Author Archives: faithvictoria

by Roy Wiebe     What is implied when someone claims that he is biologically male but identifies as female? The self is being distinguished from the body, and the self, not the body, determines identity. Hence, if the self feels … Continue reading →

Here’s a letter I wrote in response to a columnn by Trevor Hancock, a retired UVic prof. Trevor Hancock’s Sunday column, “The cult of individualism is toxic,” takes a very selective view of individualism’s negative consequences, and of the needed … Continue reading →

Here’s a letter from Gwynn Evans to the Times Colonist that leapfrogs from the complaints of churchgoers about worship lockdowns (but not restaurant lockdowns) to his own complaint that churches get special tax exemptions. Following it is my rebuttal to … Continue reading →

The more relativistic the church’s members were in their personal religious beliefs (I’m looking at you, United and Anglican types), the more likely it is to be shrinking. No churches the scholars classified as liberal were growing in their sample. Continue reading →

Coming soon, as they say, to a theatre near you, but maybe not for long, is A Hidden Life, the latest work of American filmmaker Terry Malick. Not for long, despite positive reviews from Cannes and Toronto film festivals because … Continue reading →

By Steve Weatherbe   We all have heard of the United States’ civic or civil religion, which involves the invocation of God at public events, the use of the phrase “you are in our thoughts and prayers” in public expressions … Continue reading →