In response to a Langley Township council motion, I recently weighed in on the debate: Are churches a health hazard or essential service? I am grateful that in very short order, Langley council came around on this issue. But COVID lockdowns have exposed another critical civil-society institution that we ought to re-examine: Schooling. Or, more specifically, the school … [Read more...] about Unlocking the education state’s iron cage
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Questioning Canada’s state neutrality around Bill C-6
The Christian Legal Fellowship (CLF), whose membership consists of “700 lawyers, law students, law professors and others” in 30 denominations and 11 provinces and territories, believes that Bill C-6 (the anti-conversion therapy law) undermines the state’s duty of neutrality and the “fundamental freedoms of thought, belief, and opinion by establishing a sectarian, … [Read more...] about Questioning Canada’s state neutrality around Bill C-6
News January 28, 2021:
News January 28, 2021: Leading The Way Launches on GOD TV; International advocacy group calls for immediate release of Cuban pastor detained on “trumped-up charges”; Ethiopia: “Urgent” humanitarian crisis now unfolding Leading The Way Launches on GOD TV By Peter Wooding Assist News Service Leading The Way with Dr Michael Youssef will … [Read more...] about News January 28, 2021:
The miracle of Israel – part 1
Jeremiah 16:14, “Behold the days are coming,” says the Lord, “that it shall be no more said ‘The Lord lives who brought up the children of Israel from the land of Egypt,’ but, ‘the Lord lives who brought up the children of Israel from the Land of the North where He had driven them.’ For I will bring them back into their land which I gave to their fathers.” Numerous Bible … [Read more...] about The miracle of Israel – part 1
Deliberations over Bill C-6
January 25 may mark the final days of uncertainty for parents and pastors over Bill C-6. The Justice Committee has finished its review and forwarded the conversion therapy bill, with recommended changes, back to the House of Commons. The Evangelical Fellowship of Canada encourages citizens to contact MPs over the break. David Cooke, of the Campaign Life Coalition, … [Read more...] about Deliberations over Bill C-6