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March 24 – 30: Once an Arafat Man, Conquering Addictions, Agora Lunch . . .

by Flyn Ritchie • March 27, 2014 • 0 Comments

Tass Saada will speak at several events in the  Metro Vancouver area this week, telling of his transformation from a Palestinian militant into a Christian who works for the good of both Israel and the West Bank and Gaza Strip.…

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City, Justice

Why I am proud to be a chaplain for the Portland Hotel Society

by Al McKay • March 26, 2014 • 14 Comments

A funny thing happened on Sunday at church. I had been scheduled for a month to read the scriptures, and I felt a slight chill when I discovered the passage was John 12:1-11. This is the story of Mary anointing…

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Culture

Noah revives, and transforms, Bible movies

by Peter T. Chattaway • March 26, 2014 • 0 Comments

If you want to know anything – and I do mean anything – about Noah (opening this week), go to Peter Chattaway’s FilmChat blog. You’ll discover he has been on the trail for quite some time now. Not only has…

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Culture

China’s Muslim population is both large and diverse

by John Allen • March 25, 2014 • 0 Comments

Vancouverites will soon have a unique opportunity to hear a firsthand account of life among Chinese minority groups. Speaker John Allen has lived in China for 10 years and is currently engaged in doctoral research on ethnic and religious identity…

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City, Community

March 17-23: Metro Vancouver Alliance, Martyn Joseph, Cal Chambers . . .

by Flyn Ritchie • March 20, 2014 • 0 Comments

Unfortunately, this first event is already over – but it does need to be recorded. Wednesday night (March 19) will be remembered as a very significant evening by the hundreds of people in the very diverse crowd that gathered at…

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Community, Justice

NOLA: No One Leaves (prison) Alone

by Marion Van Driel • March 18, 2014 • 0 Comments

“You’re free to go.” Beautiful words to the ears of a prisoner. Or are they? Freedom does, in fact, raise weighty questions for the newly released offender: Where will I go? How will I get money to live? Who will…

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Books, Justice

Canadian society needs to find ways to respect religious diversity – and rights

by Janet Epp Buckingham • March 18, 2014 • 1 Comment

Dr. Janet Epp-Buckingham read from her new book Fighting over God: A Legal and Political History of Religious Freedom in Canada (McGill-Queen’s University Press) when she spoke at Trinity Western University last week (March 12). Following is one excerpt. Current…

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