Book Launch with Jens Zimmermann: What is Christian Humanism?, Regent College Chapel, November 5 When I asked Google “Who talks about humanism in British Columbia or Vancouver?” the answer was clear – secularists, not religious types. The AI overview read:…
The BC Humanists don’t like the idea that candidates for political office should be praying, especially in public. And CTV News appears to have taken up their cause – or at least treated their views seriously. An October 5 report…
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…
The BC Humanist Association (BCHA) is determined to make our province more secular. Most recently, the group took aim at prayer in the BC Legislative Assembly – and won a small victory, with minimal opposition. Earlier this fall, the local…
Kitsilano needs many more churches, but it will have one less when the sale of St. Mark’s Anglican Church goes through – or at least one less church building. While it is true that the churches can survive, even thrive, without…
Two churches will hold Blanket Exercises this week in honour of National Aboriginal Day (June 21) – West Point Grey United Church tonight (June 23) and Vancouver Eastside Vineyard Church on Saturday (June 25). And what is a Blanket Exercise?…