The proposed new law to combat hatred, Bill C-9, is creating animosity instead of bringing together various groups who could help to address the increase in antisemitism that led to its introduction. Bill C-9, with amendments, has now received a third reading in the House of Commons, by a vote of 186 Yeas and 137…
Prayer rooms in universities made headlines recently when Quebec introduced a bill to ban their existence. Banning prayer rooms in public universities and banning communal prayers in public spaces are two measures in Quebec’s Bill 9 on Laïcité (Secularism), introduced in November. The bill also extends an earlier ban on religious symbols into daycare settings,…
Although I consider myself reasonably knowledgeable about the world around me, I have too often initially heard the name of a prominent person on the occasion of his or her death. Somehow I have managed to miss certain people’s fame or notoriety while they were still alive, probably because I travelled in different circles and…
For decades, John Longhurst has been spilling gallons of ink in columns and sundry articles for The Winnipeg Free Press and many publications from North America to Australia and parts between. All deal in some direct or indirect way with faith and religion’s interaction with society. His 2006 book, Making the News: An Essential Guide…
Parents today spend almost twice as much time with their kids than parents in the 1960s did. And this intensive commitment is not simply the result of fathers taking on a greater role in childcare. Believe it or not, mothers also spend more time with their kids now than in the 1960s – even as…
In today’s hyperconnected world, information comes at us fast and furious, from every direction – earthquakes, wars, culture wars. Because we are human and emotionally wired, it’s natural that these things provoke us and inflame our hearts to want to do something. Yet what can we do with this abundance of troublesome information aside from…
I’ve made my share of jokes about civil servants who don’t seem to be working hard. My grandfather, a very quiet and non-judgemental man, started me off thinking about this. We were driving down County Road G near Cedar Grove, Wisconsin, and some employees of the township were repairing the road. Grandpa pulled over and…
Amersfoort used to be the city we’d see from the train, my brother and I, as we travelled home for the weekend during our student days. It was the last stop of the fast “intercity” trains from Utrecht before they passed through the Veluwe forests to arrive at Zwolle. There, we would run to catch…
For those who haven’t signed up for Dry January, the local pub could be considered a supervised consumption site. Customers consume addictive, unhealthy substances to feel better in the short term. Trained staff, rules of operation, bouncers and laws provide guard-rails to prevent or control excess. Society condones it and many governments benefit from it…
Bruce Adema was the Director of Canadian Ministries for the Christian Reformed Church in North America (CRCNA) from 2006-2012. He pastored two churches after that, then retired from CRC ministry and, in January 2024, started working as Executive Director for the Henri Nouwen Society. Christian Courier’s Editor spoke with Adema recently about his new role…
Social media is bad and wicked and you shouldn’t be on it. But sometimes there are unexpected joys that come with being online. For instance, if it weren’t for Twitter (now “X”… ugh), I wouldn’t have heard of “bedtime abolitionism.” Apparently, there is a (pretty niche) discourse among online anarchists concerned that the regulation of…
Give to the emperor the things that are the emperor’s, and to God the things that are God’s.” (Mark 12:17)“For all things are your servants.” (Psalm 119: 91b) Jesus’ response when he was being tested by the Pharisees about his ultimate allegiance is enigmatic to say the least. However, it is hard not to infer…
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