Newest entries |
2009 |
| March |
| 13 - VOL 168: When the State Over-Reaches and Seeks to Govern Religions |
| February |
| 27 - VOL 167: Cristina Alarcon's Open Letter to Alberta Pharmacists |
2008 |
| December |
| 20 - VOL 166: Does Religious Belief Play a Role in Charitable Giving? |
| September |
| 22 - VOL 165: Faith and Reason: It Seems that the Irrational and Superstitious are the Atheists |
| 12 - VOL 164: Many Unhappy Returns: |
| July |
| 22 - VOL 163: The Veiled Threats of Secularism: Are Women Independent Moral Agents? |
| 14 - VOL 162: Long-term Centre Supporter and Canadian Philanthropist, Fred Hill Dies Aged 87 |
| 14 - VOL 161: On the Passing of Rev. Robert (Bob) Brow (August 30, 1924 - July 10, 2008): |
| 11 - VOL 160: A Politician Who Speaks His Mind, by John Robson |
| June |
| 18 - VOL 159: Why the term secular should be dropped as misleading |
| May |
| 12 - VOL 158: Christian Horizons, Secularist Sunsets and the Nature of the "Public" |
| April |
| 26 - VOL 157: National Post Article, "Faith Put Into Practice", Saturday, April 26, 2008 |
| March |
| 20 - VOL 156: Draft of the South African Charter of Religious Rights |
| 14 - VOL 155: Church Rules and the Separation of Church and State |
| 3 - VOL 154: Religious Inter-faith Co-operation: A Lesson From South Africa |
| February |
| 8 - VOL 153: The Politics of Over-sharing and the Bouchard-Taylor Commission on Reasonable Accommodation |
| January |
| 25 - VOL 152: Do Civil Liberties in Canada Pose a Threat to Religions? |
| 16 - VOL 151: Human Rights, The Prophet Cartoons and the Case of Ezra Levant |
| 10 - Les Accommodements raisonnables: le Canada se trouve-t-il sur la mauvaise voie?" |
| 10 - VOL 150: Canada Going Very Wrong on Religious Accommodation |
2007 |
| November |
| 9 - VOL149: A.C. Grayling: Another Contemporary Author Who Attacks Religion On False & Contradictory Gro |
| October |
| 30 - VOL 148: The "Position of the State": Does the State have ONE view? |
| 12 - VOL 147: Public Education is Faith-based Education: |
| September |
| 14 - VOL 146: Is There Suppression of Discussion about Islam and the Funding of International Terrorism?: |
| August |
| 14 - VOL 145: Alasdair MacIntyre and the University: The Need to “Teach the Controversies” |
| June |
| 28 - VOL 144: Debates about Religious Symbols and Beliefs in Public Schools: |
| 22 - VOL 143: The New Anti-God Evangelists: Sam Harris, Richard Dawkins, Christopher Hitchens |
| 15 - VOL 142: Once More into the Breach: Court Challenges in a Language Setting |
| May |
| 18 - VOL 141: The Need to Accommodate Conscience and Religion, by Cristina Alarcon |
| March |
| 30 - VOL 140: Why Science Has No Competence to Speak about Philosophy and Theology of Things |
| 26 - VOL 139: What Happened to “Abominable?” An “Aha Moment” from C.S. Lewis |
| 16 - VOL 138: Charles Taylor Wins the Templeton Prize: A Well Deserved Honour |
| 15 - VOL 137: On Hijabs and Soccer: Using one rule to avoid others |
| 2 - VOL136: Physicians and Marriage Commissioners: Accommodation of Differing Beliefs |
| February |
| 5 - VOL135: Persons or Individuals?: Swiss Court Adopts Radical Autonomy for Euthanasia |
| 1 - VOL 133: The Porous Line Between Church and State, by Fr. Raymond J. de Souza |
| 1 - VOL 134: Charity Law Expert Warns Catholic Church, Other Religions to Remain Vigilant Re: Tax Status |
| January |
| 31 - VOL132: Journalism and Responsibility: Why I Will Not Cover the Pickton Trial |
| 26 - VOL131: Church Exemptions from Law? Same-sex Adoption and BBC Spin |
| 25 - VOL 130: Peter Singer’s "A Dubious Distinction": A Response by Alex Schadenberg |
| 5 - VOL129: The Judicial Enlargement of the Family: The Ontario Three Parents’ Decision |
2006 |
| December |
| 4 - VOL 128: University Free Speech, Ivory Towers and the New Sectarianism |
| November |
| 15 - VOL 127: When Shrimps Learn to Whistle: Elton John as Cultural Philosopher |
| September |
| 26 - VOL126: Islam and the Pope: God and Rationality |
| 25 - VOL 125: The Use of Religious Concepts in a Post-religious Age: Canada’s Continuing Edwardianism |
| 15 - VOL 124: Why the Court Challenges Program Should Be Abolished as Being Wrong in Principle |
| 8 - VOL 123: Atheism and the Roots of Evil (Part 1): The Nobel Prize Physicist |
| June |
| 28 - VOL 122: The Sex Trap: Why Sex-Based Initiatives Are Not Just |
| May |
| 15 - VOL 121: Joffe Bill and Palliative Care in Islamic Countries |
| April |
| 13 - VOL 120: Nigeria Breaches the Human Rights of Those Who Support Same-sex Marriage |
| 13 - VOL 119: Story is Not Gospel (Gospel of Judas) |
| 7 - VOL 118: Last Night Clare was Murdered: Make your Richness Count |
| 4 - VOL 117: Distribution of Holy Books in Public Schools: Gideon’s Shine a Light |
| March |
| 24 - VOL 116: Like Ripples on a Pond: On the Life of a Much Loved Friend |
| 22 - VOL 115: The Meaning of “Conservative” and the Confusion of “Left” and “Right” |
| 21 - VOL 114: Theocracies in America: What Needs to be Learned to Preserve Ordered Liberty |
| 7 - VOL 113: Spina Bifida as a Death Sentence: Holland Ushers in New Horrors |
| February |
| 9 - VOL 112: A Message From BC Pharmacists For Conscience |
| 3 - VOL 111: Daycare, Low Income and the Left |
| January |
| 16 - VOL 110: Charities and Election Statements: What Kind of Open Society is Canada? |
| 10 - VOL 109: European Experts, the Slovak Republic, the Holy See and Medical/Educational Ethics |
| 4 - VOL 108: Democracy and the Montreal Swinger’s Club Case |
2005 |
| December |
| 8 - VOL 107: Law and the Interpretation of Unwritten Principles: It is Not Comprehensive |
| 5 - VOL 106: South Africa’s Marriage Law Decision and Further Extension of the Law |
| November |
| 28 - VOL 105:Chesterton on France: Further Reflections on Burning Cars in Europe’s Most Civilized Country |
| 16 - VOL 104: A Year Later and Another "Weather" Report from France: |
| October |
| 28 - VOL 103: Does "Faith" Make a Difference in Media and Politics?...Beyond Headcounts... |
| September |
| 23 - VOL 102: Life, Death and the Meaning of Dignity in Relation to Assisted Suicide |
| 20 - VOL 101: The Rise of “Psethics”: "Frozen" vs. "Fresh" Embryos and Bankruptcy in Medical Ethics |
| 14 - VOL 100: Which is the Best Country in the World in Which to Live? |
| 9 - VOL 99: Yet More Pharmacists Who Don’t Understand Ethics: This Time Ontario |
| August |
| 30 - VOL 98: An Unforgettable Experience: Two Films by Godfrey Reggio |
| 26 - VOL 97: The Theocratic Temptation in Religion and Law: The Pat Robertson Problem |
| July |
| 23 - VOL 96: “Wandering Between Two Worlds": Practical Suggestions Following the Same-sex Marriage Change |
| 22 - VOL 95: Why Conscience and Religion have to Be Held Together |
| 20 - VOL 94: Before the Senate Standing Committee on Bill C-38 (Same-sex Marriage) |
| 8 - VOL 93: London Terrorist Bombings and a Muslim Response |
| 6 - VOL 92: Summer Reading and the Work of James V. Schall: Another Sort of Learning |
| 2 - VOL 91: The Reading Down of Conscience Protection: Pharmacists and "One Size Fits All" Ethics |
| June |
| 27 - VOL 90: Bob Brow’s Model Theology: The Importance of Clarifying Terms |
| 27 - VOL 89: Inter-faith Sculpture Day in the City Park |
| 22 - VOL 88: Dignity and Difference: Presenting Before the Committee on the Same-sex Marriage Bill |
| 21 - VOL 87: The Bishop, the Taxman and the Separation of Church and State |
| 20 - VOL 86: Almost Meeting Terry Teachout |
| 19 - VOL 85: Same-sex Marriage and Tax Status Threats |
| 7 - Vol 84:CCCB Points out Canada’s Non-Liberal Direction in Relation to Marriage: Is Anybody Listening? |
| May |
| 31 - VOL 83: “Ultimate Fighting” and Ancient Rome: Gladiatorial Entertainment |
| 27 - VOL 82: Christian Activists Get Party Nominations: Woo, Scary…. |
| 26 - VOL 81: Two Views of the Georgia Straight's Article on the Centre/SFU Conference |
| 11 - VOL 80: Religion and Evolution: Understanding Jurisdiction |
| 11 - VOL 79: Henry Morgentaler: an Honorary Doctorate? |
| April |
| 22 - VOL 78: Large Families and Natural Selection |
| 19 - VOL 77: Choosing a New Pope |
| 18 - VOL 76: The Pope, Terri Schiavo, and Moral Consistency |
| 15 - VOL 75a: The Next Pope May Well Not be Black OR White |
| 15 - VOL 75: Why Courts Should not be Limiting “Sacred Spaces” |
| 13 - VOL 74: Why the Church Should not Necessarily (or at all) “Change with the Times” |
| 5 - VOL 73: Some Thoughts on The Nature of Religion: |
| 5 - VOL 72: Chipping Away at Freedom of Religion |
| 2 - VOL 71: Pope John Paul II the Great |
| March |
| 31 - VOL 70: Premier Ralph Klein, the Human Rights Commissioner, and Bishop Henry of Calgary |
| 29 - VOL 69: Why the State Should not be in the Marriage Corruption Business |
| 29 - VOL 68: Freedom of Conscience, Tudor Style |
| 14 - VOL 67: Why I Support the Centre for Cultural Renewal |
| 11 - VOL 66: Million Dollar Baby a Moral Flop: Independent Disabled Student Says Euthanasia No Answer |
| 10 - VOL 65: Fears About Sharia Law Arbitration in Canada |
| 8 - VOL 64: Post-Feminism and the "Wimmin's" Movement |
| February |
| 22 - VOL 63: Canada: Love it or Leave it! Law, Dialogue and Section 33 |
| 22 - VOL 62: Separation of Church and State Includes Cooperation |
| 9 - VOL 61: The Continuing Significance of Ash Wednesday |
| 3 - VOL 60: Section 33 Dangerous to Charter? Letter to the Editor, National Post |
| 2 - VOL 59: Charter Section 33 and the Law Professors |
| 2 - VOL 58: A Jew Defends the Cross |
| January |
| 28 - VOL 57: Spring and Assisted Suicide |
| 26 - VOL 56: Why Some People Just Don't Get the Brockie Decision |
| 12 - VOL 55: New Year's Resolutions, Free Will and Tsunami Waves |
2004 |
| December |
| 9 - VOL 54: Centre Response to Supreme Court Marriage Reference Decision |
| 8 - VOL 53: How the Marriage Challenge Developed |
| 3 - VOL 52: Euthanasia of Children: "Compassion" Dutch Style |
| 1 - VOL 51: Why Atheistic Humanists Ought Not, Logicallly, to Worry About the Destruction of the World |
| November |
| 29 - VOL 50: Women's Rights, Muslim Veils and the Logic of “Choice” |
| 23 - VOL 49: Strange Death-fellows and the Question of Fame: Lewis, Huxley and Kennedy |
| 19 - VOL 48: Opposing Religion to Human Rights: "Gay-Ed" Videos |
| October |
| 26 - VOL 47: Atheism in Decline: The Major Players in the New World (Dis)Order |
| 22 - VOL 46: Buttiglione Affair: "Homophobia", "Heterosexism", Deep Intolerance and Threats to Religions |
| 22 - VOL 45: Waiting for the Storm: First Muslim Exclusions from School |
| 19 - VOL 44: Presidential Debates: Fear the Man Who Honours "Feelings" But Trashes Logic |
| 15 - VOL 43: New Corporate Ethics: The Royal Bank and the Rainbow |
| 6 - VOL 42: The New Judicial Appointments: "They. Are. Zealots." |
| September |
| 10 - VOL 41: Why the Angels are in the Details: Food, Wine, Music, the Gargas Caves and Everything |
| 1 - VOL 40: Once More on the Pseudo Olympics |
| August |
| 20 - VOL 39: Change the Olympics Now or Start Up the Campaign for Real Olympics |
| July |
| 30 - VOL 38: Engaging Culture about Marriage: Governance and Law without Morality or Philosophy |
| 28 - VOL 37: The Ethics of “Choice” Thirty Years On: The Microcosm of "Regime Change" |
| 27 - VOL 36: National Post Article Endorses Centre's Argument on Civil Unions |
| 23 - VOL 35: "Civil Unions" or "Same-Sex Civil Marriages": Get the State Out of Marriage |
| 21 - VOL 34: New Bible Translations, Humour and the Tyranny of the New |
| June |
| 30 - VOL 33: The Benefits of a Minority Government |
| 25 - VOL 32: If Every Desire Becomes a Right, Then Real Rights are Devalued |
| 19 - VOL 31: Reflections on the Leadership Debate: Section 33 is IN the Charter and NOT "Anti-Charter" |
| 19 - VOL 30: Why "Canadian Values” are Meaningless and We Should Beware of Those Who Use the Term |
| 18 - VOL 29: Politicians Struggle to Evade the Taint of Morality |
| 12 - VOL 28: Senator Anne Cools Changes Parties |
| May |
| 28 - VOL 27: The Conduct of Soldiers and the Morals of Societies |
| 18 - VOL 26: Legal Cost Awards Against Individuals: A Chill to Defending Rights |
| 10 - VOL 25: The Dalai Lama in Vancouver and the Problem of “Secular Ethics” |
| April |
| 16 - VOL 24: Restricting Parent's Home Teaching of Religion to Their Children: How Democratic |
| 12 - VOL 23: Consensus With a Vengeance: More Judicial Language Abuse |
| 7 - VOL 22: Why the "Hate Crimes" Section of the Criminal Code Should be Abolished |
| March |
| 19 - VOL 21: The Freedom of Conscience in "Health” Care |
| 9 - VOL 20: Mel Gibson's "Passion" and the Critics |
| 2 - VOL 19: Indoctrination, Education and New Sexual Beliefs: Can We Learn to Accommodate Diversity? |
| February |
| 27 - VOL 18: What to Do WhenTwo Allowable Views are Irreconcilable? |
| 25 - VOL 17: Constitutional Questions: The Charter Section 33 Going Both Ways |
| 20 - VOL 14: "Beyond Tolerance" , "Transformative Change" and Queer Studies in Education |
| 20 - VOL15: Three Cheers for the Catholics and EFC: Calling to Amend the Ontario Human Rights Code |
| 20 - VOL 16: On (not) Meeting With Conrad Black and Other Tycoons: |
| 19 - VOL 13: 'First Things Journal' and the Reading of Second Rate Things |
| 18 - VOL 12: French Lunicity Watch: Religious Symbols |
| 12 - VOL 11: Claude Ryan: Faithful Catholic in Canada's Public Life |
| 2 - VOL 10: Federal Government Arguments in the Marriage Cases: Strange and Changing Position(s) |
| January |
| 28 - VOL 8: Marriage: The More the Merrier? |
| 24 - VOL 9: Supreme Court and the Definition of Marriage - a Real Question |
| 22 - VOL 7: Belinda Stronach - Blank Slate: What Politics Requires |
| 21 - VOL 6: The Difference Between Tolerance and Welcome |
| 9 - VOL 5: Suppression, Elevation and Accommodation of Diverse Beliefs |
2003 |
| December |
| 30 - VOL 4: Secularism and the Deeper Questions of Religion and Society |
| 30 - VOL 3: Christian Legislators and Same-sex Marriage: Parliament’s Janus Face |
| 18 - VOL 2: Sikhs, Turbans and Anti-Religious Dress Codes |
| 10 - VOL 1: Sharia Law Arbitration in Canada |
