The BC Conservatives did really well in the recent election. But virtually all of their 44 MLAs are new to the party, and many are completely novice politicians. Thus there will be some trials and tribulations as they get their…
Did she jump, or was she pushed? Comfort Sakoma-Fadugba left her position as Vice Chair of the Vancouver Police Board November 22, following an an outraged response to a statement she posted on Instagram. CKNW radio host (and former BC…
Canada’s Parliament legalized euthanasia and assisted suicide in 2016. Since that time, the federal government has continued to expand euthanasia to more Canadians. Euthanasia was expanded to people with disability or chronic illness in 2021, and there is a scheduled…
Cardus released a report November 12 which all pastors and church leaders should keep tucked away somewhere. In the face of increasing demands that churches should be taxed, ‘Why Religious Tax Exemptions Benefit All Canadians’ provides a convincing argument that…
This joint statement was released November 11, the first day of COP 29 (the United Nations Climate Change Conference) which is being held in Baku, Azerbaijan until November 22. ***************** The World Evangelical Alliance [WEA], in collaboration with the World…
Recent news headlines show that we are living at a time of heightened backlash against immigration. Anti-immigration anxieties have animated political forces around the world and immigrants are regularly scapegoated for all kinds of social problems, especially on social media.…
Godfrey Yogarajah, Ambassador for Religious Freedom with World Evangelical Alliance (WEA) sent this letter out to encourage Christians around the world to participate in IDOP 2024. Dear brothers and sisters in Christ, As we gather for the International Day of…
The Fourth Lausanne Congress at Incheon, South Korea (September 22 – 28) was a massive affair, with 5,400 participants from 200 nations. There were so many opportunities to meet and chat – at meals, in the halls, at breakout groups…
“Now is the time, this is the place and we are the people.” This stirring call to social action by Herbert O’Driscoll, in a sermon he gave around 1980 when he was Dean of Vancouver’s Christ Church Cathedral, has shaped…
Two national initiatives this fall are well worth the attention of BC Christians. The Evangelical Fellowship will begin to keep a record of anti-Christian incidents, and Christian leaders are signing a declaration against antisemitism. Anti-Christian Incident Report The Evangelical Fellowship…