Conference
promises better future for children at war
Some of the world's
most powerful people met in Winnipeg September 10-17 to discuss one of
the world's most disturbing issues: children and war...More
Parents
wish Harry Potter would
disappear
Parents in communities east of Toronto wish Harry Potter would
disappear from their children's classroom. But Durham District School
Board trustees decided Harry and his magic is suitable for students. Full
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Fighting
for the Alliance's soul
Rarely
in federal Canadian politics has the "Christian vote" come up as a significant
block to be pursued. Yet as the Canadian Alliance Party led by evangelical
Christian Stockwell Day inches up in the polls, pundits are recognizing
an increasingly vocal and politically active group to be reckoned with....More
Wilson
shares vision for inner city
Bill Wilson's mission to change the world "One Child at a Time" is expanding
to the streets of Toronto. Best known for his dynamic children's outreach
ministry in inner city New York, Wilson says the Canadian church's attention
needs to be drawn to the youth in its inner cities...Full
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Ontario
work standards worry Christian watchdogs
Christian workers in
Ontario, who nearly a decade ago lost the fight against Sunday shopping,
may soon face another obstacle to keeping the Christian Sabbath as a day
of rest...More
Anglicans
to make housing election issue
The lack of affordable housing in Canada should
be a federal election issue, says an official with the Anglican Diocese
of Toronto. A motion at the upcoming Synod in November will ask that members
of parishes sign a petition demanding that governments become involved
in building and maintaining social housing...Full
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Children
shouldn't know about war, says former child soldier
Tamba Jimmy has a visible
and telling scar to remind him of the time he tried to flee from the Sierra
Leonean rebels who had captured him and put him to work as a child soldier:
on his chest are carved the letters "RUF," standing for Revolution United
Front...More
Bonnke
comes to Canada
German evangelist
Reinhart Bonnke-famous for holding African crusades that attract millions-arrived
in Canada last month to a much smaller, but appreciative audience...Full
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Museum
puts Jesus on display
Jesus is the headline attraction at the most ambitious
exhibition ever staged by the Provincial Museum of Alberta. "Anno Domini:
Jesus Through the Centuries invites us to glimpse some of the ways Jesus
has been understood and how this understanding has shaped and reshaped
culture," says curator David J. Goa...More
