“Elim Church began in 1917 as a prayer meeting that came out of the 1906/07 Azuza Street Revivals in Los Angeles which are considered the beginnings of the Pentecostal Church. A Winnipeg businessman who experienced the revival began conducting evangelism and healing services in Western Canada, and a group of … Continue reading
Tag Archives: persecution
Would you believe Christians are the most persecuted religious group?
From a Canadian perspective – indeed, a Western perspective in general – the idea that Christians are particularly persecuted is hogwash, to put it mildly. But a new release from Pew Research Center challenges that. What’s going on here?
The curious incident of the US Office of International Religious Freedom denouncing blasphemy laws
In an interesting turn of events, David Saperstein, United States Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom posted a blog on Wednesday titled “Time To Abolish Blasphemy Laws, Uphold Freedom of Expression”.
Top French Court suspends burqini ban; bigots unaffected
There’s a new twist in the burqini drama in France, as the highest court in the land, the Council of State, rules against the ban.
With widespread burqini bans, French laïcité may have finally jumped the shark
Quick question, Canadian islamophobes: If I told you that a government was enforcing a dress code for women (and women only) for the sake of “respecting good morals”, because if women wear what they please it might “draw a crowd and disrupt public order”, and thus the government was enacting … Continue reading
Indi’s MLQ v Saguenay review: The story behind the story
Before discussing the technicalities of Mouvement laïque québécois v Saguenay (City), I think it is important to know where it came from. Understanding its genesis will not only help frame the discussion of the judgment and its implications, it’s an interesting story in its own right about a fellow unbeliever … Continue reading