Ron Csillag
In Canada, Jewish, Muslim comedians joke about Christmas
Toronto, December 16 (ENInews)--Christmas can be a lonely time for non-Christians in North America. Jews have Hanukkah -- and traditionally go to Chinese restaurants on Christmas Day....
Muslim mortgages in limbo after bank collapse
TORONTO (RNS) The collapse of a lender that offered Shariah-compliant mortgages has left Muslim homeowners in the Toronto area with many questions and so far, few answers.
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Bob Dylan's religious mystique endures
(RNS) Through the 1960s, Bob Dylan was hailed as a prophet, first of
folk music, then of rock 'n' roll -- at least by those who forgave him
the heresy of having "gone electric."
Canadian bishop pleads guilty to child pornography
TORONTO (RNS) A former Roman Catholic bishop in Nova Scotia has pleaded
guilty to trying to import child pornography after he was arrested in
2009 returning from a trip to Thailand.
Quebec mayor vows to fight order to remove crucifix
TORONTO (RNS) The mayor of a Quebec town says he will appeal a decision
by a human rights tribunal that bans prayer at city council and ordered
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Quebec bans Sikh daggers from capitol
TORONTO (RNS) Lawmakers in the province of Quebec voted unanimously on
Wednesday (Feb. 9) to ban the kirpan, a Sikh ceremonial dagger, from the
legislature building.
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`Miracle Detectives' on the hunt for answers
(RNS) Dirt at an ancient holy site in Chimayo, N.M. reputedly cures a
woman's rare bone cancer.
Ten minutes with John Dominic Crossan
(RNS) John Dominic Crossan is arguably the world's foremost scholar of
the historical Jesus. Twenty-five years ago, Crossan co-founded the
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