The Liberal government is determined to criminalize conversion therapy, and has come very close to achieving its aim. In November, they received near unanimous support for Bill C-6 in Parliament. But major church bodies and other critics haven’t yet thrown in… Read more →
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Canadian religious leaders denounce Bill C-7: ‘Medical Assistance in Dying’
by Flyn Ritchie • • 0 Comments
Representatives of wide range of religious groups in Canada sent a strong message to the Liberal government October 14, describing Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD) legislation before Parliament as “more accurately, and tragically, nothing less than murder.” The same release… Read more →
Around Town: Suitcase Stories, Jordan Klassen, welcome refugees, World Food
by Flyn Ritchie • • 0 Comments
Pacific Theatre has re-opened, featuring, first, a play, and then a concert – both with socially distanced seating.. Suitcase Stories Suitcase Stories only runs until this Sunday (October 25), but there are still tickets for a couple of the shows,… Read more →
Evangelicals’ Indigenous-Settler working group commits to ‘costly solidarity’
by Steve Heinrichs • • 0 Comments
It would be a grievous shame if we (Canada) lost this moment – this opportunity to face and redress our own founding sins – to reconcile and reset for the possibility of “relations based in justice.” There are some significant… Read more →
In support of matching grants for charities
by Bruce Clemenger • • 0 Comments
Last Friday (April 24), the Evangelical Fellowship of Canada (EFC) wrote to the Honourable Ahmed Hussen, Minister of Families, Children and Social Development, recommending the federal government provide a matching grant for donations to charities during the pandemic. This grant… Read more →
Dear Prime Minister: Charities and the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy
by Bruce Clemenger • • 0 Comments
The president of the Evangelical Fellowship of Canada (EFC) sent a letter to Prime Minister Trudeau April 7 regarding the recently announced Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy: The Right Honourable Justin Trudeau Prime Minister of Canada Langevin Block Ottawa, Ontario K1A… Read more →
Around Town: Churches supporting community, charities need a hand
by Flyn Ritchie • • 0 Comments
Every night high-rise dwellers in Vancouver’s downtown core raise a cheer for health care and other frontline workers in the COVID-19 pandemic. The outpouring of goodwill is heartwarming, and illustrates just how widespread are the acts of kindness and the… Read more →
Church Guidance: Conversion Therapy
by EFC / CLF / CCCC • • 1 Comment
Justice Minister David Lametti introduced Bill C-8 March 9, to add conversion therapy offences to the Criminal Code. The bill defines conversion therapy broadly and includes attempts to modify or reduce sexual behaviour. It creates offences such as receiving a… Read more →
Assisted suicide: federal bill, provincial agenda threaten sanctity of human life
by Flyn Ritchie • • 2 Comments
These are dark days for anyone concerned about the protection of life in Canada. We have no laws whatsoever to safeguard unborn children, and now both federal and provincial governments are pressing ahead with euthanasia. The Liberal Party has introduced… Read more →
Poll shows half of Canadians are atheist, agnostic or without religious affiliation
by Flyn Ritchie • • 1 Comment
Every few years the Evangelical Fellowship of Canada (EFC) conducts major polls in order to “track evangelical alignment in Canada.” The Church and Faith Trends survey was conducted with 5,011 Canadians over the age of 18 during August 2019 by… Read more →