October 2007 National Updates

October 4, 2007

Stelmach talks about his faith
ALBERTA Premier Ed Stelmach has been described as hard working, honest and an all-round nice guy. He is that . . . and more.
Comment: Tory risked election by defending tax support for faith-based schools in Ontario
THE ISSUE of tax support for 'religious schools' has become a hot-button issue in Ontario's provincial elections.
Christians get first glimpse of Olympics ministry opportunities
ORGANIZERS hoping to mobilize the broadest possible Christian involvement before, during and after the 2010 Winter Olympics seem convinced things are off to a very good start.
OttawaWatch: Eliminating the scare - three cases
OCCASIONALLY, a day dawns in which, before the setting of the sun, a triumvirate of Christian events and/or experiences provides some interesting comparisons and contrasts in the nation's capital.
News briefs
• Generous bookselling
• Episcopal Church equivocal on same-sex unions
• Leaving a Message in motel rooms
• more

News links
• The God Fraud Squad
• Hookahs, Islam, and the West
• Buddhist monks protesting in Myanmar
• more

October 20, 2007

Believers more likely to value virtues
CANADIANS who believe in God are more likely to value forgiveness, generosity, kindness and honesty than those who do not believe in God. That is the latest finding by University of Lethbridge sociologist Reginald Bibby...
Open houses help Lutherans connect with their neighbours
A RECENT cross-country'open house' project achieved "exactly what we wanted," said Ian Adnams - namely, helping Lutheran congregations "connect with their communities."
World Vision aims to end child poverty - in Canada
CANADIANS support more than 400,000 needy children around the world through World Vision, but the internationally renowned relief and development agency is now asking what it should be doing...
OttawaWatch: The Manley-Epp combo
WHILE it obviously lacks the drama -- feigned or otherwise -- of the Throne Speech and the subsequent prospect of an election, the prime minister's appointment of an Afghanistan panel hints at much of what goes on in the current quest for strategically collaborative governance.
News links
• Same-sex blessings and the Anglican Church
• Stephen Harper, Jews, and the Tories' "ethnic outreach"
• Ann Coulter' remarks on Jews and Christians
• more

October 26, 2007

Canada's Christian writers, booksellers face tough times
TORONTO-AREA book publisher Larry Willard sees a possible way out for struggling Christian bookstores that have been hurt by lost sales of popular American titles...
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.
Christian colleges unite and respond to study
TWO THIRDS of Canadians don't know what the term 'Christian higher education' means and could not name a single institution that would fit that description...
OttawaWatch: Wayne Northey's crucible
WHILE serving a stint as scholar-in-residence at Ottawa's St. Paul University, Wayne Northey has completed a several-year novel-writing project. Entitled Chrysalis Crucible, it has now been published by Freshwind Press of Abbotsford, BC.
News links
• Christian bystander killed in a Surrey gang war
• Ontario election and non-Catholic faith-based schools
• Religious Right in the United States
• more
News briefs
• MAF integrates
• EFC and cultural change
• Word Guild deadline
• more

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