By Scott Douglas Jacobsen Scott Douglas Jacobsen: You are Burundian, but have fled, recently. Why? Clovis Munezero: I am Burundian, but recently I have fled my country. When I saw that my life was in danger, my friends were killed; my companions jailed, some of my family disappeared and others imprisoned; … Continue reading
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This Week in Religion 2017-10-29
“This was not a good week for religious symbols in Quebec. Well, some people’s symbols, anyway. In the federal byelection in Lac-Saint-Jean riding, the New Democratic candidate who finished a strong second in the general election two years ago dropped to fourth place, while losing more than half her 2015 … Continue reading
This Week in Religion 2017-09-04
“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
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.