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Manning: Christians need prudence and patience
Setting aside differences key to political victory Politically active Christians risk losing more than they can ever hope to gain when they oppose new laws that fail to go as far as they would like, says former Reform Party leader Preston Manning. Citing the Senate’s 1989 defeat of a bill to regulate abortion, Manning told a Vancouver audience that Prime Minister Brian Mulroney could have brought it back to the House of Commons—but chose to let it die because many Christians had refused to support anything short of an outright ban. That division within Canada’s faith community, he added, is also “why no government ever since has even tried to [deal with abortion] again.” read the full story>

Evangelicals hot topic in The Globe and Mail forum

When Lorna Dueck, executive producer and host of Listen Up TV was asked to write web exclusive commentary for Canada’s leading national daily newspaper, the opinion piece became a web magnet.

“Certainly in the months of October and November, it was the most widely read [web exclusive comment]; both on the day of publication and the day after publication,” says globeandmail.com executive editor, Jim Sheppard.

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Neo-Pentecostalism embraced by Cree community

A University of Alberta student fascinated by a small pocket of evangelical Cree in Northern Alberta is breaking new ground and challenging traditional ways of anthropological research.

Clint Westman, a PhD candidate in linguistic and cultural anthropology, found a small population of Pentecostal First Nations in the semi-isolated communities of Trout Lake and Peerless Lake 500 kilometres north of Edmonton while studying the 2001 federal census.

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Willow Creek leaders walk a new path

There is a quiet dignity about this couple, John and Lorraine Baergen. As they relate the tragic details of their incredible life story, tears brim often, threatening to spill. The tale turns to reveal evidence of God’s power, and the smiles that accompany the thought of such blessing hold the tears in place.

Together, the Baergens head up The Leadership Centre Willow Creek Canada: John as executive director and CEO, Lorraine as director of research and development. They’ve been with the organization since its formation in 2000. In the years since, they’ve overseen its growth from a small up-start Canadian ministry to a thriving national organization that works to equip and encourage Christian leaders to build burgeoning local churches.

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