Category: National News
Canadians prepare for Sanctity of Life Sunday
CANADA – Lutherans across Canada are preparing to observe Sanctity of Life Sunday (also known as Life Sunday) on January 18. Every year, on the second Sunday following Epiphany, Lutheran Church–Canada congregations across the country remember life issues, like abortion and euthanasia, in their prayers….
Frequently Asked Questions of LCC on ABC District’s CEF Situation
WINNIPEG – Since the announcement on January 5 that the Alberta-British Columbia (ABC) District faces a funding shortfall due to the activities of its Church Extension Fund (CEF), Lutheran Church–Canada (LCC) in Winnipeg has received a number of inquiries from CEF investors and others seeking…
Statement on Alberta-British Columbia District Church Extension Fund
WINNIPEG – The ABC District has announced that, as a result of its Church Extension Fund (CEF) activities, it faces a funding shortfall which will affect the operations of the District and its ability to accept deposits and honour withdrawals from its CEF. In response,…
Canadian doctors’ right to freedom of conscience under attack
ONLINE – A draft human rights policy from the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario (CPSO) released in late 2014 has critics concerned the policy will restrict the religious and moral freedoms of physicians in Ontario. Historically, the CPSO has recognized the right of…
The Canadian Lutheran: Our Most Popular Articles in 2014
ONLINE – As 2015 gets underway, The Canadian Lutheran is looking back over the last year to see which articles published online were our most popular. Our most popular feature article of 2014 is also one of our most recent. Dr. Karl Persson’s “The Shadow…
President Bugbee offers Christmas greetings on behalf of the ILC
ONLINE – President Robert Bugbee of Lutheran Church–Canada has penned this year’s Christmas greetings from the International Lutheran Council (ILC). “God is sending Bethlehem’s Good News out across the world once again this Christmas,” President Bugbee writes. “His Christ is coming into all sorts of…
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