January 2010 National Updates

January 6, 2010

Preparing for Olympic fever
THE OFFICIAL 2010 Olympic countdown clock, located at the corner of Georgia and Hornby Streets in Vancouver, marks just over a month until that city and Whistler will host the XXI Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games.
Religion was big news in 2009
In spite of the widespread perception that we live in a secular society, religion made the news frequently in 2009 - as evidenced by the links to stories in the mainstream Canadian media (national print news) collected by CC.com's Peter Chattaway.
OttawaWatch: The pro-prorogue case, simply put
I received a challenge, last week, from Peter Biggs, a west coast Christian and journalist colleague.
Quick news
• He doesn't want to go home for Christmas
• Put Christians in prison
• That's where they are in in China
• more

January 13, 2010

Liberals accuse government of Afghan detainee cover-up
THE Liberal Party has launched an attack ad, accusing the Conservative government of covering up torture in Afghanistan.
The State of the Local Church - Part 1: Is the local church disappearing?
In 2008 and 2009, CC.com ran series of articles on The State of the Canadian Church. Both series drew extensively on research by pollsters, academics and church leaders.
OttawaWatch: Words worth repeating
THE YEAR was 1987. I was managing a news-gathering team that, among other things, was trying to identify evangelical-leaning Christians in federal politics.
Quick news
• More than goats
• Marching back
• Economical thinking
• more

January 20, 2010

Adoption of Haitian orphans complicated by disaster
CANADIAN adoption agencies are being bombarded by well-meaning citizens wanting to adopt children orphaned by the devastating earthquake in Haiti.
Comment: Blessed by the Olympic Torch
I STRONGLY believe everything happens for a reason, and feel like my life has been very blessed.
OttawaWatch: Moves in the cabinet room
I HAD indicated that there might be some Haiti coverage in this week's OttawaWatch.
Quick news - Haiti
• Doing what they do best
• Paying the price
• Political approaches
• more

January 27, 2010

Haiti a place of despair - and faith
"IN 30 YEARS of disaster relief, it is one of the worst crises I've ever seen," said World Vision (WV) Canada president Dave Toycen.
Chaplain is up to an Olympian challenge
DAVID WELLS occupies a unique role in the upcoming Olympics. As general superintendent of the Pentecostal Assemblies of Canada and chair of the board for the Evangelical Fellowship of Canada, he is known as a national leader with many responsibilities.
The State of the Local Church - Part 2: Alternative forms of church
"MY deep conviction is that we need both 'hard copy' and 'wireless' churches," said David Wells, general superintendent of the Pentecostal Assemblies of Canada.
OttawaWatch: Haiti jigsaw puzzle
The logo for the Montreal Ministerial Preparatory Conference on Haiti post-quake reconstruction included a sketch of a jigsaw puzzle.
Quick news
• Singing for Haiti
• Debt, Dictatorship and Disaster
• Evangelicals at work
• more

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