Category Archives: Human Rights

(Un)Christian Horizons: Can Christian organizations require their employees be Christian?

Remarkably, the answer is “No”! At least not always, according to the Ontario Human Rights Tribunal that recently held that a large Christian ministry in Ontario could not require their employees to sign a Lifestyle and Morality Statement that reflects orthodox teachings of evangelical Christianity.  The primary reason: because they do not primarily serve other…

Is the Bible Hate Speech? – The “Objective Reasonable” Person’s View

Recently, the Saskatchewan Court of Appeal attempted to shed light on how the objective reasonable person understands the Bible, and in particular, whether the Bible is capable of being hate speech. In June of 1997, in response to an upcoming gay pride week, Hugh Owens decided to publish the first of what was to be…