‘WHICH ONE OF THESE DOES NOT SPEAK WELSH?’ Rev. Dr. Karen Hamilton This 10th Assembly of the World Council of Churches in Busan, Korea was my second WCC Assembly as General Secretary of The Canadian Council of Churches, but my first as a major ‘tweeter’. For those of you following my ‘tweets’, and I hope […]
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In a recent meeting of the Christian Interfaith Reference Group (CIRG), a discussion ensued on the proposed Charter of Quebec Values. Although seemingly a provincial issue, committee members agreed that religious freedom is an important value that affects all members of Canadian society. The committee also reflected on the diversity of perspectives and the challenges
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Today the Canadian Interfaith Conversation released a statement to Quebec Premier Pauline Marois, provincial justice critics, and leaders of opposition parties on the proposed “Charter affirming the values of State secularism and religious neutrality and of equality between women and men, and providing a framework for accommodation requests”. The Canadian Interfaith Conversation has been bringing
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The General Secretary of The Canadian Council of Churches, the Rev. Dr. Karen Hamilton, has written to the Minister of Foreign Affairs, the Hon. John Baird, regarding two Canadians detained in Russia following a peaceful protest in international waters. Paul Ruzycki and Alexandre Paul are two Canadian members of the Arctic 30, the crew of
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Available in French only. Déclaration de Mgr Pierre-André Fournier,archevêque de Rimouski et président de l’Assemblée des évêques catholiques du Québec lors de la conférence de presse du 19 septembre 2013 Abordons maintenant le deuxième sujet annoncé, toutes les questions entourant l’État et le fait religieux. Dans tout État démocratique, le gouvernement a un rôle fondamental
