Church conducts same-sex wedding
The ceremony complete and the vows said, two same-sex couples, their pastor, and advocacy groups across Canada are bracing for the next round of wrangling over legalizing homosexual marriages....More

Christian station pulled
Winnipeg's first 24-hour Christian radio station abruptly disappeared from the airwaves four days before Christmas, but the management group contracted to run CFEQ (FREQ 107) last year is working to reinvent the station.....More

Salvation Army ousted
The Salvation Army in Moscow faces the same problem as many of the poor it endeavours to help–homelessness.

The Army was forced to shut down a food program and evicted from a church building and administrative offices as the December 31 deadline for re-registration with the Moscow government passed.".....More

Research group to measure Christian commitment
Frank Jones always wondered what he should do after he retired as a senior analyst with Statistics Canada.

"For about 10 years I had been talking to friends about doing research on religious questions when I retired, though I never knew until very recently how this would be done," says Jones.....More

Anglican diocese considers same-sex blessing
With a proposed new liturgy on the table, Anglicans in Vancouver are moving closer to a decision on whether or not to allow the church to bless covenanted same-sex unions.....More

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Canada takes Third World debt-relief initiative
Groups demanding debt relief for Third World countries are welcoming Canada’s move towards debt forgiveness with guarded optimism.....

Christians call for Middle East peace
Leaders from 10 Canadian Christian denominations are calling for peace and justice in the Middle East. A January 4 statement insists that "a just and durable peace between Israelis and Palestinians is only possible if both states are guaranteed a peaceful existence within secure borders."....

CRTC denies Christian music channel
Don't expect to see any Carolyn Arends, Steve Bell or Jake music videos on television anytime soon.

Trinity Television's application to begin IntuneTV, a 24-hour Christian music video station broadcast on the new digital broadcasting tier was denied late last year....

Clarity coming in clergy tax cases
The long-thorny issue of income tax deductions for clergy housing took a major clarifying step four days before Christmas. For that, Canadian Council of Christian Charities (CCCC) executive director Frank Luellau breathed a sigh of relief....

Pastor takes on teaching task
Pentecostal minister Evon G. Horton has left a prominent pulpit to lead his denomination’s new educational institution.

After 12 years on staff with MGT Family Church in Mississauga, which is affiliated with the Pentecostal Assemblies of Canada, Horton took up new responsibilities January 9 as the first president of Master’s College and Seminary, which plans to begin operations in September. ....

Urbana 2000 focuses on racial reconciliation
A spirit of racial reconciliation and forgiveness provided extra reason to celebrate as more than 20,000 post-secondary students rang in the New Year at Urbana 2000. ....

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