When Theological Disputation Is Too Much…
Observation: If you hear the first nine, it doesn’t matter about the tenth.
The conversation is already over.
Only politics remains.
Gay-Straight Alliances, Secrecy, and the Public Trust
The word out of Alberta about Gay-Straight Alliance clubs (GSAs) hasn’t been good of late. According to the Calgary Herald, the Alberta...
Body-Shaming? Or Education-Honouring?
It’s back-to-school time and, for many Canadian pupils, it’s back to the demands of school dress codes. Not just in private schools, but...
Paige Patterson, Donald Trump, and Theological Malpractice
As Christian leaders have defended Southern Baptist leader Paige Patterson over this past couple of months and President Donald Trump...
What to Do about SOGI in School
Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity (SOGI) laws are being passed in various countries and jurisdictions, and entire school curricula...
Face Coverings in Public? Civil Rights Aren’t Enough
A few times now I have criticized the public regulation of face coverings such as has been imposed this week by the Quebec government:...
I Don’t Like Niqabs and Burqas — but They Should Be Legal
Just as Quebec has outlawed the public wearing of face coverings, those laid-back, liberal-libertine Scandinavians have found a similar...
Polygamy: Forbidden Once Again—but for How Much Longer?
My friend and “Context” colleague Lorna Dueck recently set out an eloquent case against the legalization of polygamy in Canada on the...
Mike Pence and the Liberal Moral Police
American Vice-President Mike Pence set commentators across the cultural spectrum all a-twitter this past week as it emerged that he had...
