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March 24, 2008
Last week, the Mayor of Vancouver stood on the steps of a downtown Catholic church to make an imp...
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March 07, 2008
It seems the only time we hear about Canada’s Sikh community in the media is when there is ...
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March 24, 2008
Children being raised in a religious environment is a volatile issue, at least to anti-theists. A...
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March 04, 2008
In Ontario’s it’s often the little things that kick up the biggest fuss. This time, i...
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Tip:
This year, several significant religious and cultural events fall on the same
day. March 21 is the UN International Day for the Elimination of Racism. In
the Christian tradition, this year it is also Good Friday where Christians
commemorate Christ’s passion and death on the cross to pay for the world’s
sins. Also this year, it is the Jewish holiday of Purim which celebrates
victory over an oppressive ruler as related in the Book of Ester. Hindus will
celebrate Holi on March 21 this year, which is a festival dedicated to Krishna.
Baha’is and Zoroastrians will celebrate New Years Day on March 21 (Naw Ruz and
Now Ruz). Finally, to cap off the significant events occuring on this day,
there will also be a full moon.
Article Details
Article Added On: July 26, 2004 - over 3 years ago
Title: The Mennonites of Abbotsford
Author: Mark Schneider
Publication Date: January 01, 2004 - over 4 years ago
Themes:
other
Abstract: Vancouver Sun features "people driven from one country to another by persecution"
The Vancouver Sun promises a feature on Tuesday on the Mennonites of Abbotsford.
Abbotsford is a growing bedroom community east of Vancouver in the lush Fraser Valley and home to 12 Mennonite congregations.
No other information is available at this time, but none of the major organizations - the Mennonite Bretheren and the Mennonite Church BC - had been contacted by the Vancouver Sun.
But given the suggested title of the Vancouver Sun article, reporter Yvonne Zacharias will undoubtedly find a wealth of material for her story.
Persecuted for their reformist beliefs, the early Anabaptists of what is now Germany had begun to look for a way out of Europe in the 17th century.
A compelling history can be found online.
