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Ottawa tightens clergy tax rules

After losing 46 of 49 cases this year in the Tax Court of Canada regarding clergy housing tax deductions, the federal government is proposing new

VST appoints dean

Dr. Wendy L. Fletcher-Marsh has been appointed dean of the Vancouver School of Theology, effective July 1, 2000. Dr. Fletcher-Marsh is currently an associate professor

Meals are holy, lifegiving event

STEPHEN LEACOCK once wrote a macabre story about a futuristic Christmas dinner, a warning against the fast-food revolution that he foresaw.Before frozen food and microwaves

Finance department asks taxing questions

If church bureaucrats narrowly avoided stepping into a mess, federal civil servants haven’t. After losing ? badly ? a tax case involving nearly 50 ministers

Journalists arrested in Toronto

The arrest of three journalists covering an anti-abortion protest in Toronto has prompted accusations of police bias and infringement on freedom of the press. The

Religious leaders gather in South Africa

East London, South AfricaHundreds of spiritual and religious leaders from around the world are expected in South Africa in December to take part in a

Violence against women decried

A comprehensive motion to tackle violence against women was passed unanimously by the Provincial Synod of the Church of the Province of Southern Africa. The

Monks gone for good

A group of Carmelite monks who left Nova Scotia temporar-ily because of logging noise are not returning. The logging rights to land surrounding the monks?

Parishioners want acquitted priest back

A Nova Scotia priest acquitted of sexually assaulting a girl in his parish says he doesn’t feel victimized by the system. “The Crown opted to

Millennial celebrations planned in Middle East

(ACNS)?The Secretary General of the Anglican Communion, Canon John L Peterson, is planning to spend Christmas and New Year’s in Jerusalem and Bethlehem. He will

No shame in evangelism as witnessing to Christ

LAST YEAR’S Lambeth Conference will unfortunately be remembered for its failures. In an effort to appease militant forms of Islam, particularly in Africa, the bishops

Future of language depends on children

Aboriginal children on Northern Vancouver Island have begun learning their language of Kwak’wala in school. But they can’t speak it at home with their parents,

Governor General adopts church symbols

New Governor General’s coat of arms. The Queen’s representative in Canada doesn’t assume the titles of the Monarch she represents, such as Defender of the

Ingham says nay to Tay

Parishioners at St. Matthew’s Church in Abbottsford, B.C. are feeling “pain and anger” that their chosen speaker for century celebrations has been banned from participating

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