Religion
Written on 8 Apr, 2007 at 14:55 in
Columnist, Religion, Rev. Royal Hamel | Author:
The Right Rev. Michael Ingham, bishop of the Greater Vancouver Diocese of New Westminster, is on the rampage again, wading anew into the ongoing controversy of sexual ethics in the Anglican Church of Canada. In an address he gave in Ottawa on March 7, 2007, he said, “The Christian church has a deeply flawed ... (Continue reading)
Written on 31 Mar, 2007 at 5:33 in
Religion, Society & Culture | Author:
Commentary by Donald DeMarco The Interim It is a rare event when the secular press carries a Christian conversion story. Such an event, therefore, should be given additional attention.
On Jan. 27, Canada’s National Post carried Dawn Eden’s conversion story under the slightly indelicate title, “Between my sheets, a lonely world.” It is both heartwarming and heartrending. Coming home, at long last, to the Catholic church is always a heartwarming story, but oftentimes, learning ... (Continue reading)
Written on 31 Mar, 2007 at 5:23 in
Religion | Author:
Tony Gosgnach Assistant Editor
He is taking over the leadership of Canada’s largest English-speaking Catholic diocese – with some 1.7 million adherents, 225 parishes and four missions – at a pivotal time in this country’s history, when abortions now number over 100,000 yearly in Canada, same-sex “marriage” has been legalized, the traditional family is otherwise under assault by widespread divorce and co-habitation and pornography outsells Hollywood movies, among ... (Continue reading)
Written on 31 Mar, 2007 at 5:21 in
Religion | Author:
Interim Staff A meeting of Anglican leaders in Der es Salaam, Tanzania, which sought to find common ground over the increasingly divisive issue of homosexuality, was overshadowed by a report in the London Times that some within the Anglican communion will unite with the Catholic church.
In recent years, there has been a rift between orthodox Anglicans faithful to Scripture, mostly in the developing world, and more liberal Anglicans in ... (Continue reading)
Written on 14 Jan, 2007 at 13:21 in
Religion, Society & Culture | Author:
Tony Gosgnach Assistant Editor
A Burlington, Ont.-based organization, which will be the recipient of funds raised at the Feb. 10 With Love Comes Hope concert in Hamilton, is working in 51 countries around the world to combine education and mission with the goal of ensuring everyone has access to Christian education.
Worldwide Christian Schools was founded in the mid-1980s in Grand Rapids, Mich. and ... (Continue reading)
Written on 14 Jan, 2007 at 13:17 in
Religion, Society & Culture | Author:
Theresa Smyth Family and Society Reporter
“Will the shofar be blown in the city and the populace will not tremble?” (Amos 3:6)
When Rabbi Yehuda Levin blows the shofar at Washington’s annual March for Life, he is continuing a two-decade tradition there, initiated by Jews for Morality. And by using a ram’s horn on each anniversary of Roe v. ... (Continue reading)
Written on 19 Dec, 2006 at 12:14 in
Columnist, Religion, Rev. Royal Hamel | Author:
Rev. Royal Hamel
The Watchman
The two young people would soon be married. Happiness flowed and joy, like a gentle fragrance, wafted into their thoughts many times a day. For like all such couples, they anticipated keenly the fruitful, happy life awaiting them.
But massive change came hurtling their way. For the Father threw a cosmic curveball planned from ... (Continue reading)
Written on 19 Dec, 2006 at 11:45 in
Religion | Author:
The two young people would soon be married. Happiness flowed and joy, like a gentle fragrance, wafted into their thoughts many times a day. For like all such couples, they anticipated keenly the fruitful, happy life awaiting them.
But massive change came hurtling their way. For the Father threw a cosmic curveball planned from all eternity ... (Continue reading)
Written on 18 Dec, 2006 at 14:29 in
Abortion, Editorials, Religion | Author:
On Christmas night, the angels announced “good news of a great joy” to shepherds tending their flocks. The shepherds were told to look for a sign, a “baby wrapped in cloths and lying in a manger” (Lk 2:12). This was not a miraculous sign, but it was the only one they received – and the only one they needed. The sight of a mother and her Child, ... (Continue reading)
Written on 20 Nov, 2006 at 7:38 in
Columnist, Religion, Society & Culture | Author:
Luc Gagnon
The Charter of Rights of 1982 continues to dismantle the last remnants of our Christian culture in Canada. On Sept. 22, the Quebec Tribunal of Human Rights ordered the City of Laval, a suburb north of Montreal, to stop the traditional practice of prayer before the monthly city meetings. Mayor Gilles Vaillancourt has continued this good tradition despite a citizen’s formal complain in 2001. ... (Continue reading)
Written on 20 Nov, 2006 at 7:36 in
Activism, Events, Religion | Author:
Tony Gosgnach
Assistant Editor
An extravaganza taking place in Hamilton the evening of Feb. 10 will showcase Christian talent, celebrate God’s love for us all, assist with the establishment of Christian schools in needy countries and provide a spiritual angle to the celebration of Valentine’s Day.
With Love Comes Hope is set for Hamilton Place and, according to spokesperson Magdi Boctor, is aimed at bringing people together in one place and sharing ... (Continue reading)
Written on 19 Nov, 2006 at 14:39 in
Religion | Author:
Sue Careless
The Interim After almost two years of waiting, six distressed Anglican congregations in the Diocese of New Westminster finally have learned that the Panel of Reference has rejected their appeal for protection under a jurisdiction completely free from their liberal diocesan bishop, Michael Ingham. Instead, the panel has recommended a temporary, arms-length relationship between Ingham and the nearly 3,000 church members.
Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan ... (Continue reading)
Written on 19 Nov, 2006 at 14:26 in
Equal Rights, Religion | Author:
Gudrun Schultz
Special to The Interim A Manitoba marriage commissioner who lost his licence last year when he refused to perform homosexual “marriages,” has taken his fight for religious freedom to the Court of Queen’s Bench. The province ordered Kevin Kisilowsky, 36, to conduct “marriage” ceremonies for same-sex couples or hand in his licence, under a 2004 policy adopted by the province following the legalization of homosexual “marriage.” An evangelical Christian, Kisilowsky said his right to freedom of religion under the Charter was violated by the ... (Continue reading)
Written on 19 Nov, 2006 at 14:24 in
Book Review, Politics, Religion | Author:
Godless: The Church of Liberalism by Ann Coulter (Crown Forum, $36.95, 308 pages)
Review by Kathy Shaidle
The Interim
Those who object to U.S. conservative columnist Anne Coulter’s torture-all-prisoners punditry are like pre-teen boys griping that Gone With the Wind has “too much ... (Continue reading)
Written on 19 Nov, 2006 at 14:20 in
Book Review, Religion, Television Shows | Author:
Mark Wegierski
The Interim
The Truth Is Out There: Christian Faith and the Classics of TV Science Fiction by Thomas Bertonneau and Kim Paffenroth (Brazos Press, $23.99 pb, 272 pages)
Thomas Bertonneau and Kim Paffenroth are both well-respected American academics and committed Christians. Readers should not be put off by the 50s “flying saucer” image on the cover. ... (Continue reading)
