book editor, a serious Christian believer, a Free Methodist lay leader and son of a bishop of the same denomination. He also has been, and remains, a fine advisor to many Christian authors. On September 11, 2001, an opinion piece co-authored by Bastian appeared in the National Post, providing some astute insights into […]
Bloomberg bans prayer at 9/11 service
New York mayor Michael Bloomberg has banned clergy and prayer at tenth anniversary commemoration ceremony of 9/11. According to the Associated Press, Evelyn Erskine, a spokeswoman for Bloomberg stated, “Rather than have disagreements over which religious leaders participate, we would like to keep the focus of our commemoration ceremony on the family members of those […]
Canada’s connection to 420 million
There was a Canadian in the mix, last week, as a string of Christian and political luminaries eventually persuaded Terry Jones, a Florida pastor, not to burn 200 copies of the Qur’an, on September 11. Geoff Tunnicliffe, the CEO and secretary-general of the 420 million strong World Evangelical Fellowship (WEA), talked to Jones by phone […]