Identifying the infidel
The Islamic faith uses the term “infidel.” Who was the Prophet referring to? His original writings were to be applied by the individual to themselves, and as an example to others. What others? The...
View ArticleThe worship of Santa Muerte
Over the last decade, one saint in Mexico has attracted 2 million followers: Saint Death. Known as Santa or Santisima Muerte, this figure has become an issue for the government and Catholic Church of...
View ArticleThe Islamic chronicles
Islamic civilization has been one of humanity’s greatest achievements. Though with a rich history, Islam has been obscured behind a curtain of misunderstandings and misrepresentations. Does Islamic...
View ArticleViolence in Nigeria
Nigeria has gone through a lot — from military dictatorships for much of the country’s independence from Britain to the collapse of their once-booming oil industry. The most recent troubles have been...
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Governor General in attendance at last day of Truth and Reconciliation commission On the fourth and final day of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission event in Winnipeg, Governor General Michaëlle...
View ArticleSecularism, keep our land glorious and free
The Plan documents the ongoing adventures that arise from living a truly alternative lifestyle: two people in love, no children, one works for an income, the other works to realize a secular utopia,...
View ArticleFreedom of religion vs freedom of speech
Once again, the ugly side of freedom of speech versus religious freedom, tolerance and belief reared its head this week as the offices of French satire magazine Charlie Hedbo were firebombed after...
View ArticleFederal government ends non-Christian prison chaplain contracts
The Canadian government’s recent decision to cancel its contracts with non-Christian prison chaplains has many law and human rights experts worried that the rights of religious prisoners are at risk of...
View ArticleFreedom of religion
At this very moment around the world, people languish in dark prisons, families live in fear, and entire communities face oppression, for nothing more than worshipping in accordance with their own...
View ArticleOil and water: Are science and religion in conflict?
“Science respects the power of the human intellect; religion belittles it,” claims the former Oxford chemist Peter Atkins. Atkins adds, “Religion is armchair speculation well fitted to adipose brains.”...
View ArticleNot our Canada
Tariq Sohail The Quebec government’s shocking initiative to marginalize a small population of minorities comes at a time when Quebec’s public debt currently is, as of Mar. 31, 2013, $193.6 billion and...
View ArticleHow to offend a heretic
Alex Passey There are very few things one can say about atheism that will genuinely offend an atheist. Generally speaking, non-believers don’t hold to any dogmatic guidelines to live by that others may...
View ArticleAtheists at work
There are many people in the Keystone Province who do not believe in God. For some, lack of belief is a non-issue, for others, it raises various concerns. Do employers care if you don’t believe in God...
View ArticleWhat holiday season?
As we begin to set up our non-denominational holiday trees and paint the words “season’s greetings” in our windows, we are about to be inundated with tiresome arguments about the secularization of the...
View ArticleThe lack of meaning in Christmas
What do yoga and Christmas have in common? Both are ancient, both are deeply spiritual, and both have been swallowed by the gaping wound that exists in place of our collective soul. Our consumer...
View ArticleThe evolution of religion and morality: Researchers explore cultural...
Researchers at the University of British Columbia (UBC) and Simon Fraser University’s Centre for Human Evolution, Cognition and Culture (HECC) have received a $3 million grant from the Canadian Social...
View ArticleThe people’s college
The St. Paul’s College bell tower has long been a fixture of the University of Manitoba’s skyline, but beneath the cross that hovers above the Catholic college is an institution that has experienced...
View ArticleCalling it ‘Islamic terrorism’ paints all Muslims as terrorists
Over the last decade and a half, there has been increasing violence at the hands of terrorist organizations, one of the most recent being the bombing of an airport and metro station in Brussels. As the...
View ArticleMuslim students enrich our campus community
The waters of international politics have grown more turbulent as of late. By now, the news headlines are all too familiar. For the past year, many of us have watched in horror as presumptive...
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Large counter-protest dwarfs anti-Motion 103 rally at Winnipeg City Hall
A small group of protesters was confronted by a much larger crowd of counter-protesters outside City Hall Saturday. The original rally, organized by the smaller group, was meant to oppose a federal...
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