Monthly Archives: September 2016
A Question of Religious Freedom
This one is definitely going to the Supreme Court of Canada. Emotionally I am cheering for the individual, caught up in a group I see as a Christian heresy designed for profit not faith building. Intellectually I see no choice but to support the organization. The principle of religious freedom should not be based on […]
Rules For Work
It’s Monday. Most of us are starting a new work week. Some of us perhaps not very happily – not everyone likes work. Perhaps your dislike of work is because you are unsure of procedures. You need more structure, to be assured of how things are supposed to happen at work. I can help with […]
I Could Look It Up…
…but I am not going to. It is Sunday, and I thought a photo essay would be appropriate today. And given that it is Sunday it seemed appropriate to make the post photos from a church I have visited. Problem is, I don’t know what church is in these pictures. In 2009, to celebrate out […]
Nanny State
The Government of Ontario has announced it will create 100,000 new daycare spots over the next five years. Am I the only one who has questions about that? Daycare is always a sensitive election issue at the provincial and federal level in Canada. Politicians have learned that there are votes to be won by promising […]
Don’t Panic!
I can hear his voice as I read the book, which feels a little strange in a way. I still think of him more as a broadcaster than as a writer. The authoritative and somewhat soothing tones are accompanied by word pictures of death and destruction. I had been on the wait list at the […]
The Atheist – II
(If you didn’t read yesterday’s post, you might want to start there as this is a continuation) You would think, given her beliefs, or lack thereof, that Gretta Vosper would find a different job, something more in keeping with her theology (if that is indeed the right way to describe atheism) than being a member […]
The Atheist – I
She was back in the news again. I’ve tried to ignore the story, but maybe it is time to raise the questions. Gretta Vosper is a minister with the United Church of Canada, the biggest Christian denomination in the country. The United Church, as its name implies, was created in the 1925 merger of three […]
The Results Are In – II
Trying to be responsive to reader interests has resulted in a couple of new features here. If you are a regular reader you will have noticed that the sunrise is gone from the top of the page. One of the suggestions in my recent reader survey was that I vary the pictures I use as […]
The Results Are In – I
You may have noted that the look of this blog has changed a couple of times in the past few days. I blame technology. I wanted to see what things would look like with a new template. I wasn’t satisfied with just looking at a preview, so I switched, figuring I could switch back to […]
21st Century Church
I went to a church service on a Sunday night in June – but couldn’t quite figure out what the religion was. I wanted to experience first-hand a Mumford and Sons concert. I like their music and their rise has been almost meteoric, from unknowns to superstars. The Ottawa show, their first ever here, sold […]
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