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. Pastor Brian Coldwell, the board chair for Edmonton-area schools Harvest Baptist Academy and Meadows Baptist Academy, said it’s religious persecution for the government to force ...

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‘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 wielding “dictatorial power” on the issue of LGBTQ rights, and says his board has no intention of complying with the government’s new policy. “I have a ...

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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, with the boyish handsomeness of a young Hugh Grant. He was also a talented songwriter, writing lyrics about pain and ...

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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 said they “publicly dissent” from the decision, which, they add, “imperils our full communion within the Anglican Church of Canada and with Anglicans throughout the ...

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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 about Winnipeg Pride being in the news, Garrett Wipf thought one day “I’ll be there.” Then last year he was. Wipf ...

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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 banned from being alone with children to provide a “safety net” against allegations of abuse. Archbishop Christian Lepine has issued a decree to ...

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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 reminiscent of similar rules singling out blacks and interracial couples in the United States. Trinity Western University, an evangelical Christian private school in Langley, B.C., has ...

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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 that the Bible says homosexuality is sinful or it’s wrong. What we’re going to show them is: It actually doesn’t ...

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