July 3, 2008

Canadian evangelist's ministry draws kudos and criticism PEOPLE SAY there's a modern-day Pool of Bethesda -- in Lakeland, Florida, of all places.

Worldwide Anglican split will impact Canada DIVISIONS in the Anglican Church deepened last week as Anglicans from the "global South" accused Anglicans in the West of accepting "another gospel", and took steps to set up a "Fellowship of Confessing Anglicans"...

OttawaWatch: Hate speech vs. defamation A NINE-year-old defamation case, decided with some finality last week by the Supreme Court of Canada, appears to have taken second spot in media consciousness to another, more contemporary, hate speech dust-up.

News briefs • Canada Day for Christ • Passion in the Badlands • Prayer for Eritreans • more

News links • Canada Day and the Native apology • Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed • Henry Morgentaler and the Order of Canada • more

July 10, 2008

Maclean's and Catholic Insight charges dismissed OTTAWA -- Human rights complaints against two Canadian magazines have been dismissed.

Christians wrestle with Morgentaler honour CANADIAN Christians have been struggling with how to respond to the July 1 announcement that abortion rights activist Henry Morgentaler is being awarded the Order of Canada.

OttawaWatch: Harper and the Muslim Mormons ONE OF the sidelights of the prime minister's visit to a big new mosque in Calgary was the comment from prominent imam Syed Soharwardy, that the mosque was the spiritual home of what he described as a Muslim "Mormon" movement.

News briefs • Packer calls for Williams' resignation • EFC responds to Harper apology • Camp Fire for The Cry • more

News links • Toronto Catholic school board • Stories about Islam and the West • Stoic in adversity • more

July 17, 2008

Canadian missionaries will return to Kenya, following attack WILL THEY stay in Kenya, or will they come home to the Okanagan? That was a burning question for John and Eloise Bergen, after they were attacked by machete-wielding men...

Review: Dark Knight raises profound questions FOR years, the people who write the Batman comics and movies have been drawn to the theme of insanity.

OttawaWatch: Other names on the list HAS THE Order of Canada been debased by veteran abortionist Henry Morgentaler being named to the high honour?

News briefs • Catholic youth Down Under • Trendy new journal • He won't stay long in Canada • more

News links • Anglican schisms • Residential schools • Refugees and refugee issues • more

July 24, 2008

Native games an opportunity for friendship WHILE the fast-approaching Beijing Olympics will doubtless be the highest profile sports event in August, a Canadian event happening around the same time will draw special attention from some quarters.

Crusading priest decries Peruvian mining practices JUST BACK from a five-month visit of Latin America, Father Camille Piche said Canada is not living up to its reputation as a just society.

OttawaWatch: Maclean's little surprise OTTAWAWATCH readers who recall the July 10 piece about 'Muslim Mormons' might find the July 16 issue of Maclean's magazine interesting.

News briefs • Homeless man had friends • Sleeping with the homeless • Homeless in Iraq • more

News links • World Youth Day in Sydney, Australia • Henry Morgentaler and the Order of Canada • The missionary couple attacked in Kenya • more

July 31, 2008

China suppresses religion in preparation for the Olympic Games THE SUMMER Olympic Games being held in Beijing, China next month are raising questions of freedom of religion in that country.

Native sports and culture in the spotlight FOR Rick Brant, the timing of the 2008 North American Indigenous Games (NAIG), coming so soon after the national apology to aboriginal people, was more than coincidental.

OttawaWatch: A landmark day IT WAS a landmark day, this past Sunday, for two churches in Ottawa.

News briefs • An ill wind that blows good • Multicultural learning opportunity • Christians give back • more

News links • "Jesus sucks!" publicity stunt • Vancouver Humane Society's Jesus ad • Federal grant for Covenant House • more