August 2009 / Volume 2 / Issue 3

Evangelicals and the Dissemination of Canadian Census Data
by Rick Hiemstra, Director, Centre for Research on Canadian Evangelicalism
Is the United Church of Canada really the largest Protestant denomination in Canada? Do religious minorities have the same access to census religious affiliation data as other groups? Has there been a slow and steady improvement in the reporting of Canadian religious affiliation data? How can the reporting of census religious affiliation data be made more equitable and transparent? This article looks at the history of the dissemination of Canadian census religious affiliation data giving special attention to evangelical Christians.

Canadian Evangelical Voting Trends by Region, 1996-2008
by Don Hutchinson, Vice-President and General Legal Counsel, The Evangelical Fellowship of Canada and Director, Centre for Faith and Public Life and Rick Hiemstra, Director, Centre for Research on Canadian Evangelicalism
Are Canadian Evangelical voting intentions different than their neigbours'?  Is there one common Evangelical voting pattern across the country? Have Canadian Evangelicals' voting intentions changed significantly between 1996 and 2008? This paper looks at regional trends in Canadian evangelical voting intentions between 1996 and 2008 giving attention to how they are similar and dissimilar from those of other Canadians.

Through a Lens Darkly: How the News Media Perceive and Portray Evangelicals
by David Haskell, Clements Academic, 292 pages, $24.95
reviewed by Paul Godkin, Coordinator, Broadcast Journalism Program, Conestoga College
Is there bias in the way television news media report on Canadian evangelical Christians? Is one television network more objective than another? What role do Evangelicals play in shaping how stories about their communities get covered? Paul Godkin reviews David Haskell's Through a Lens Darkly where he presents his findings from the first empirical study of how Canadian television news media perceive and portray Evangelicals.

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