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The EFC in the News (2008)

O Come All Ye Faithful More Than Twice a Year
Calgary Herald
December 20, 2008
... Thiessen, a member of the Church of the Nazarene, is being supported by the Evangelical Fellowship of Canada in his thesis research...

Religious Leaders and Youth Come Together for MDGs in Canada
Tony Blair Faith Foundation newsletter
December 9, 2008
... Bruce Clemenger, President of the Evangelical Fellowship, enthusiastically discussing the way forward...

Abortion Debate Flares on Calgary Campus
National Post
November 26, 2008
... The lawyer for the Ottawa-based Evangelical Fellowship of Canada, a group not attached to the Calgary display, asked why anti-abortion groups are so often...

Alberta v. Hutterian Brethren of Wilson Colony: Accommodation for Religious Freedom
Ontario Bar Association Newsletter
November 1, 2008
... Intervenors included the Attorneys General for Canada, Ontario, Quebec and British Columbia, the Ontario Human Rights Commission, the Canadian Civil Liberties Association (CCLA), the Evangelical Fellowship of Canada (EFC) and ...

Controversial Medical Policy Changed
ChristianWeek
October 15, 2008
... could have gone further,” says Faye Sonier, associate legal counsel for the Evangelical Fellowship of Canada ...

Settlement Reached in Defamation Suit
Today’s Family News (Focus on the Family)
October 15, 2008
... generally,” according to Don Hutchinson, general legal counsel for the Evangelical Fellowship of Canada ...

Canada Pregnancy Center Settles Lawsuit After Planned Parenthood Attacks
LifeNews.com
October 8, 2008
... Don Hutchinson, the vice president of the Centre for Faith and Public Life and legal counsel for the Evangelical Fellowship of Canada, commented ...

SCC’s Fall Term Jammed With Novel Civil Cases
The Lawyers Weekly
October 7, 2008
... The Evangelical Fellowship of Canada and the Christian Legal Fellowship are intervening in support of the Hutterites ...

Hundreds of Thousands to Participate in Life-Chain on Sunday October 5
LifeSiteNews.com
September 26, 2008
... officially endorsed this year by ... Bruce Clemenger - Evangelical Fellowship of Canada ...

Evangelicals Urged to Vote for Civility
TheTyee.ca
September 26, 2008
... The Evangelical Fellowship of Canada has released an election kit that laments ...

CRTC Accused on Anti-Christian Bias
The Catholic Register
September 18, 2008
... Fay[e] Sonier, associate legal counsel of The Evangelical Fellowship of Canada, said the CRTC has displayed discriminatory policies ...

Canadian Federal Election Guides 2008
Ecumenism.net
September 16, 2008
... The EFC says that "Canada needs strengthened families and ...

The Earth Is Top Concern for Evangelicals
Globe and Mail
September 15, 2008
... The Evangelical Fellowship of Canada has released its 2008 “election kit,” advising Canadian Christians ...

Canadian Broadcasting Commission Accused of Bias Against New Christian Stations
Catholic News Agency
September 7, 2008 (alt. version at DFW Catholic)
... Don Hutchison, director of law and public policy for the Evangelical Fellowship of Canada, said the cable channel’s approval was “quite offensive.” ...

BC Court Ruling Means only Pro-Abortion Information is Allowed Inside Bubble Zones
Lifesite.com
September 5, 2008
... a coalition of religious groups including the Catholic Civil Rights League and the Evangelical Fellowship of Canada...

Christians Livid as CRTC Denies Religious Radio, But OKs Porn TV
Ottawa Citizen
September 5, 2008 (alt. version at Canada.com
... "The approval of (Northern Peaks) was quite offensive," said Don Hutchison, director of law and public policy for the Evangelical Fellowship of Canada. "The CRTC has, for the past 15 years, sent ...

OMA Fears Intrusion Into MDs' Beliefs
National Post
August 23, 2008
... Don Hutchinson, legal counsel for the Evangelical Fellowship of Canada, said he believes the proposed document was ...

It's Been a Brutal Olympics for Chinese Christians
Globe and Mail
August 21, 2008
... assaults publicized by [The Evangelical Fellowship of] Canada's Religious Liberty Commission just before the Olympics ...

China Suppresses Religion in Preparation for the Olympic Games
CanadianChristianity.com
July 31, 2008
... The Evangelical Fellowship of Canada's Religious Liberty Commission issued a report in June charging ...

Prankster’s “Crass” Stunt Earns Scorn
National Post
July 29, 2008
... showing a real disrespect for those who are Christians and those who consider Jesus their personal saviour," said Gail Reid, director of communications for the Evangelical Fellowship of Canada ...

Christians Under the Gun in China: Olympic-focused China Rounds up Dissidents, New Report Says
National Post
June 11, 2008
... some of the stories in a report released yesterday by the Evangelical Fellowship of Canada about religious persecution in China ...

China Persecuting Christians: Report
Canwest News Service (in Vancouver Sun)
June 11, 2008
... The Communist Party of China (CPC) has worked tirelessly to subdue any perceived form of criticism that may damage the image they have worked hard to develop," the report by the Evangelical Fellowship of Canada states ...

Keeping the Faith: Religious Groups Providing Public Services Fight for Right to Stand by Beliefs
National Post
May 24, 2008
... "We don't have any recognition of institutional religious freedom," said Janet Epp Buckingham, the former legal counsel to the Evangelical Fellowship of Canada. "Religious freedom seems to very much an individual right ...

Human Rights Tribunal Forces Christian Organization to Ditch Morality Code
Canadian Catholic News (at CanadianChristianity.com)
May 8, 2008
... "Christian service of others is an integral extension of the Evangelical Christian faith," wrote the Evangelical Fellowship of Canada's general legal counsel Don Hutchinson in an April 29 National Post op-ed ...

Evangelical and Catholic Groups Express Support for March for Life in Ottawa May 8
LifeSiteNews.com
May 7, 2008
... Don Hutchinson, director of law and public policy and general legal counsel for The Evangelical Fellowship of Canada, told LifeSiteNews.com, "Evangelical Christians are encouraged to join in Thursday's March for Life rally on Parliament Hill ...

Conservative Catholics Collaborate With Evangelicals
StraightGoods.ca
May 6, 2008
... The bishops and the Evangelical Fellowship of Canada (EFC), for example, have cooperated in the Inter-faith Coalition on Marriage and the Family ...

EFC President Commends Pentecostal Presence in Canada
PAOC.org
May 6, 2008
... Bruce Clemenger, president of the Evangelical Fellowship of Canada (EFC), yesterday commended the Pentecostal movement's profound impact on the Canadian evangelical landscape. "The broader evangelical community needs your passion, your creativity, your participation." ...

Evangelical and Catholic Groups Call for Curbs on Human Rights Commission after Anti-Christian Ruling
LifeSiteNews.com
April 30, 2008
... Don Hutchinson, General Legal Counsel for the Evangelical Fellowship of Canada ... told LifeSiteNews.com that the ruling was "the decision of a single adjudicator functioning as a human right tribunal" ...

Prophecy and Politics
Ottawa Sun and Sun Media newspapers
April 20, 2008
... Bruce Clemenger, president of the Evangelical Fellowship of Canada, explains: "Canadians find it inappropriate to become political at the pulpit ...

Freedom of Religion and Conscience Act Proposed for Canada
CanadianChristianity.com
April 18, 2008
... Don Hutchinson, general legal counsel for the Evangelical Fellowship of Canada (EFC), told CC.com that Benson is "a great thinker" whose proposal "could prove very helpful." However, he cautioned ...

Unborn Victims Bill Faces Final Hurdles
Today’s Family News (Focus on the Family)
April 16, 2008
... has been carefully drafted to not impact on [a woman’s] option to pursue an abortion,” wrote Don Hutchinson, general legal counsel for the Evangelical Fellowship of Canada ...

When Lobbyists Speak in Tongues
Ottawa Citizen
April 12, 2008
... a mistake, however, to assume Mr. McVety represents the collective view of Canada's evangelical community, says Don Hutchinson, a director of the Evangelical Fellowship of Canada ...

EFC President: Church Should Speak Into Politics Rather Than Becoming Partisan
ChinaAid.org
April 8, 2008
... Clemenger defined the roles of the church and state and shared how evangelicals can work with public-elected officials ...

New Theology for Doing Business [related story in National Post, April 5]
Ottawa Sun and Sun Media newspapers
March 23, 2008
... conference, which is co-sponsored by the Evangelical Fellowship of Canada, is part of a new North American movement in workplace spirituality ...

The State of the Canadian Church -- Part VII: Strengths, Weaknesses and Challenges
CanadianChristianity.com
January 24, 2008
... David Macfarlane, director of national initiatives for the Evangelical Fellowship of Canada (EFC), suggested that the Canadian church is "financially rich" and "highly educated" ...

The State of the Canadian Church -- Part V: The Growth of Evangelicalism
CanadianChristianity.com
January 10, 2008
... The EFC also serves a number of coordinating functions for evangelicals. Among its newest initiatives is the Centre for Research on Canadian Evangelicalism ...

Global Christian Consultation Tackles Biotechnology
Anglican.ca General Synod News
December 20, 2007
... when the CCC and the Evangelical Fellowship of Canada helped block the Canadian patenting of the OncoMouse ...

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