Monthly Archives: June 2010

Open communion? Not in Victoria, surely!

Posted on June 29, 2010 by faithvictoria

Open Communion: not in Victoria, surely! By Steve Weatherbe The Anglican Diocese of British Columbia, which covers Vancouver Island, has a development officer who recently called for the church to become more like evangelicals in style but not substance. This … Continue reading →

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HST and a Third Party

Posted on June 29, 2010 by faithvictoria

Today’s column by Les Leyne in the Times Colonist is worth reading to the end. It’s here http://www.timescolonist.com/news/todays-paper/Vander+Zalm+might+outsmart/3214799/story.html It speculates that the anti-HST drive led by former premier Bill Vander Zalm will morph into a third party. The Zalm has … Continue reading →

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Loyola decision and differences between Quebec and B.C..

Posted on June 28, 2010 by faithvictoria

By Steve Weatherbe I interviewed a McGill University professor, Douglas Farrow, about the Loyola case at length and base most of this blog on his comments. He was an expert witness for the school, and he told me the lawyers … Continue reading →

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More on Quebec court’s decision in religious and education rights case

Posted on June 25, 2010 by faithvictoria

Here is a report to the court submitted on Loyola’s behalf by a McGill religious studies prof, Douglas farrow, which brilliantly, I believe, analyses the thinking behind the provincial government’s action and the reasons why it violates the Quebec and … Continue reading →

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Quebec’s totalitarian relativism

Posted on June 24, 2010 by faithvictoria

In Quebec, religious truth is a matter of opinion By Steve Weatherbe What a welcome decision that is: the recent and categorical denunciation of the Quebec government by a judge there, in stopping the provincial education ministry from forcing a … Continue reading →

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The mission of our armed forces

Posted on June 23, 2010 by faithvictoria

By Steve Weatherbe Because I am not yet fully “into” my role as blogger, I didn’t clip the recent eastern columnist complaining that, after Canada pulls out of Afghanistan next year, our armed forces will not have a mission. So … Continue reading →

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Honour Killings and Islam

Posted on June 22, 2010 by faithvictoria

By Steve Weatherbe The recent conviction of a Toronto Muslim,Waqaz Parvez, for his sister’s murder generated an interesting op-ed piece in the National Post today, A Parting Insult to Aqsa Parvez. which you can find at this http://www.nationalpost.com/todays-paper/parting+insult…Parvez/…/story.html. The insult … Continue reading →

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Bloggers welcome

Posted on June 16, 2010 by faithvictoria

In case we haven’t made it clear, anyone who wants to blog on Christian themes from a traditional and Biblical perspective–in other words, a conservative Christian perspective–please submit your blog to steve.weatherbe@gmail.com. If the shoe fits, we’ll run it.

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a thriller writer’s religious experience

Posted on June 16, 2010 by faithvictoria

I started my first blog two years ago: it never got off the ground partly because its subject was a bit vague: thrillers and mysteries by Christian authors, but not explicitly Christian in content or theme. Not Gospel book store … Continue reading →

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Youth Protecting Youth wins

Posted on June 14, 2010 by faithvictoria

The very best of news. The board of directors of the University of Victoria Student Society has just voted to reinstate Youth Protecting Youth with full club status and pay the club what was taken from it over the past … Continue reading →

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