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MAID for mental illness: Canadians are not ready for it, want safeguards

by Evangelical Fellowship of Canada • November 23, 2023 • 2 Comments

A special parliamentary committee is considering whether Canada is ready for the law on MAID for mental illness to take effect [March 17, 2024]. The EFC [Evangelical Fellowship of Canada] made a written submission on November 16 [below], describing the…

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City, Community

Around Town: First United – 103 new homes, Jimmy Lai, Extraterrestrial Life

by Flyn Ritchie • November 16, 2023 • 0 Comments

BC Housing announced November 6 that an “affordable and supportive homes” project on the property of First United Church is now under way: Indigenous Peoples and people experiencing or at risk of homelessness in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside will soon have…

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Community, Justice

Can you help to welcome, and support, a large Afghan refugee family?

by Jonathan Baylis • November 16, 2023 • 0 Comments

Dear friends in the Christian community of Metro Vancouver: In recent news about the Afghan people, countries bordering Afghanistan, most notably Pakistan, have begun to crack down on immigration from Afghanistan, arresting and deporting families, some of whom have been…

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Books, World

‘Circles and the Cross’ maps Loren Wilkinson’s journey of exploration

by Loren Wilkinson • November 16, 2023 • 0 Comments

“. . . after a lifetime of deep commitment to the creation, cosmos and Christ, here is Loren’s most wonderful book.” Peter Harris, co-founder of A Rocha, wrote the Foreword to Loren Wilkinson’s Circles and the Cross: Cosmos, Consciousness, Christ…

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Community, Justice

Report: The Paradox of Hate Speech Legislative Restrictions

by Janet Epp Buckingham • November 16, 2023 • 0 Comments

Hate speech – and reactions to hate speech – confront us, in Vancouver, across Canada and around the world.  Following is an introduction to a timely and relevant report by Janet Epp Buckingham, followed by two excerpts. On 30 October…

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Community

Archbishop Miller returns from a month in Rome with lessons for the local church

by Flyn Ritchie • November 9, 2023 • 1 Comment

Archbishop Michael Miller returned last week from four weeks in Rome, where he participated in the Synod on Synodality. He had been elected by his fellow Canadian bishops as one of six bishops to represent the Canadian Catholic Church at…

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Community, Mission

An ecumenical feast: Mission Fest: Taste & Receive, Ignite, CityGate events

by Flyn Ritchie • November 9, 2023 • 0 Comments

I can’t remember when I have felt as optimistic about ecumenical activities among local Christians as I have this fall. Three new (or renewed) initiatives stand out in particular: Mission Fest confirmed for early next year; Taste & Receive will…

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