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Gender, politics and censorship at the BC Human Rights Tribunal

by John Sikkema • July 4, 2019 • 0 Comments

There’s a recent BC Human Rights Tribunal decision you should know about. It’s about gender, religion, politics and censorship. It’s noteworthy for how the Tribunal’s religious worldview is displayed and enforced. The decision is Whatcott v. Oger. You may have heard of…

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City, Community

Around Town: Love My City, St. Paul’s book, Crystal Mall, The Missing Project

by Flyn Ritchie • July 4, 2019 • 0 Comments

Clean up crews will be out in several locations around the Tri-Cities next week as Love My City Week returns for its second year. They will tackle four sites in Coquitlam, three in Port Coquitlam and one in Port Moody.…

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City, Culture

School Board’s interpretation of ‘secular & non-sectarian’ could be good news

by Flyn Ritchie • June 27, 2019 • 0 Comments

The public school system is often seen as an unwelcome place for religious practices, and with good reason. The Vancouver School Board (VSB) reminds us in its Administrative Procedures Manual that “The School Act [Section 76] states that schools “must…

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Culture, Justice

MP Mark Warawa: ‘a true man of conscience’

by Paul Schratz • June 27, 2019 • 1 Comment

“To God be the Glory.” Those words – a version of the Jesuit motto “for the greater glory of God” – were the last ones spoken by MP Mark Warawa after delivering his final speech in the House of Commons…

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City, Community

Around Town: Word Guild winners, Mobile Showers, Hong Kong prayer

by Flyn Ritchie • June 27, 2019 • 0 Comments

One Regent College professor and two others who often teach and sing there won Word Guild awards  at the group’s 31st annual gala June 14 in Hamilton, Ontario. The Regent College winners were: • Academic Books: Bruce Hindmarsh: The Spirit…

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Culture

New expressions of church: Underground Network

by Cailey Morgan • June 26, 2019 • 0 Comments

Cailey Morgan has just completed a series based on unique church expressions: Dinner Church, Campus and Community, Blended Ecology and Underground Network. Following is her Underground Network article, which features an interview with a well known local leader. I interviewed…

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Justice

Sing Hallelujah to the Lord: Christians in the Hong Kong resistance

by Bill Chu • June 20, 2019 • 0 Comments

More than 500 people gathered Sunday afternoon (June 16) to take part in a prayer rally for Hong Kong outside the Chinese Consulate on Granville Street. Organizers describe themselves as “a group of Christians in Vancouver who are concerned about…

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