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Table of Contents
Articles
Giving voice to Darfur’s young
THE IMAGES bear all the hallmarks of typical children’s art: bold use of colours; disregard for perspective; crude but charming likenesses of buildings, animals and people.
Marking 40 years as ‘rallying point’ for Quebec Christians
A MINISTRY designed for a one-time event is still impacting Quebec a generation later.
Canada’s Christian writers, booksellers face tough times
PUBLISHER Larry Willard sees a possible way out for struggling Christian bookstores, which have been hurt by lost sales of popular American titles – such as the Left Behind series, The Prayer of Jabez and The Purpose-Driven Life – to retail giants like Costco, Wal-Mart and Indigo.
Blessings owner urges greater unity in Christian book industry
There are some 700 Christian booksellers in Canada. They face difficult times, for a variety of reasons.
Out of Angola and back to Missions Fest
THINGS have come full circle for Dr. Karen Henriksen, one of the plenary speakers at Vancouver’s upcoming Missions Fest.
Schaeffer far from today’s ‘Right,’ says son
FRANK SCHAEFFER, the sometimes controversial author of Addicted to Mediocrity and Baby Jack, has just released a book which will challenge many people’s views of his famous father, Francis.  
Mennonite letters survived Stalin’s reign of terror
Vancouver author Ruth Derksen Siemens will soon unveil two accounts of the plight of Mennonites persecuted during Soviet dictator Josef Stalin’s reign of terror.
Quebec struggles with ‘accommodation’
 A WIDESPREAD debate on the ‘reasonable accommodation’ of minorities has convulsed Quebec society – and could set precedents that impact all of Canada.
Union official complains of religious bias
THE PRESIDENT of an Ottawa Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC) local has filed a human rights complaint against his union on religious freedom grounds.
To veil or not to veil voters
A FEDERAL bill requiring all voters – including Muslim women – to uncover their faces before they vote is a lot of hype over nothing, and may reflect an increasingly bigoted approach to visible signs of religious faith, according to one prominent Muslim.
Anglicans in ‘full-blown schism’
THE DIVISION in the Anglican Church of Canada (ACC) became a formal reality at the end of November, when theological conservatives set up an alternative church structure.
Beware of tax shelters bearing gifts
SEVERAL MONTHS ago, federal minister of national revenue Carol Skelton warned Canadians to avoid certain tax shelter arrangements.
CIS 25th anniversary
As Christian Info Society (CIS) marks a quarter century, BCCN founding editor Lloyd Mackey provides some perspective on the ministry’s past and future.
The long and winding road of Christian media ministry
IN summer 1982, a dozen people met in a Vancouver church to brainstorm a new way to share Christian information.
Snapshot of the Church in Delta
The Ladner/Tsawwassen Ministerial gathers leaders of about 10 churches on the fourth Tuesday each month.
Testimony
Obese and bullied: a story of survival and faith
I AM 25 years old now. When I was 15, my life changed forever.
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