Community News - March 19, 2021: BC court maintains prohibition on in-person religious services; Alberta Pastor Coates released; Bill C6 has little support among Canadians BC Supreme Court strikes down Orders restricting outdoor protests, but maintains prohibition on in-person religious servicesVANCOUVER: The Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms is pleased with … [Read more...] about Community news – March 19, 2021
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Mental illness and disability enough to choose MAiD
John Diefenbaker has been quoted as saying that “Freedom is the right to be wrong, not the right to do wrong.” Unelected senators and unelected judges have combined to force elected officials to pry open the legislation on euthanasia for yet another group of Canadians. While the Conservative threat to debate the newly proposed amendments allowed the Prime Minister to request … [Read more...] about Mental illness and disability enough to choose MAiD
A Rocha caring for the environment and the community
On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization declared a global pandemic and life as we knew it came to an abrupt halt. People were told to stay home, stores were shuttered, and community programs terminated. Like the rest of the world, A Rocha Canada was forced to adjustas well. British Columbia A Rocha is an international Christian environmental stewardship … [Read more...] about A Rocha caring for the environment and the community
Weathering the global pandemic: Are worship services an essential service?
I am tired of pivoting. I am guessing you are, too. I grow weary of hearing about how these are ‘unprecedented times’. The stress of limping forward into this past Christmas season, where many thought of little to celebrate, weighed on me more than I would care to admit. I need community. I need hope. I need human connection. I need the very real and powerful things that my … [Read more...] about Weathering the global pandemic: Are worship services an essential service?
The miracle of Israel: Part 2, The dispersions of Israel
If one wants to measure the incredible accuracy of the Bible, comparing prophecy to Israel’s history is the perfect vehicle to do so. The Bible revolves around God’s dealings with mankind, and Israel is in the very center of the Lord’s redemptive plans and purposes. God chose Israel to be His royal priesthood, a Holy nation (Ex19:6) to be a light to all the … [Read more...] about The miracle of Israel: Part 2, The dispersions of Israel