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The Pacific School of Religion, or PSR, has put one … with the Pacific School of Religion at this time, we remain …

… accountability for your actions, something religion also offers. Ter Kuile writes …

By Jeff K. Clarke Senior Editor and Staff Writer | June 25, 2017 Being a Christian is less about looking for ways to mechanically apply practical ideas and principles to ones life and more about becoming a living embodiment of the One we’re trying to …

… on security measures. Inciters distort religion and human rights itself to …

By KAREN BURSHTEIN The photo, already iconic, shows two guys in rolled up shirt sleeves, enjoying a dinner out, just two buddies catching up. Except that they were Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Barack Obama and their dinner, which took place June 6 in …

BY MYRON LOVE The IDF (Israel Defense Force) is the first and last line of defense for the people of Israel. As Zev Faintuch noted, quoting a Holocaust survivor, “without a strong army, there would be no Israel”. But it is not only Israelis (Jewish, …

By BERNIE BELLAN In our April 26 issue  Myron Love reported on the success several young students in our community had at this year’s Winnipeg Music Festival. One of those students was 15-year-old Alyssa Cohen, who plays classical guitar. Here is what …

By HOLLY HARRIS The Sarah Sommer Chai Folk Ensemble whisked a sold out audience down ancient roads when it offered its latest production celebrating life, Wednesday, June 7th at the Royal Manitoba Theatre Centre. The evening notably honoured esteemed …

By MYRON LOVE It was a sold-out audience for the Winnipeg International Jewish Film Festival’s final screening for 2017 – on Sunday, June 11.  In fact, both showings of the award-winning “Aida’s Secrets” - at 4:00 P.M. and 7:00 P.M., were sold out. No …

By GERRY POSNER I am a reunion guy and have been a part of many of them. This September I am returning to Winnipeg for a reunion of a different kind: the 10th anniversary of the Klezmer cruise along the Dnieper River in the Ukraine. This tour, in May, …

By MYRON LOVE On June 23rd the community was invited to a special kiddush at Etz Chayim which was held to honour Rabbi Larry Lander and his wife, Arlene, who are leaving our community and moving to Toronto in mid-July. Much as he has enjoyed his second …

… as a historian of American religion, I extensively studied the role … than simply assure freedom of religion – it privatized what until then …

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… . Property: the UK's religion As I write this I … is hardly surprising. Like any religion, impediments to the faith are … standards for buildings. Like any religion, impediments to the faith are …

By Debbie Shelley The Catholic Commentator There is “much to love” about Baton Rouge, including the LSU Tigers and Southern Jaguars, weekend festivals and galas filled with fun activities, entertainment and food (including the official state crustacean, …

Obstetrician Dr. Robert Lawler is fighting a new Illinois state law that forces him and other health providers to assist people in getting abortions, even though it’s against his faith and religious convictions. He spoke to Tucker Carlson Friday on Fox …

June 24, 2017 Bishop J. Douglas Deshotel has announced the following appointments and changes for the Diocese of Lafayette: Effective July 3, 2017:   Reverend Mitchell Guidry appointed to the Office of Temporary Administrator for Saint Joseph Church in …

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By Richard Meek The Catholic Commentator When arriving in Baton Rouge, Dauda Sesay and his family were strangers, being introduced to an unfamiliar world of culture, language and even as to where to live. That is, until familiar victual scents stirred …

Cardinal-elect Louis-Marie Ling Mangkhanekhoun, apostolic vicar of Pakse and apostolic administrator of Vientiane, Laos, has been caught in a whirlwind since the "surprise" announcement by Pope Francis on May 21 to make the Laotian bishop a new …

Poor Jeremiah, born into a family of priests and called to be a prophet. When Jeremiah heard God say that he had been called for this from the womb, it was like being told that his birth certificate named him “Renegade-for-life.” Nothing was ever going to …

Posted by Contributor on Saturday, June 24, 2017 · Leave a Comment   Parliament Community Church 75th anniversary homecoming weekend. PHOTO: Shandra Massier Parliament Community Church celebrated its 75th anniversary with a homecoming event June 3–4, 2017 …

… to have respectful conversations about religion and living in harmony. The … Muslims and Christians and Muslims. Religion is a powerful force in … be applied to anybody’s religion,” he said. “I’m not … have an honest dialogue about religion to make it a force …