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February 24, 2021

Speaking Out: Finding Christian values in secular media

Korean hip-hop artist BewhY

I hear this often: there isn’t much Christian or religious material out there. I also hear the media is now very secular. And this is where I stop people and say: No! You are wrong, it’s everywhere — we’ve just lost the art of finding Christianity and religion in everything. 

Published in YSN: Speaking Out
April 11, 2018

Trust in the Holy Spirit, baptize your children, Pope says

Pope Francis greets a baby during his general audience in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican April 11.
VATICAN – Parents who prefer not to baptize their children in the hopes that they will "understand and ask for baptism" as adults lack faith that the Holy Spirit will act in their child's life, Pope Francis said.
Published in Faith
December 2, 2017

Catholic groups make their case in Christian law school hearing

The Court was simultaneously hearing two appeals Nov. 30 and Dec. 1 regarding the B.C. and Ontario law societies. After the B.C. Law Society said it would not accredit graduates of Trinity Western, B.C.’s minister of education refused to allow Trinity Western to grant law degrees, effectively killing the law school.
OTTAWA – Lawyers representing Trinity Western University faced tough questions from Supreme Court Justices Nov. 30 in an important religious freedom case involving communal rights.
Published in Canada
June 29, 2017

Editorial: Don’t forget faith as Canada celebrates 150th birthday

Even as recently as 1982, when the constitution was patriated, the preamble to the Charter of Rights and Freedoms affirmed that “Canada is founded upon principles that recognize the supremacy of God,” writes editorial.

When Canada became a nation 150 years ago there was little debate about the prominent place of faith in society. Canada was to be built on Christian values. The founders rejected names such as Kingdom of Canada and Republic of Canada in favour of Dominion of Canada, a tribute to Psalm 72:8: “He shall have dominion from sea to sea.”

Published in Editorial
March 17, 2017

Beauty and the Beast: Disney makes statement with gay character

Emma Watson stars in a scene from the movie "Beauty and the Beast."

NEW YORK – Disney's live-action adaptation of its beloved 1991 animated film Beauty and the Beast arrives in theatres amid a swirl of controversy over the updating of one of its characters into an openly gay man.

Published in Movie News