Originally posted at The Gospel Coalition Canada on July 24, 2017. (1st of 3 parts on the Canadian Church and the public sphere) Sir Wilfred Laurier, Canada’s seventh Prime Minister, famously said, “The 19th century was the century of the United … [Continue reading]
Space within the law in which religious voices can be heard
Beverley McLachlin, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada, made an unusual and significant decision on Monday. The Chief Justice issued a variance to the order of Justice Richard Wagner, significantly expanding the number of organizations that … [Continue reading]
Religious Freedom and the Celestial Marriages of William Blackmore
Originally posted at Context with Lorna Dueck on July 25, 2017. It took decades of deliberation to launch a prosecution. Monday’s conviction of Winston Blackmore and James Oler was the first in the 127 year existence of Canada’s Criminal Code … [Continue reading]
A jealous mistress, a jealous God and strange bedfellows
“The law is a jealous mistress.” If a student hasn't heard that quote before arriving in the hallowed hallways of her law school, she is likely to hear it on her very first day. U.S. Supreme Court Justice Joseph Story coined the term in the talk he … [Continue reading]
Canada 150: A nation steeped in religious freedom
Originally published in the Voice of the Martyrs Canada newsletter, July 2017. Canadians started celebrating #Canada150 early on the evening of December 31, 2016, but the focus of yearlong festivities is this month. July 1, 1867 to July 1, 2017 – … [Continue reading]
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