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WINNIPEG, MB–Preston Manning hasn’t always been an environmentalist. The founder of both the Reform and Alliance parties is known by Canadian Christians as a defender of evangelical values. Is it strange that this champion of conservatism is now preaching conservation?…Read More→
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WINNIPEG, MB—Twenty-one-year-old Sarah Koi used to bleach her long dark hair, wear blue contact lenses and lie about her race. Born Cree, she was adopted and raised by a Finnish family in Vancouver. “I grew up Christian, but I was…Read More→
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NIAGARA ON THE LAKE, ON—You have 15 minutes and a microphone. The Church in North America is listening. What do you say? The Epiphaneia Network, organizers of “The Evolving Church” and “Amidst the Powers” conferences, have another creative idea up…Read More→
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VASAA, FINLAND—Police in Finland are investigating allegations that Peter Youngren and his assistant, Taina Kuusiluoma, illegally used a Finnish evangelical organization’s mailing list to smear its board members. In April ChristianWeek reported on Youngren’s expanding Canadian and international ministries and…Read More→
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I once saw a magazine ad in which a marooned traveller surveyed an airport departures screen. Every flight was cancelled except one bound for Ouagadougou. Clearly the creative team behind the ad had flipped through an atlas to find a…Read More→
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TORONTO, ON—Peter Youngren is on a mission. The Swedish-born evangelist from St. Catharines is in the middle of a cross-Canada preaching marathon of 15 major Canadian cities. His goal is to see “1,000 people respond to Christ,” Youngren told ChristianWeek…Read More→
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WINNIPEG, MB—Christians who want less bang from their tax bucks are protesting Canada’s military spending by withholding a portion of their taxes this year. Peaceloving taxpayers can include a special form when they file their taxes. The form offers two…Read More→
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TORONTO, ON—The real reason why Ottawa chose to de-fund Kairos late last year remains a secret. But executive director Mary Corkery knows one thing for sure: a lot of Canadians care—not just about the 21 grassroots partners working for peace…Read More→
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FORT FRANCES, ON—White-bearded anti-war activist Gene Stoltzfus, known around the world as the founder of Christian Peacemaker Teams (CPT), died suddenly of a heart attack while riding his bicycle Wednesday, March 10. “Those of us who knew him are quite…Read More→
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The bride was radiant in her satiny blue dress, her hair done up in little ringlets, standing on the stage with her squirming daughter and the young man who had been her husband now for about three minutes. No stained…Read More→