by Diane Bederman | Apr 5, 2018 | Politics, Religion / Spirituality
Egyptian Imam Omar Abd al-Kafi has accepted an invitation to come to Canada as the keynote speaker at the Niagara Family Muslim Conference April 14, 2018. Here is the resumé included in the announcement. “Omar AbdulKafi! Omar Abd al-Kafi (Arabic: عمر عبد...
by Diane Bederman | Feb 5, 2018 | Politics, Religion / Spirituality
Muslims praying in front of Queen’s Park, Ontario When I was in grade school, all of us, Christian and non-Christian recited the Lord’s Prayer: “Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come, thy will be done, on earth as it is in...
by Diane Bederman | Jan 23, 2018 | Ethics, Religion / Spirituality
updated January 25 2018 Alan Bloom wrote “The most successful tyranny is not one that uses force to assure uniformity but the one that removes awareness of other possibilities…that makes it seem inconceivable that other ways are viable, that removes the sense that...
by Diane Bederman | Jan 21, 2018 | Politics, Religion / Spirituality
“We have made great strides in securing legal rights for the LGBTQ2 community in Canada – from enshrining equality rights in the Charter to the passage of the Civil Marriage Act. But the fight to end discrimination is not over and a lot of hard work still needs...
by Diane Bederman | Jan 2, 2018 | Religion / Spirituality
Not too long ago, a young man named Tim Tebow took a knee and bowed his head during a football game. He took a lot of flak for his faith. “Players from other teams, as well as fans, have openly mocked and ridiculed Tebow’s Christian beliefs, and even media...
by Diane Bederman | Nov 12, 2017 | Religion / Spirituality
Following the Manchester Muslim terror attack, the mayor called for prayer at the council meeting. The prayer that was shared was the Al Fatiha, shared in Arabic, that demeans and denigrates Christians and Jews. Think about that. They were gathered together to...
