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Canada’s 24,000 places of worship are well aware that rising land prices threaten to push them out of downtown or suburbia. The argument in their favour: the “halo effect,” a discovery that calculates measurable benefits that researchers find when communities gather for sacred and public purposes combined.
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The new Office of Religious Freedom must speak to all levels of hostility.
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There is no justice in First Nations living in Third World conditions while the dominant society prospers.
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When al-Qaeda-linked insurgents declared that France had "opened the gates of hell" with its assault in Mali, it offered up a headline opportunity to news media around the world.
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The Christian can only point to Jesus and forgiveness - deeply offensive to people in other traditions and utter nonsense to humanists.
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What we need is not more rules on behaviour but an emphasis on relationships, including our connections to faith communities.
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The worry comes when power is introduced and issues can be forced, rather than debated.
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What happens in prayer can be enough to equip us to heal our world.
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There's an irony that this series would launch in the 40 days of Lent.
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How did protecting children from sexual crimes online get transformed into a debate on privacy in the House of Commons?
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April 3, 2013
Cities Should Give Thanks for Churches' Halo Effects
By:Lorna DueckCanada’s 24,000 places of worship are well aware that rising land prices threaten to push them out of downtown or suburbia. The argument in their favour: the “halo effect,” a discovery that calculates measurable benefits that researchers find when communities gather for sacred and public purposes combined.
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February 20, 2013
Religious Freedom is About Rights, Not Politics
By:Lorna DueckThe new Office of Religious Freedom must speak to all levels of hostility.
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February 18, 2013
Faith Exchange: The Spiritual Side of Idle No More
By:Lorna DueckThere is no justice in First Nations living in Third World conditions while the dominant society prospers.
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January 28, 2013
Will We Respond to Sudan's Own Hell?
By:Lorna DueckWhen al-Qaeda-linked insurgents declared that France had "opened the gates of hell" with its assault in Mali, it offered up a headline opportunity to news media around the world.
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October 12, 2012
One-Size Prison Chaplains Don't Fit All
By:Lorna DueckThe Christian can only point to Jesus and forgiveness - deeply offensive to people in other traditions and utter nonsense to humanists.
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September 14, 2012
Religious Values, Not Web Charity
By:Lorna DueckWhat we need is not more rules on behaviour but an emphasis on relationships, including our connections to faith communities.
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August 2, 2012
It's Only Natural for Faith to Affect Politics
By:Lorna DueckThe worry comes when power is introduced and issues can be forced, rather than debated.
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May 30, 2012
Liberia Proves the Power of Prayer
By:Lorna DueckWhat happens in prayer can be enough to equip us to heal our world.
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March 21, 2012
GCB and Good Christian Forgiveness
By:Lorna DueckThere's an irony that this series would launch in the 40 days of Lent.
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February 17, 2012
It's Child Porn - We Need Bill C-30
By:Lorna DueckHow did protecting children from sexual crimes online get transformed into a debate on privacy in the House of Commons?
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