http://www2.macleans.ca Canada's only national weekly current affairs magazine. Wed, 22 May 2013 04:14:51 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/07/the-heaven-boom/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/07/the-heaven-boom/#comments Tue, 07 May 2013 12:39:00 +0000 Brian Bethune http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=379282 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/07/the-heaven-boom/feed/ 0 Heaven is hot again, and hell is colder than ever http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/20/church-the-happiest-place-on-earth/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/20/church-the-happiest-place-on-earth/#comments Sun, 21 Apr 2013 00:00:00 +0000 Colby Cosh http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=373041 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/20/church-the-happiest-place-on-earth/feed/ 0 A new study says those who get out to church regularly on Sundays are less likely to be depressed http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/12/the-greatest-story-byfield-ever-told/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/12/the-greatest-story-byfield-ever-told/#comments Fri, 12 Apr 2013 14:45:00 +0000 Colby Cosh http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=370484 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/12/the-greatest-story-byfield-ever-told/feed/ 0 The founder of the Alberta Report looks at the first two thousand years of Christianity http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/26/the-uncomfortable-pew/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/26/the-uncomfortable-pew/#comments Tue, 26 Mar 2013 21:00:00 +0000 Martin Patriquin http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=362616 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/26/the-uncomfortable-pew/feed/ 0 What Cardinal Marc Ouellet’s hometown says about the state of the Church http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/26/man-of-the-people-2/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/26/man-of-the-people-2/#comments Tue, 26 Mar 2013 18:20:00 +0000 Brian Bethune http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=362608 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/26/man-of-the-people-2/feed/ 0 Will the Pope with the wry sense of humour and common touch actually reinvigorate the Church and the papacy? http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/19/the-new-office-of-religious-freedom/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/19/the-new-office-of-religious-freedom/#comments Tue, 19 Feb 2013 20:40:28 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=352454 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/19/the-new-office-of-religious-freedom/feed/ 0 The Prime Minister names a new ambassador http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/20/supreme-court-splits-in-messy-decision-on-face-veils/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/20/supreme-court-splits-in-messy-decision-on-face-veils/#comments Thu, 20 Dec 2012 18:43:03 +0000 Emmett Macfarlane http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=330672 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/20/supreme-court-splits-in-messy-decision-on-face-veils/feed/ 0 Balancing rules are akin to parking a tank on one side of a seesaw, writes Emmett Macfarlane http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/19/5-canadian-born-american-religious-figures/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/19/5-canadian-born-american-religious-figures/#comments Wed, 19 Dec 2012 14:30:41 +0000 Blog of Lists http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=327956 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/19/5-canadian-born-american-religious-figures/feed/ 0 Oil, lumber, autos, hockey players, comedians: all well-known Canadian exports to the U.S. But... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/19/kateri-tekakwitha-entombed-in-quebec-set-to-become-north-americas-first-female-aboriginal-saint/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/19/kateri-tekakwitha-entombed-in-quebec-set-to-become-north-americas-first-female-aboriginal-saint/#comments Fri, 19 Oct 2012 18:11:34 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=305360 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/19/kateri-tekakwitha-entombed-in-quebec-set-to-become-north-americas-first-female-aboriginal-saint/feed/ 0 MONTREAL – A woman who is credited with several life-saving miracles is set to... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/09/equality-before-the-law/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/09/equality-before-the-law/#comments Tue, 09 Oct 2012 17:26:07 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=301485 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/09/equality-before-the-law/feed/ 0 Irwin Cotler criticizes the Harper government’s decision to cut prison chaplains. However, the government’s... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/05/picking-and-choosing-religions/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/05/picking-and-choosing-religions/#comments Fri, 05 Oct 2012 13:00:49 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=300684 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/05/picking-and-choosing-religions/feed/ 0 Prison inmates will now only be served by Christian chaplains. Inmates of other faiths,... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/06/sorry-wiccans-no-chaplain-for-you-in-b-c-prisons/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/06/sorry-wiccans-no-chaplain-for-you-in-b-c-prisons/#comments Thu, 06 Sep 2012 14:17:48 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=290138 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/06/sorry-wiccans-no-chaplain-for-you-in-b-c-prisons/feed/ 0 Fearing tax-payer backlash, Public Safety Minister Vic Toews has nixed a recent request to... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/20/dancing-around-religion/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/20/dancing-around-religion/#comments Mon, 20 Aug 2012 17:53:20 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=284916 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/20/dancing-around-religion/feed/ 0 Over the last two weeks, the odd debate about Stephen Harper’s religion has wandered... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/15/here-we-go-again-the-pq-takes-on-crown-symbols-and-hijabs/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/15/here-we-go-again-the-pq-takes-on-crown-symbols-and-hijabs/#comments Wed, 15 Aug 2012 14:47:35 +0000 The Canadian Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=283884 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/15/here-we-go-again-the-pq-takes-on-crown-symbols-and-hijabs/feed/ 0 But crucifixes are OK, of course http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/02/dear-god/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/02/dear-god/#comments Thu, 02 Aug 2012 17:42:46 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=280181 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/02/dear-god/feed/ 0 Four months ago, Andrew Nikiforuk theorized that the Prime Minister’s religious beliefs explained the... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/17/quebecs-ethics-and-religion-course-does-not-violate-charter-supreme-court/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/17/quebecs-ethics-and-religion-course-does-not-violate-charter-supreme-court/#comments Fri, 17 Feb 2012 20:24:18 +0000 Gabriela Perdomo http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=240716 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/17/quebecs-ethics-and-religion-course-does-not-violate-charter-supreme-court/feed/ 0 A course on ethics and religion taught in Quebec schools since 2008 does not... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/03/faith-police/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/03/faith-police/#comments Thu, 03 Nov 2011 13:30:10 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=223358 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/03/faith-police/feed/ 28 In addition to being a part-time pollster, Dean Del Mastro is also an amateur... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/04/rights-and-freedoms-and-religion/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/04/rights-and-freedoms-and-religion/#comments Tue, 04 Oct 2011 13:45:58 +0000 Philippe Gohier http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=218517 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/04/rights-and-freedoms-and-religion/feed/ 37 The CBC considers the government’s new office of religious freedom. Other scholars are more... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/03/the-church-and-the-commons/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/03/the-church-and-the-commons/#comments Mon, 03 Oct 2011 14:52:22 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=218358 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/03/the-church-and-the-commons/feed/ 20 Paul Dewar discusses the impact of his faith on his politics. Dewar’s background is... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/21/review-sex-mom-and-god-how-the-bibles-strange-take-on-sex-led-to-crazy-politics%e2%80%94and-how-i-learned-to-love-women-and-jesus-anyway/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/21/review-sex-mom-and-god-how-the-bibles-strange-take-on-sex-led-to-crazy-politics%e2%80%94and-how-i-learned-to-love-women-and-jesus-anyway/#comments Wed, 21 Sep 2011 10:55:01 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=215830 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/21/review-sex-mom-and-god-how-the-bibles-strange-take-on-sex-led-to-crazy-politics%e2%80%94and-how-i-learned-to-love-women-and-jesus-anyway/feed/ 3 Book by Frank Schaeffer http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/08/16/epiphany-in-air-canada-seat-23d/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/08/16/epiphany-in-air-canada-seat-23d/#comments Tue, 16 Aug 2011 16:00:40 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=208565 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/08/16/epiphany-in-air-canada-seat-23d/feed/ 3 You'd think, given the prices, "Book of Mormon" audiences would be more finicky http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/07/13/the-lodestar-is-human-dignity/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/07/13/the-lodestar-is-human-dignity/#comments Wed, 13 Jul 2011 20:32:29 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=202108 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/07/13/the-lodestar-is-human-dignity/feed/ 2 Jason Kenney talks about faith and politics with the National Catholic Register. I guess... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/24/living-with-lions-recalls-album-returns-grant/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/24/living-with-lions-recalls-album-returns-grant/#comments Tue, 24 May 2011 21:18:36 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=193881 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/24/living-with-lions-recalls-album-returns-grant/feed/ 2 B.C. punks bow to criticism over controversial album http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/19/punk-band-draws-federal-governments-ire/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/19/punk-band-draws-federal-governments-ire/#comments Thu, 19 May 2011 18:08:44 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=192960 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/19/punk-band-draws-federal-governments-ire/feed/ 16 Living With Lions criticized for releasing government-funded album that mocks religion http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/17/a-nation-divisible/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/17/a-nation-divisible/#comments Tue, 17 May 2011 17:00:04 +0000 Erica Alini http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=192264 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/17/a-nation-divisible/feed/ 91 The Vancouver Sun publishes some of the demographic findings of an election day poll... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/17/where-its-gods-way-or-the-highway/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/17/where-its-gods-way-or-the-highway/#comments Tue, 17 May 2011 13:25:09 +0000 Colby Cosh http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=191257 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/17/where-its-gods-way-or-the-highway/feed/ 21 In Morinville, Alta., Catholicism is part of the public school system http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/13/good-news-bad-news-may-5-12-2011-2/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/13/good-news-bad-news-may-5-12-2011-2/#comments Fri, 13 May 2011 15:10:19 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=191421 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/13/good-news-bad-news-may-5-12-2011-2/feed/ 0 The RCMP officers involved in Robert Dziekanski's death face perjury charges, while scientists prove Einstein was right http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/03/30/the-rise-and-fall-of-the-bible-the-unexpected-history-of-an-accidental-book/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/03/30/the-rise-and-fall-of-the-bible-the-unexpected-history-of-an-accidental-book/#comments Wed, 30 Mar 2011 22:57:26 +0000 Brian Bethune http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=179618 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/03/30/the-rise-and-fall-of-the-bible-the-unexpected-history-of-an-accidental-book/feed/ 0 Book by Timothy Beal http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/03/17/the-peoples-preacher-2/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/03/17/the-peoples-preacher-2/#comments Thu, 17 Mar 2011 14:25:43 +0000 Kate Lunau http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=177136 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/03/17/the-peoples-preacher-2/feed/ 0 How Tommy Douglas honed his political skills behind the pulpit of a small-town church http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/03/02/pope-says-jews-arent-to-blame-for-death-of-christ/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/03/02/pope-says-jews-arent-to-blame-for-death-of-christ/#comments Wed, 02 Mar 2011 20:35:17 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=175519 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/03/02/pope-says-jews-arent-to-blame-for-death-of-christ/feed/ 30 'How could the entire Jewish people have been present at this moment to call for the death of Jesus?' http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/02/17/saguenay-mayor-wont-ban-prayer-from-council-meeting/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/02/17/saguenay-mayor-wont-ban-prayer-from-council-meeting/#comments Thu, 17 Feb 2011 20:54:45 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=173491 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/02/17/saguenay-mayor-wont-ban-prayer-from-council-meeting/feed/ 34 Jean Tremblay will appeal Human Rights Tribunal ruling barring religious symbols from council chambers http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/02/11/rebel-with-a-cross/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/02/11/rebel-with-a-cross/#comments Fri, 11 Feb 2011 12:00:42 +0000 Brian Bethune http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=183933 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/02/11/rebel-with-a-cross/feed/ 36 From evolution to safe sex, Benedict revealed himself to be a surprisingly activist Pope http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/02/08/catholic-bishops-in-quebec-want-government-help/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/02/08/catholic-bishops-in-quebec-want-government-help/#comments Tue, 08 Feb 2011 22:18:31 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=171014 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/02/08/catholic-bishops-in-quebec-want-government-help/feed/ 124 Assembly of Bishops requesting taxpayer dollars to cover operating costs http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/12/23/jesus-historians-get-an-earful/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/12/23/jesus-historians-get-an-earful/#comments Thu, 23 Dec 2010 19:00:43 +0000 Brian Bethune http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=163634 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/12/23/jesus-historians-get-an-earful/feed/ 57 An academic who is ‘not serving the interests of any faith’ derides self-serving portrayals of Christ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/12/17/quebec-bans-religion-from-public-daycares/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/12/17/quebec-bans-religion-from-public-daycares/#comments Fri, 17 Dec 2010 16:35:21 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=164336 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/12/17/quebec-bans-religion-from-public-daycares/feed/ 82 Prayer, religious leaders barred from subsidized facilities http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/12/09/contraception-champions/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/12/09/contraception-champions/#comments Thu, 09 Dec 2010 18:00:22 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=162118 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/12/09/contraception-champions/feed/ 0 Once dominated by the Catholic Church and its bans, the Irish now lead the way in the use of birth control http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/11/24/exorcists-wanted-and-fast/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/11/24/exorcists-wanted-and-fast/#comments Wed, 24 Nov 2010 21:00:56 +0000 Scott Feschuk http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=158657 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/11/24/exorcists-wanted-and-fast/feed/ 102 FESCHUK: In the throes of a serious shortage, the Church tries out some new strategies http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/11/19/when-god-and-politics-collide/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/11/19/when-god-and-politics-collide/#comments Fri, 19 Nov 2010 17:20:37 +0000 Martin Patriquin http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=158835 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/11/19/when-god-and-politics-collide/feed/ 16 Former British PM Tony Blair on the rights of the religious to be heard http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/10/28/born-in-the-u-s-a/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/10/28/born-in-the-u-s-a/#comments Thu, 28 Oct 2010 13:20:08 +0000 Brian Bethune http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=153697 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/10/28/born-in-the-u-s-a/feed/ 0 Religious denominations no longer divide Americans—religion itself, and its role in public life, splits the nation http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/10/08/tv-and-religion/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/10/08/tv-and-religion/#comments Fri, 08 Oct 2010 18:26:56 +0000 Jaime Weinman http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=151747 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/10/08/tv-and-religion/feed/ 0 Apart from being Coma Week on Glee, this was Religion Week on U.S. broadcast... http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/10/07/newsmakers-41/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/10/07/newsmakers-41/#comments Thu, 07 Oct 2010 12:00:03 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=151027 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/10/07/newsmakers-41/feed/ 0 Berlusconi strikes again, Justin Bieber as wedding singer, and B.C. investigates the alleged bunny killer http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/10/06/saskatchewan-museum-cancels-fundraiser-after-objections-from-religious-groups/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/10/06/saskatchewan-museum-cancels-fundraiser-after-objections-from-religious-groups/#comments Wed, 06 Oct 2010 18:44:21 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=151139 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/10/06/saskatchewan-museum-cancels-fundraiser-after-objections-from-religious-groups/feed/ 0 Event would have featured a presentation on communicating with spirits http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/10/05/vatican-official-speaks-out-against-nobel-winner/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/10/05/vatican-official-speaks-out-against-nobel-winner/#comments Tue, 05 Oct 2010 16:47:55 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=150890 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/10/05/vatican-official-speaks-out-against-nobel-winner/feed/ 0 Award granted to IVF pioneer is “completely out of order,” he says http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/10/01/newsmakers-40/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/10/01/newsmakers-40/#comments Fri, 01 Oct 2010 12:00:09 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=149862 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/10/01/newsmakers-40/feed/ 0 K’naan is the Teflon man, Hillary Clinton’s hair makes waves, and Elmo opens up about that Katy Perry fiasco http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/09/28/atheists-know-more-about-god-than-believers-do-survey/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/09/28/atheists-know-more-about-god-than-believers-do-survey/#comments Tue, 28 Sep 2010 20:36:47 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=149837 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/09/28/atheists-know-more-about-god-than-believers-do-survey/feed/ 0 Conscious rejection of faith leads to knowing more, says researcher