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Funding at risk for Alberta religious schools that won’t respect students’ rights, education minister says

Posted by Rick Hurlbut
| Date: September 13, 2016

Funding at risk for Alberta religious schools that won’t respect students’ rights, education minister says

Alberta’s education minister won’t rule out withholding provincial funding from two private religious sch ...

Alberta’s education minister won’t rule out withholding provincial funding from two private religious schools that refuse to comply with a law giving students the right to form a gay-straight alliance ...

September 13, 2016
| by Rick Hurlbut

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Two private schools won’t comply with Alberta LGBTQ policy, says pastor

Posted by Rick Hurlbut
| Date: August 30, 2016

Two private schools won’t comply with Alberta LGBTQ policy, says pastor

'There's a big difference between protecting students and the promotion of a lifestyle' A Spruce Grove pa ...

'There's a big difference between protecting students and the promotion of a lifestyle' A Spruce Grove pastor who oversees two Christian private schools has accused Alberta's education minister of wie ...

August 30, 2016
| by Rick Hurlbut

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I knew my husband was gay when we got married, but I thought I could fix him

Posted by Rick Hurlbut
| Date: August 15, 2016

I knew my husband was gay when we got married, but I thought I could fix him

I met Michael in 2002, when his family immigrated to Canada from South Africa. His cousin, a friend of mi ...

I met Michael in 2002, when his family immigrated to Canada from South Africa. His cousin, a friend of mine, introduced us, and we hit it off immediately. He was funny and outgoing and rambunctious, w ...

August 15, 2016
| by Rick Hurlbut

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Seven bishops ‘publicly dissent’ from same-sex marriage vote

Posted by Rick Hurlbut
| Date: July 18, 2016

Seven bishops ‘publicly dissent’ from same-sex marriage vote

General Synod “erred grievously” in its approval, earlier this week, of a resolution allowing same-sex ma ...

General Synod “erred grievously” in its approval, earlier this week, of a resolution allowing same-sex marriages, a group of seven bishops say. In a statement released Friday, July 15, the bishops s ...

July 18, 2016
| by Rick Hurlbut

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Gay Hutterite comes out after fleeing colony in rural Manitoba

Posted by Rick Hurlbut
| Date: July 08, 2016

Gay Hutterite comes out after fleeing colony in rural Manitoba

Garrett Wipf says he’s not afraid to tell his story, though he expects repercussions Growing up he’d see ...

Garrett Wipf says he’s not afraid to tell his story, though he expects repercussions Growing up he’d see the pictures in the paper. Drag queens, rainbow flags, and gay guys. While his peers scoffed ab ...

July 08, 2016
| by Rick Hurlbut

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Catholic priests in Montreal banned from being alone with children

Posted by Rick Hurlbut
| Date: July 03, 2016

Catholic priests in Montreal banned from being alone with children

New policy, which includes church workers and volunteers, intended as ‘safety net’ against allegations of ...

New policy, which includes church workers and volunteers, intended as ‘safety net’ against allegations of sex abuse, but critics say move is ‘too little, too late’ Catholic priests in Montreal will be ...

July 03, 2016
| by Rick Hurlbut

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Ontario Appeal Court upholds law society’s stand on Trinity Western University

Posted by Rick Hurlbut
| Date: June 29, 2016

Ontario Appeal Court upholds law society’s stand on Trinity Western University

The Ontario Court of Appeal has rejected a Christian law school’s bid for recognition in the province, ca ...

The Ontario Court of Appeal has rejected a Christian law school’s bid for recognition in the province, calling its prohibition on sexual activity between same-sex married couples degrading and reminis ...

June 29, 2016
| by Rick Hurlbut

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Regina pride week event to dissect Bible passages

Posted by Rick Hurlbut
| Date: June 24, 2016

Regina pride week event to dissect Bible passages

For the first time, Queen City Pride will host a church service as part of its festival in an attempt to ...

For the first time, Queen City Pride will host a church service as part of its festival in an attempt to show how religion can be welcoming to LGBTQ people. “A lot of (LGBTQ) people have been told tha ...

June 24, 2016
| by Rick Hurlbut

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Abbotsford public schools won’t give kids Bibles anymore, district vows

Posted by Rick Hurlbut
| Date: June 22, 2016

Abbotsford public schools won’t give kids Bibles anymore, district vows

Humanist group declares victory after Superintendent agrees schools ‘will no longer distribute’ religious ...

Humanist group declares victory after Superintendent agrees schools ‘will no longer distribute’ religious materials to students. Abbotsford’s school district will no longer give Bibles and other relig ...

June 22, 2016
| by Rick Hurlbut

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B.C. Christian university takes fight over law school to Ontario top court

Posted by Rick Hurlbut
| Date: June 05, 2016

B.C. Christian university takes fight over law school to Ontario top court

Trinity Western University will go up against the Law Society of Upper Canada this week and at the core o ...

Trinity Western University will go up against the Law Society of Upper Canada this week and at the core of the dispute is the school’s ‘community covenant’ or code of conduct. A private Christian univ ...

June 05, 2016
| by Rick Hurlbut

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TWU can’t tell LGBT students to find a seat elsewhere, says lawyer

Posted by Rick Hurlbut
| Date: June 03, 2016

TWU can’t tell LGBT students to find a seat elsewhere, says lawyer

Latest Trinity Western University hearing wraps up in BC Court of Appeal Telling LGBT students there are ...

Latest Trinity Western University hearing wraps up in BC Court of Appeal Telling LGBT students there are plenty of law-school seats elsewhere if they don’t like Trinity Western University’s admission ...

June 03, 2016
| by Rick Hurlbut

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