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…
The Evangelical Fellowship of Canada (EFC) and the World Evangelical Alliance (WEA) recently submitted a brief together for the United Nations Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of human rights in Canada. The EFC stated: Our 2023 UPR stakeholders report provides information…
A complaint which had been filed with the BC Human Rights Tribunal has been settled by the parties. White Rock Pride filed the complaint in June 2019, stating that Star of the Sea Catholic Church and the Roman Catholic Archdiocese…
On May 6, as Premier John Horgan was announcing his government’s plan to reopen the province, he also remarked on the incidents of anti-Asian racism amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. He stated, When I heard about people of Asian descent being…
A recent article in the Surrey Now-Leader (and other local papers) describes the unique career path a local pastor/actor: Without question, James Yi has developed a special relationship with Kim’s Convenience, both on stage and television. The Surrey-based actor has earned…
The Evangelical Fellowship of Canada (EFC) released this comment April 9. The writers crafted it for their constituency, but it is a valuable contribution for the whole Christian community, and beyond. Quebec’s Bill 21 prohibits government employees in a position of authority,…
The Carey Institute has developed a Centre for Healthy Aging Transitions (CHAT), which will be hosting Transitions of Life: Healthy Aging, Retirement & the Spiritual Journey, this Saturday (February 20), and then a three-part Aging Matters Seminar Series (March 5,…
A law school that doesn’t exist yet has already been blacklisted by the law societies of Nova Scotia, Ontario and British Columbia. Each had voted to bar its graduates from practicing law in their province. It’s not because the proposed…