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MISSISSAUGA, ON—Debate over issues of sexuality and faith can be one of the most polarizing. Widely varying opinions—some harsh and demeaning—can keep those struggling through the issues from engaging with the Church or its people, and vice versa. The leadership…Read More→
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MONTREAL, QC—Twenty-five years ago, Canada struck down its abortion laws. This year, 25 women are walking from the Henry Morgentaler abortion clinic in Montreal to the Supreme Court of Canada in Ottawa to tell the whole story about abortion. The…Read More→
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OTTAWA, ON—A well-known Christian social justice activist is bringing his message to Canada. “Faith is not just an escape out of the world,” says author and The Simple Way founder Shane Claiborne. “Karl Barth said, ‘hold the Bible in one…Read More→
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By the time he was six years old, Wagdi Iskander had memorized the entire Qur’an. Elders of his Sudanese camel-herding tribe decided the children who knew the Qur’an should go to school. After they told the children about boxes on…Read More→
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OTTAWA, ON–Church leaders across Ontario are teaching their congregations how to share Christ using relationship evangelism linked to a popular Billy Graham event. Throughout the next 10 months, the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association of Canada (BGEAC) will be training Christians…Read More→
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OTTAWA, ON–The newly appointed ambassador for Canada’s Office of Religious Freedom says religious persecution can cause barriers when it comes to addressing other human rights. “If you aren’t free to believe, it is very hard to [obtain] other rights,” says…Read More→
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MONTREAL, QC—We live in a culture that is “illiterate to Christian ideas, often hostile to them,” says John Vissers. “Clearly communicating the heart of the Christian faith presents a very significant challenge, especially in the midst of hostility.” Vissers is…Read More→
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OTTAWA, ON—Amid the sea of embassies and consulates in Ottawa, men and women of faith are aiming to be ambassadors for prayer. “There is a strong sense of prayerlessness in the Church in Canada,” says Rob Parker Jr., associate director…Read More→
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OTTAWA,ON—Beginning in late June, Allen Macartney will embark on a 1,500-kilometres solo canoe trip, retracing the 1898 Klondike Gold Rush route, ending above the Arctic Circle. Over eight weeks, he will hike parts of the Chilkoot and White Passes, camp…Read More→