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Tag: Religion
St. Patrick’s Day wasn’t always as benign as it is today
Reading Time: 3 minutes Toronto’s St. Patrick’s Day riot of 1858 began when an Orangeman used his horse-drawn cab to disrupt the parade
Understanding our deep political differences
Reading Time: 3 minutes Distorting the true religious sense leaves us with sharp social divides and opens the door to politicians like Donald Trump
Of Popes and American politics
Reading Time: 3 minutes If you’ve a long memory and a thing for American politics, the Vatican’s recent anti-Trump intervention may have rung a bell
Pope/Trump feud comes down to what it means to be a Christian
Reading Time: 3 minutes The Christian obligation to support the underdog is a biblical imperative that goes back to the ancient Israelites
Super Bowl markets to our deepest desires
Reading Time: 3 minutes The Super Bowl experience is its own form of Roman bread and circuses, with its commercials playing a part in distracting us from the realities of the day
The best faith-based response to physician-assisted suicide
Reading Time: 3 minutes Canadians need quality, accessible palliative care, not a quick end to life
Every religion has its lunatic fringe
Reading Time: 3 minutes Those of us who are Christians have ours, and the Muslims do, too
Charitable giving is a group project
Reading Time: 3 minutes Religious settings are very important for charitable giving and generate a huge amount of significant community outreach
Silent Night for Christians facing genocide
Reading Time: 4 minutes Christians experience religious persecution more than any other faith group on a global scale and in absolute numbers