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How the Western Media Sees Islam (or not)
June 04, 2008
Jerusalem – He is a professor of Islamic Studies at Al Quds University in Jerusalem, and he has s... Read More

On Holy Ground
March 24, 2008
Last week, the Mayor of Vancouver stood on the steps of a downtown Catholic church to make an imp... Read More

Underneath the Helmet Issue
March 07, 2008
It seems the only time we hear about Canada’s Sikh community in the media is when there is ... Read More

Blog2
Brainwashing or simple parenting?
March 24, 2008
Children being raised in a religious environment is a volatile issue, at least to anti-theists. A... Read More

Lord’s Prayer
March 04, 2008
In Ontario’s it’s often the little things that kick up the biggest fuss. This time, i... Read More

Tip:

At long last, the report from Gerard Bouchard and Charles Taylor on reasonable accommodation in Quebec has been released, and provides a wealth of story ideas for reporters covering religion in Canada.  For an abridged pdf of the full report, check out this webpage for "Building the Future: A Time for Reconciliation".   Bear in mind that the Commission was launched out of concerns in Quebec over Muslim headscarves, Sikh kirpans, and the possibility of sharia law coming to Canada….so the implications of accommodating religious practices, values, traditions and rights are analyzed within the framework of Canadian society and national values.  Here is the website:

http://www.accommodements.qc.ca


Anglicans Articles
US Anglican Leaders Will Defer Appointing Bishops
March 16, 2005
U.S. Episcopalian bishops have decided not to appoint any new bishops at all or bless same-sex unions for at least the next year.

Anglican Church 'broken' over same-sex marriage, Cdn Anglican archbishop says
March 16, 2005
Canadian Archbishop Andrew Hutchison says the worldwide Anglican Church is already split over homosexuality regardless of whether the Canadian church abides by a request to withdraw from the Anglican Consultative Council.

Three more years of gay debate to set the course for Anglicans, Episcopalians
March 15, 2005
Leaders of the churches that make up the worldwide Anglican Communion will be working for at least the next three years to see if they can avoid a permanent split over homosexuality.

Anglican divide becomes a chasm
March 05, 2005
The desire of the international Anglican Church to stay together is strong, but a profound and bitter division over homosexuality is wrenching the world's oldest Protestant denomination apart.

Anglican churches battle over conflicting beliefs
February 24, 2005
The 78-million-member Anglican Communion, the world's third largest Christian body after the Roman Catholic and Orthodox churches, has been tumbled rudely out of its laissez-faire theology, reports Michael Valpy of the Globe and Mail.

Anglicans grapple with rift over homosexuality
February 21, 2005
Senior clerics meet this week to address dispute over same-sex unions, gay priests

Parish alarm bells tolling
January 29, 2005
A battle is brewing in the Anglican Diocese of Calgary over the fate of the historic sandstone Cathedral Church of the Redeemer. Before Christmas, Bishop Barry Hollowell announced he is removing the "cathedral" designation from the struggling inner-city church, now celebrating its 100th birthday....


Who'd be a press officer? A response to Ruth Gledhill's
June 17, 2004
As director of communications for the Lambeth Conference, I would like to comment on Ruth Gledhill's article "My Lambeth hell" (The Tablet, August 15). I think there is a misunderstanding about what was the purpose of the media centre at Lambeth '98. I assembled more than 70 professional journa...

My Lambeth Hell
June 17, 2004
While Anglican bishops meeting at the Lambeth Conference locked swords over homosexuality and took up arms against international debt, journalists were struggling with the professional obstacles thrown in their path. The religion correspondent of The Times came close to despair. I had always wo...



 
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