Human Rights
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HomosexualityOpposing rainbow crosswalk results in human rights trial
Ronald Reagan once shared a quip about the difference between his country and the totalitarian USSR. “Two Soviets… were talking to each other. And one…
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NewsWhen they went after Barry Neufeld…
Barry Neufeld was a school trustee in Chilliwack, British Columbia. He was elected for three terms in 2011, 2014, and 2018, earning the second-most votes…
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Human RightsThe foundation of Human Rights? God’s prohibitions
Human rights. A noble phrase, to be sure. But in a godless world, there are no rights, because a human right, to be a right,…
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NewsAlberta planning to enshrine right to refuse vaccinations
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith announced in late September that her government is planning to amend and strengthen the Alberta Bill of Rights when the Alberta…
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Human RightsWhy defend free speech?
Some years ago, an American diplomat was having a drink with his Russian counterpart in Moscow, capital of the Soviet Union. He was trying to…
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Human RightsThe biblical and historical basis for parental rights
With the onset of parenthood, couples suddenly find that this new role is now dominating their lives. Children have become a central factor in how…
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Christian educationWhat the Charter says about private schooling
This first appeared in the September 2014 issue. **** Parents who don’t want to send their children to public schools can be thankful for the…
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Christian educationChristian education as violation of children’s “human rights”
Two topics that are commonly discussed in Reformed Perspective are Christian education and the modern notion of “human rights.” Christian education is a good thing,…
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Book excerptsThe bad king that prompted the Great Charter
How Robin Hood’s nemesis Prince John was the impetus behind the Magna Carta In this excerpt from “A Christian Citizenship Guide” by André Schutten and…
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Human RightsA Christian perspective on freedom of speech
This was first published in the June 2010 issue To say American author and columnist Ann Coulter is “outspoken” is rather like saying Solomon was…
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Human RightsWhat is Freedom of Conscience?
Whether they’re happening inside the Church or out in the public square, debates about how far freedom of conscience extends can be confusing. Should Christians…
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Culture ClashesAnimal rights vs. animal welfare
If you think that a dog’s owner shouldn’t be allowed to beat it for fun, you might think you support animal rights. But Wesley Smith,…
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NewsSaturday Selections – August 29, 2020
50 Christians around the world sing Amazing Grace together This is something special, a glimpse of what it might sound like when “from every nation, from…
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Human RightsDo we have a “right” to life?
If you’ve ever attended a pro-life rally or an abortion protest you’ve heard fellow Christians talking about the unborn’s “right to life.” But is this…
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Human RightsABILITY ≠ WORTH ….but the world thinks so, and sometimes we do too
While we were at the library one of my daughters grabbed Nice Wheels, a book featuring a boy zipping across the cover in a wheelchair….
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Human RightsAbortion supporters don’t believe in equality
**** In his now famous TedTalk, author Simon Sinek unlocks the secret to how the most powerful leaders shape their messages. They start with “Why?”…
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NewsSaturday Selections – August 31, 2019
Real men are courageous Driving your car fast might get you an adrenaline rush, but it doesn’t make you brave. Real courage involves doing the…
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Human RightsHuman Rights need God
Do human rights need God? Bluntly stated, it all depends on your god. Those who reject that there is a God, say human beings are responsible…
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HistoryCanada’s Charter of Rights and Freedoms was always meant to be revolutionary
Many Christians are puzzled by the decline of religious freedom in our country. Time after time, in conflicts involving homosexuals or abortion rights activists, Christians…
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Human RightsShould Christians be free to obey our conscience?
In recent years there’s been a worrying downward trend for religious freedom in both Canada and the United States. Examples abound of Christian T-shirt printers,…
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Human RightsThe world doesn’t dare ask why we have human rights
As Christians we understand that our rights come from God. For example, our right to life comes from God’s prohibition against murder – no one…
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Adult non-fictionWhat “right” trumps all others?
In this excerpt from Jonathon Van Maren’s new book The Culture War he lays out how sexual rights have triumphed over all others…and one of the first…