http://www2.macleans.ca Canada's only national weekly current affairs magazine. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 23:14:59 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 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/ 0 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 Aaron Wherry 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/2011/04/18/rebel-with-a-cross/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/04/18/rebel-with-a-cross/#comments Mon, 18 Apr 2011 13:10:42 +0000 Brian Bethune http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=183933 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/04/18/rebel-with-a-cross/feed/ 36 From evolution to safe sex, a surprisingly activist Pope is remaking the Church as we know it 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/2011/02/08/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 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/09/20/when-is-it-reasonable-to-take-offence/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/09/20/when-is-it-reasonable-to-take-offence/#comments Mon, 20 Sep 2010 10:00:51 +0000 Andrew Coyne http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=147290 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/09/20/when-is-it-reasonable-to-take-offence/feed/ 0 Pastor Jones was too handsomely rewarded for his threats http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/09/11/should-the-pope-face-charges/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/09/11/should-the-pope-face-charges/#comments Sat, 11 Sep 2010 12:23:12 +0000 Brian Bethune http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=145870 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/09/11/should-the-pope-face-charges/feed/ 0 A renowned lawyer makes the case that the Pope should have his day in court for harbouring pedophiles http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/09/08/can-doesnt-imply-ought-but-tit-might-imply-tat/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/09/08/can-doesnt-imply-ought-but-tit-might-imply-tat/#comments Wed, 08 Sep 2010 21:52:11 +0000 Andrew Potter http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=145976 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/09/08/can-doesnt-imply-ought-but-tit-might-imply-tat/feed/ 0 Angela Merkel has weighed in on the Islamophobia sweeping the US right now. Short... http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/09/08/spreading-the-holy-word%e2%80%94and-fuelling-islamic-extremism/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/09/08/spreading-the-holy-word%e2%80%94and-fuelling-islamic-extremism/#comments Wed, 08 Sep 2010 19:00:50 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=145277 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/09/08/spreading-the-holy-word%e2%80%94and-fuelling-islamic-extremism/feed/ 19 Salafi preachers travel the globe preaching the ‘true’ Islam. Their converts are fertile ground for jihadists. http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/08/17/bad-news-they-can-use/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/08/17/bad-news-they-can-use/#comments Tue, 17 Aug 2010 20:56:50 +0000 Stephanie Findlay http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=142620 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/08/17/bad-news-they-can-use/feed/ 0 The sisters of Poor Clares have an unlikely ally in their mission of prayer: a customized news reading device http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/08/10/richard-dawkins-compares-burqa-to-garbage-bag/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/08/10/richard-dawkins-compares-burqa-to-garbage-bag/#comments Tue, 10 Aug 2010 15:19:32 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=142003 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/08/10/richard-dawkins-compares-burqa-to-garbage-bag/feed/ 0 British atheist was speaking about faith-based schools http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/08/06/newsmakers-34/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/08/06/newsmakers-34/#comments Fri, 06 Aug 2010 12:00:47 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=141177 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/08/06/newsmakers-34/feed/ 0 Carla Bruni’s very tough act, Ahmadinejad vs. Paul the Octopus, and an extreme breed of couch surfer http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/07/08/a-new-scandal-for-the-church/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/07/08/a-new-scandal-for-the-church/#comments Thu, 08 Jul 2010 15:20:17 +0000 Kate Lunau http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=136515 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/07/08/a-new-scandal-for-the-church/feed/ 0 Cardinal sins: Kickbacks for cheap real estate? http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/07/08/religion-no-magic-yes/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/07/08/religion-no-magic-yes/#comments Thu, 08 Jul 2010 13:40:31 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=136522 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/07/08/religion-no-magic-yes/feed/ 0 Fortune-telling is booming http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/07/01/castro-faces-a-higher-power/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/07/01/castro-faces-a-higher-power/#comments Thu, 01 Jul 2010 13:00:12 +0000 Stephanie Findlay http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=134717 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/07/01/castro-faces-a-higher-power/feed/ 1 Outspoken Cardinal Jaime Ortega is criticizing the Communist regime—and winning concessions http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/06/28/nailing-the-story-right/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/06/28/nailing-the-story-right/#comments Mon, 28 Jun 2010 20:46:45 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=136150 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/06/28/nailing-the-story-right/feed/ 34 Jesus didn’t die on the cross, scholar says, because the Romans didn’t crucify anyone http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/06/17/the-lesson-of-a-jewish-cemetery/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/06/17/the-lesson-of-a-jewish-cemetery/#comments Thu, 17 Jun 2010 12:00:15 +0000 Mark Steyn http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=131973 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/06/17/the-lesson-of-a-jewish-cemetery/feed/ 402 MARK STEYN: The ‘sanctity’ of this burial ground in Tangiers speaks volumes http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/06/11/re-branding-muhammad/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/06/11/re-branding-muhammad/#comments Fri, 11 Jun 2010 21:03:01 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=132829 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/06/11/re-branding-muhammad/feed/ 44 A British poster campaign launched to improve Islam's image http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/06/02/church-and-state-2/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/06/02/church-and-state-2/#comments Wed, 02 Jun 2010 16:54:37 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=130222 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/06/02/church-and-state-2/feed/ 43 Steve Paikin comes perhaps as close as anyone is going to get to having... http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/05/06/do-atheists-care-less/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/05/06/do-atheists-care-less/#comments Thu, 06 May 2010 16:00:24 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=122928 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/05/06/do-atheists-care-less/feed/ 177 Those who attend religious services are more charitable and more eager to volunteer http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/04/25/memo-from-british-foreign-office-mocks-catholic-church/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/04/25/memo-from-british-foreign-office-mocks-catholic-church/#comments Sun, 25 Apr 2010 15:48:24 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=122393 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/04/25/memo-from-british-foreign-office-mocks-catholic-church/feed/ 35 UK bureaucrats suggest Pope should launch condom line, open abortion clinic