John Stackhouse
3 min read
Another Way Terrorists Win
Bernard Drainville, the Parti Québecois cabinet minister responsible for the controversial Values Charter now before the National...
John Stackhouse
5 min read
“Hell and Mr. Fudge”: Available Now on DVD
I have been privileged to come across a number of interestingly independent thinkers among more-or-less orthodox Christians over the...
John Stackhouse
1 min read
Pushing Back Quebec Secularism
The Parti Québecois unleashed its disgusting Charter in the National Assembly and dared the opposition parties to, well, oppose it,...
John Stackhouse
2 min read
Not “Secular” in Quebec, but SecularIST
The Parti Québecois’s now-notorious “Values Charter” has received its proper share of ignominy, albeit rather belatedly. The thing was a...
John Stackhouse
1 min read
“God Loves Uganda,” but Its Director Doesn’t Love Me
Oh, boy, does he not. HERE is the Christianity Today version of the remarks I made at Vancouver’s DOXA film festival. HERE is Roger Ross...
John Stackhouse
4 min read
Neil Reynolds, R.I.P.
Veteran newspaperman Neil Reynolds died last Sunday at the age of 72. He and I share two cities: Kingston, Ontario (where each of us was...
John Stackhouse
2 min read
“Jesus Camp” Goes to Uganda
I look forward to serving as the lone respondent to the local showing of a documentary that has already received notice in the American...
John Stackhouse
3 min read
A Scripture for This Campaign Season–and Every Season
As our American neighbours’ political campaigns are now at fever pitch, there is great danger of evil being committed in the name of...
John Stackhouse
4 min read
Basic Category Mistake, Madame Minister: “Legal” Doesn’t Mean “Good”&#
We don’t turn to our politicians for fine points of ethical reasoning. Politicians are supposed to be good at other things, such as...
John Stackhouse
5 min read
The Anti-Islamic Movie and Cartoons: Let’s Not Defend Literary Litter
What is the point of the cartoon? The “journalists” at Charlie Hebdo published cartoons insulting the Prophet Muhammad. They’re stupid...
John Stackhouse
1 min read
Canadian Christians and the New Office of Religious Freedom
Canadian readers of this weblog will know that the current federal government has been considering establishing an Office of Religious...
John Stackhouse
2 min read
Another Brilliant Tip for Writers: Don't Annoy People You're Trying to Persuade!
Next Saturday at Regent College I’ll be conducting my annual Writers’ Seminar: 12 November, 9:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., nominal charge,...
John Stackhouse
5 min read
Occupy St. Paul's? The Occupy Movement Descends into Farce
UPDATE: I’ll warn you that this post is cranky. I’ve left it as I wrote it so that the comments that follow will make sense, particularly...
John Stackhouse
4 min read
Of Course Religion Should Be Taught in Public Schools
The recent controversies in Quebec about the government there requiring a course on ethics and religious culture to be taken by every...
John Stackhouse
5 min read
Law and Order: Some Vancouverite Reflections
By now many of you have seen clips or photos of the criminal nonsense that afflicted the streets and businesses of downtown Vancouver...
John Stackhouse
1 min read
You Can Tell What's in a Cup…
…when it is upset. “Australia’s Next Top Model” contest ended in a horrible mistake. Host Sarah Murdoch announced the wrong woman, who...
John Stackhouse
2 min read
Human Rights Commission: Some Impressive Work
Not all Human Rights Commissions in Canada delight me in everything they do. (I’ve had a good breakfast this morning so I’m in an...
John Stackhouse
1 min read
Why I Criticize Other Christians–and Why You Should, Too!
Okay, I’m kidding about the second part–but not much. Here’s a link to my most recent column in Faith Today that explains a few things....
John Stackhouse
10 min read
"Shariah: The Threat to America": A Commendable Worry Badly Addressed
The Center for Security Policy in Washington, D.C., recently released a report called Shariah: The Threat to America that sounds the...
John Stackhouse
2 min read
Ground Zero Mosque, Part Two
Part of what motivates people to oppose a mosque at Ground Zero is worry that any form of Islam, except perhaps the most liberal,...