Race and Racism: Waking Up, Again, to the Obvious
The convulsions over race and racism continue south of the border. Accusations accumulate, fingers point, victims and their families grieve,…
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Why Can’t Colin Kaepernick Get Hired? Taylor Swift Provides an Answer
John Feinstein of The Washington Post is wondering aloud about NFL owners who are willing to hire criminals—notably DUI offenders and abuser…
Polygamy: Forbidden Once Again—but for How Much Longer?
My friend and “Context” colleague Lorna Dueck recently set out an eloquent case against the legalization of polygamy in Canada on the ground…
Faithful Millennials? We do Exist and We are the Future!
I had the great pleasure of participating in the Faith in Canada 150 Millennial Summit recently in Ottawa. This Summit brought together youn…
Why Christians Must Resist Hate Speech and Anti-Blasphemy Laws
Jesus Christ. To Christians, these are among the most precious words in the world, the name of our beloved Lord and Saviour that stands f…
What’s Going on? A Question We Shouldn’t Have to Ask
In the wake of Canada Day, we notice the little dust-up in Halifax between the so-called Proud Boys and some native Canadian activists in fr…
Christian Faith Motivated Early Canadian Leaders
A short collection of “hip-hip hooray” for a few of my favourites whose Christian faith motivated them in creating Canada; First – …
Confederation: A Miracle Worth Celebrating
We Canadians don’t get worked up over Canada Day. The French are stirred whenever “La Marseillaise” is played. The Brits stand up anytime…
Anti-Americanism: Insecurity? Paranoia? Racism?
As we near our 150th birthday as a country, Canadians find it easy to be a little bit smug. Our usual points of reference—Britain, the US…
Faith, Foolishness, and Fanaticism
Last week I chided the CBC’s Neil Macdonald for his outburst against people of faith whom he clearly would prefer to keep out of sight in th…