“To God be the Glory.” Those words – a version of the Jesuit motto “for the greater glory of God” – were the last ones spoken by MP Mark Warawa after delivering his final speech in the House of Commons…
MP Mark Warawa: ‘a true man of conscience’
Tag: pro-life
Around Town: Unplanned, Women & Families Centre, Baptist Housing . . .
Why isn’t the movie Unplanned being shown in Canada? More than 200,000 people have signed a CitizenGO online petition demanding that Cineplex “Bring Unplanned to Canada and the World.” The petition, sponsored by National Campus Life Network in partnership with…
Around Town: 4-20 & Mary Wagner, Dal Schindell Gallery, Good Seed Sunday . . .
Is our culture going to hell in a handbasket? Most days I can be persuaded that we are not, but last Saturday was not one of those days. I went down to check out the 4-20 party at Sunset Beach…
Around Town: 40 Days for Life, Anthony Brown at First, Carey scholarships . . .
40 Days for Life began yesterday in 377 cities around the world. Vancouver was one of them. What is it?: The visible, public centerpiece of 40 Days for Life is a focused, 40-day, non-stop, round-the-clock prayer vigil outside a single…
We Need a Law told it can’t advertise the fact that there is no abortion law
Canada allows considerable latitude for free speech – unless you want to talk about abortion. The Liberal Party of Canada sets the tone by not allowing anyone to run under its banner if they’re pro-life. (The NDP does the same.)…
Time for abortion conversation, following three decades of lawlessness
When U.S. President Donald Trump announced he would name a new pro-life justice for the Supreme Court, critics called it the launch of a new “War Against Women.” One columnist summed it up fatefully: “If abortion is illegal, women will die and…
Around Town: St. Mark’s for sale, 40 Days for Life, marijuana, apologetics . . .
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…
A call to action against assisted suicide
Our federal government is poised to legitimize assisted suicide within months. It is good to see evangelical and Catholic leaders responding with a bit of fire in their bellies. First, a letter to supporters (re-posted by permission) from Bruce Clemenger,…
Dr. Margaret Somerville: Legalizing euthanasia would be a ‘seismic shift’
High-profile ethicist Dr. Margaret Somerville will be the guest speaker at the Christian Advocacy Society’s 25th annual Celebration Dinner at Bethany Baptist Church this Saturday (November 21). Karen Stiller of Faith Today magazine interviewed her earlier this year. Following is…
Around Town: Election Prayer, lifeTOUR, North Korean kids, OMF at 150 . . .
Wherever you stand on the political spectrum, you might want to come out and join fellow believers who are asking for God’s direction in the October 19 election. Two local churches will be home to prayer rallies this weekend. On…