The BC Humanist Association has has been approved, along with several Christian groups, as intervenors in a lawsuit which poses a threat to all religiously based medical institutions. The BC Humanists posted April 2: The BC Humanist Association will be…
Roughly 40 percent of all charitable organizations in Canada are religious. Their status was threatened just before Christmas, when the Standing Committee on Finance released its “Pre-Budget Consultations in Advance of the 2025 Budget” in the House of Commons on…
Two Burnaby MLAs have expressed their enthusiasm for a newly announced building project. MLAs Raj Chouhan and Anne Kang were responding to a proposed highrise in the Edmonds area which would be built on church land. The province’s Ministry of…
The BC Humanist Association (BCHA) reported June 3 that you can indeed beat city hall, even without prayer. BCHA Executive Director Ian Bushfield said, “We’re feeling vindicated today that the City of Vancouver recognized the issue we and others had…
Sometimes it seems as though the Christian community is under attack – some of my social media links insist on that point every day. Or at least that we’re being sidelined or dismissed. I’ve made that point myself, from time…
“Do you work? Do you have faith? Then your business is your mission.” That is the starting point for the Business As Mission (BAM) Conference coming up March 1. Business As Mission “will bring together entrepreneurs, investors, business professionals, students…
Should the new St. Paul’s building accommodate MAiD [Medical Assistance in Dying]? Can city councils continue to open their deliberations with prayer? Does the Canada Summer Jobs granting process still discriminate against religious groups? What about public Christmas celebrations? A…
Public school officials at Eric Hamber Secondary School approved a Catholic Club last fall. A month later they imposed restrictions on what it is allowed to do, following negative public response. The case raises a number of important questions about…
A conflict between a pride society and a Catholic church which will be heard early next year before the BC Human Rights Tribunal is already gaining attention. A November 27 report on CBC News noted that five groups have now…
Sometimes those of us in the church wonder whether anyone cares what we do or say. But we needn’t worry; the eyes of the BC Humanist Association are ever upon us. They have made it their business to assess, research…