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
2 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
4 min read
The Supreme Court Protects the Hateful “Hate Speech” Law
A rump of the Supreme Court of Canada (several justices did not participate in the ruling) voted unanimously to uphold parts of...
John Stackhouse
5 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
4 min read
Seriously, Mr. Toews? Christian Chaplains Providing “Generic” Services?
ITEM: “Public Safety Minister Vic Toews mandated that the federal prison system’s 71 full-time chaplains, who are overwhelmingly...
John Stackhouse
2 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
5 min read
Sectarians/Imperialists–or Citizens? More on the Quebec "Ethics and Religious Culture&quo
Given that people I normally agree with–such as the good folks over at the Evangelical Fellowship of Canada and at the Canadian Council...
John Stackhouse
8 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
1 min read
Why Evangelicals Should Be Glad We Weren't Asked to Pray at 9/11 Services
Evangelical Christians have been complaining about not being included in various commemorations of 9/11, whether in New York City,...
John Stackhouse
3 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
4 min read
Upcoming Speaking Engagements, Including Three Recently Added (2 @ Harvard, 1 @ Taylor)
Just in case you, or someone you love and respect, would like to attend, here are the gigs coming up fast: March 12: “Is It Crazy to Be a...
John Stackhouse
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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
2 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
10 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,...
John Stackhouse
2 min read
Ground Zero Mosque: It's a Simple Question
Controversy continues to rage over whether moderate Muslims should build, and should be allowed to build, a mosque or a community centre...
John Stackhouse
2 min read
Marci McDonald’s "The Armaggedon Factor": The Unravelling Begins
Marci McDonald, who has won many prizes and held many prestigious positions in Canadian journalism, has just released a very bad book on...
John Stackhouse
2 min read
Video Clips Galore
Journalist Denise Lodde recently interviewed me and has posted that interview in a bunch of short clips (a couple of which are duplicated...
John Stackhouse
1 min read
American Day of Prayer? No. Freedom for Campus Christian Groups to Be Christian? Of Course.
Our American cousins are in the throes of a national hoo-hah over whether the National Day of Prayer, this year held on May 6, should...
John Stackhouse
3 min read
"All Religions Are the Same…" (except Where They're Not)
It was my privilege to participate in an event at Stanford University last weekend that featured a Muslim apologist (Jihad Turk), a Hindu...
John Stackhouse
3 min read
More on CAUT, TWU, and the Public Support of Christian Universities
As some readers of this blog know, the Canadian Association of University Teachers has criticized Trinity Western University for failing...
John Stackhouse
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