A coalition of Christian groups is disappointed by a Supreme Court of Canada ruling that will prevent their children from opting out of a controversial religion and ethics course in Quebec. Continue reading
THE OTTAWA CITIZEN FEBRUARY 5, 2012
Question: What is your faith’s position on the environment?
KEVIN SMITH is on the board of directors for the centre for Inquiry, Canada’s premier venue for humanists, skeptics and freethinkers.
With respect to a religious faith position on the environment, we’ve heard it all before. Some live by their God-given rule to have dominion over the earth, thinking He will save us from our over-polluting, over-breeding selves. Others are told God has granted them stewardship of the Earth, yet haven’t paid it much attention. Continue reading
Vatican Document Calls For ‘Supranational’ Reform
America – the National Catholic Weekly – NOVEMBER 7, 2011
A Vatican document that calls for the gradual creation of a world political authority with broad powers to regulate financial markets and rein in the “inequalities and distortions of capitalist development” was welcomed by many Catholic progressives as timely and relevant and dismissed by Catholic conservatives as misinformed and without magisterial authority. Continue reading
http://njop.org/programs/shabbat/shabbat-across-america-canada/
On Friday night, March 2, 2012 hundreds of synagogues across the continent will take part in an historic national Jewish event to celebrate what unifies all Jews — Shabbat! Everyone is invited… singles, couples, families — all ages. Continue reading
CBC News - Jan 16, 2012
Selective abortions prompt call for ultrasound rules
Canadian Medical Journal says new rules could curb female feticide in certain groups
A fetus’s gender should not be revealed until after 30 weeks of pregnancy, says an editorial in the Canadian Medical Journal. Continue reading
Globe and Mail -Religious-freedom office is a blessing, non-believers -Jan. 09, 2012
It’s easy to make a bad argument against the Harper government’s plan to establish an Office of Religious Freedom within the Department of Foreign Affairs. You grumble that religion has often been oppressive, and thunder that Canada as a secular state ought not be pursuing religious objectives. Eventually, you subside. Continue reading
Bishop Lahey gets time served for child porn
CBC News Posted: Jan 4, 2012
Newfoundlander was caught at Ottawa airport with hundreds of child porn images
Raymond Lahey, the disgraced Roman Catholic bishop who admitted he was addicted to looking at child pornography, has been released from prison after being sentenced to time served. Continue reading
The history of ‘honour killings’ Dec 2, 2011 CBC News Few phrases in the popular discourse are as contentious as “honour killing,” but the Shafia trial, currently taking place in Kingston, Ont., is forcing Canadians to once again grapple with … Continue reading
A judge in British Columbia has decided that Canada’s ban of polygamy does not violate the country’s Charter of Rights. Continue reading