In the Activate CFPL blog post, See No Evil, EFC’s Julia Beazley, research coordinator, poverty and homelessness, comments on the lack of action taken by Vancouver police to curb what will surely be an increase in human sex trafficking during the Olympic Games. More at www.evangelicalfellowship.ca/humantrafficking.
Why Do Evangelicals Need to Speak Out on Global Poverty?
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Robyn Bright, national co-ordinator for Micah Challenge Canada, recently spoke with Christian Week editor Josiah Neufeld, about why Canadian Christian voices on global poverty are so important. The EFC is a key partner of the Micah Challenge, and hosts the Micah Challenge National Office in its Centre for Faith and Public Life.
Association of University Teachers Initiates a 21st Century "Witch-Hunt"
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The EFC’s Legal Counsel Faye Sonier comments at ActivateCFPL, an EFC blog, on the investigations of Christian Higher Education Canada institutions being undertaken by the Canadian Association of University Teachers.
EFC Replies to Ignatieff's Remarks on Abortion
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Don Hutchinson, EFC vice-president, writes about comments made by Liberal leader Michael Ignatieff concerning the Prime Minister’s proposed international focus on maternal health and childcare issues in this week’s webitorial.
EFC Intervenes Over Same-sex Marriage Requirement
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The Saskatchewan Court of Appeal has granted intervenor status to the EFC in the Saskatchewan marriage commissioner reference. In July, the Justice Minister of Saskatchewan asked the Court of Appeal for an opinion on potential legislation which would permit marriage commissioners to decline performing same-sex marriages if contrary to their religious beliefs. The EFC will be permitted to file written arguments and attended the Reference on May 13 and 14, 2010 at the Court of Appeal. The EFC will argue in favour of legislation that would protect and ensure the religious and conscience freedoms of marriage commissioners.
EFC Blogs on Haiti and Human Trafficking Legislation
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Julia Beazley, research & project co-ordinator, poverty & homelessness in the EFC’s Centre for Faith and Public Life, commends the Government of Canada for its swift and generous response to the crisis in Haiti. Don Hutchinson, vice-president, general legal counsel, describes the existing human trafficking legislation in Canada and how it falls short.
Should Baby Isaiah be Left to die?
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EFC Legal Counsel Faye Sonier commented last week on the Isaiah May case. Isaiah’s parents are fighting to keep him from being removed from ventilation support by a children’s hospital. Read it at the ActivateCFPL blog.
Christian Horizons and the Queer Bookstore
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EFC Legal Counsel Faye Sonier comments on one aspect of the Christian Horizons appeal, in which the EFC intervened this past December.
Useful Response to the Crisis in Haiti
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Robyn Bright, ActivateCFPL guest blogger and Micah Challenge Canada’s national co-ordinator, comments on the crisis in Haiti in one of this week’s EFC blog postings.
Will Prorogation Bring “Sexy” Back to Parliament Hill?
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The EFC’s Vice President Don Hutchinson explains prorogation and explores whether the resulting new session of Parliament will be “suggestive, attractive, stimulating or interesting”? You’ll want to read this first in a series taking a look at what’s happened to legislation that was in progress and some legislative initiatives of interest to evangelical Canadians in this week’s Christianity.ca webitorial.
Fast Growing House Churches Crushed in China
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Please pray for Christians persecuted in China where "house churches" have been attacked and church leaders sent to prison. Read this EFC Religious Liberty Prayer Alert for more details.
EFC Stands with World's Poor
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Don Hutchinson, Vice-President of The Evangelical Fellowship of Canada, writes to question the efficacy of the government ending a 35 year relationship that has benefited development and human rights around the world in the Christianity.ca webitorial, The Federal Government Giveth. Read it and comment on it at the ActivateCFPL blog.
Withering Rights: Religious Freedom in Canada
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Religious freedom and freedom from discrimination on the basis of religion are important rights to Christians. This EFC booklet contains summaries of cases addressing a wide variety of subjects – family, education, work, church, to help you understand the current religious freedom challenges and the role you can play to help ensure religious freedom in Canada.
In the Shadow of Death
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The EFC has published a booklet offering a Christian perspective on euthanasia and assisted suicide that will help you navigate the current debate in the news and evaluate your response from a Biblical perspective. Order your copy through the EFC’s web store.
New EFC Resource to Educate Young People
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Not so Ancient: Human Trafficking and Modern Slavery, a new EFC resource on human trafficking, was featured last week on ChristianWeek.org. It is the first instalment in the [Activate] series, a new line of resources for youth and young adults who are seeking practical ways to their faith into action.
Assisted Suicide Would Change Canada's Legal Landscape
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EFC Legal Counsel Faye Sonier examines how the right to assisted suicide would necessarily lead to the duty of one Canadian to kill another, and how this would transform Canada’s legal heritage. Read the webitorial on Christianity.ca or the blog at Activate CFPL.
EFC and StreetLevel Make Submission to Parliament
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Don Hutchinson, director of The Evangelical Fellowship of Canada's (EFC) Centre for Faith and Public Life, and Julia Beazley, coordinator for the EFC’s National Roundtable on Poverty and Homelessness, appeared before the House of Commons’ Standing Committee on Human Resources on Nov. 5 (Meeting 55) in connection with the EFC’s support for private members’ Bill C-304 which proposes the development of a national affordable housing strategy. You can read the submission Moving Forward Together on Affordable Housing.