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November 19, 2019

19 November 2019

Alberta Private Member’s Bill on Conscience Protection for Health Care Workers


Bill 207 is an Alberta private member’s bill that would provide conscience protection for health care providers so that they are not compelled to participate in providing services against their deeply held beliefs. The EFC supports conscience protection for health care professionals and encourages Alberta residents to support Bill 207.

Contact your MLA to let them know that freedom of conscience is important to you and to ask your MLA to support Bill 207. Here is some sample wording you could use in a phone call or email/letter with your MLA (pdf, docx). You can also use the talking points provided by the EFC.

Experiencing Israel, By Someone Who Grew Up There

What would it be like growing up today in Israel? In the latest blog at FaithToday.ca, Gal Hana of the Israel Ministry of Tourism describes his experiences and encourages Canadians to visit his homeland.

How Porn Harms: What the Church Needs to Know 

Help yourself and your church understand the current effects of pornography on our society, why it matters, and how we can respond as Christians and as parents -- by getting the free EFC study guide How Porn Harms. This 40-page booklet was previously released in 2017 under the title Battling Pornography: A Guide for Canadians. The original 10,000 copies of have all been used up, and now the booklet has been revised and updated. It’s divided into four sections with informative articles and clearly presented data. Each section ends with helpful discussion questions. Order free print or digital copies today at www.TheEFC.ca/HowPornHarms.

EFC Visits in Edmonton

Don McNiven, the EFC’s Director of Affiliate and Donor Relations, will be in Edmonton Nov. 25-29. If you’re interested in a visit, contact his assistant Bonnie Knoll.

Podcast: Alpha Canada Interview with Shaila Visser

The latest EFC podcast features an interview with Shaila Visser of Alpha Canada. Visser explores with us Alpha's latest offerings and what church people do right, and wrong, when they present Alpha. For more on this topic, you can also read a Faith Today interview with Visser from September 2017.

Engaging Scripture in an Age of Distraction

Thanks to social media, apps and podcasts, today’s Christians are bombarded with endless distractions competing for the time we could be spending reading and absorbing Scripture. Jeromey Martini of Horizon College & Seminary offers suggestions in the latest Faith Today for “how the Church can be a compelling community of Scripture engagement in an age of distraction.”

Christmas Gifts – Two for One

Gift subscriptions to Faith Today are now available at a discounted rate. Buy one, get one free. Support the gift of Canadian Christian journalism by giving it away. www.FaithToday.ca/2for1

November is Fostering and Adoption Month

Salvation Army captain Brent Haas of Halifax recently wrote about his experience as a foster father in Salvationist magazine. And here's another Canadian story to help put a face on some of the issues, published by The United Way in Toronto. Get more resources to highlight fostering and adoption at your church at www.TheEFC.ca/AdoptionSunday.

Coming Events at TheEFC.ca/Calendar

Publicize your event for free

→ CCCA Webinar on Future of Canadian Newspapers, online, Nov. 20
→ IMPACT National Men's Conference, Surrey, Nov. 23 
→ Good Work Conference, Toronto, Nov. 23
→ Entrepreneurial Leaders Organization Forum, Toronto, Nov. 25
→ Council for Refugees Forum on Human Trafficking, Ottawa, Nov. 27
→ Missional Live, Barrie, Nov. 30
→ Faith in Action: Practising Biblical Advocacy, Orillia, Nov. 30
→ Christmas Market, Toronto, Nov. 30
→ International Day for the Abolition of Slavery, Dec. 2 

In Case You Missed It

Freedom and Incontestible Anthills (Faith Today column by Bruce Clemenger)
Religious Freedom: Asking to Change the Election Date
Euthanasia: Looking Ahead to the Next Parliament and What You Can Do
Child Sponsorship and World Issues with Michael Messenger (audio podcast)
Dispatch from Brian Stiller: Closing of Churches in Algeria  
→ Lisez les dernières traductions des articles de Faith Today à tout moment sur FaithToday.ca/francais.