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Canadian Council of Muslim Women (CCMW)The Canadian Council of Muslim Women (CCMW) is a national non-profit volunteer organization with chapters across the country. The Council was established to assist Muslim women in participating effectively in Canadian so...
Canadian EncyclopediaThe full text of The Canadian Encyclopedia and its related resources has been made available online by the Historica Foundation as a public service since 1999. Since its publication in book form in 1985, The Canadian Enc...
ibiblio.orgThe public's library and digital archive.
Home to one of the largest "collections of collections" on the Internet, ibiblio.org is a conservancy of freely available information, including software, music, literature, art...
Lutheran Church -- CanadaLutheran Church--Canada is a conservative, confessional Lutheran body comprising 324 congregations, the second largest Lutheran body in Canada. The church is active overseas in mission and humanitarian endeavours. The of...
UNESCO - United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural OrganizationThe United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) was founded on 16 November 1945. For this specialized United Nations agency, it is not enough to build classrooms in devastated countries or t...
Women Living Under Muslim LawWLUML is an international solidarity network that provides information and support for those women whose lives have been shaped by the customs and/or laws of Islam. It extends to more than 70 countries and links all wome...
World Digital LibraryThe World Digital Library (WDL) makes available on the Internet, free of charge and in multilingual format, significant primary materials from countries and cultures around the world.
The principal objectives of the WDL...
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Human Rights Council resolution on blasphemy2010-03-30
Reporters without Borders
Reporters Without Borders is extremely concerned by a resolution condemning #defamation of religions# which the United Nations Human Rights Council adopted on 25 March.
IFJ Backs Indian Calls for "Peace and Tolerance" in Media Reports of Religious Dispute2010-09-30
International Federation of Journalists
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) today called for journalists to play their part in keeping the peace in India where there are fears of community violence in a long-running religious ...
Making blasphemy an offence takes Europe back several centuries2010-01-04
Reporters without Borders
Reporters Without Borders condemns #with the utmost firmness# a new defamation law in Ireland that establishes blasphemy as an offence punishable by a fine of up to 25,000 euros. The law took effect o...
More than 180 Rights Organisations Reject Defamation of Religions Campaign2009-03-27
International Freedom of Expression eXchange (IFEX)
More than 180 rights organisations worldwide have banded together to oppose a "defamation of religions" campaign at the UN mounted by Islamic states that would make criticising religion a crime in UN ...
Outrage at UN Human Rights Council resolution on defamation of religions2009-03-27
Reporters without Borders
In the resolution it adopted yesterday on the defamation of religions, the United Nations Human Rights Council has yet again demonstrated its inability to defend the values enshrined in the Universal ...
Quest for the Historical Jesus Begins Anew2008-12-09
Scholars gathered this past weekend for the inaugural meeting of The Jesus Project in a renewed quest for the historical Jesus. The project is an effort by historians, biblical scholars, and theologia...
Secularist Center for Inquiry Delivers Statement to UN Opposing "Defamation of Religions" Resolution 2009-11-04
Center for Inquiry
The Center for Inquiry (CFI), a secularist think tank and NGO has delivered a statement strongly opposing the proposed "Combating the Defamation of Religions" resolution backed by the Organization o...
Sources welcomes Kathleen Meadows - Psychic Advisor2009-02-03
Kathleen Meadows - Psychic Advisor
Kathleen is a Tarot Grandmaster teacher and certified psychic advisor with a M.A. in Religion and Culture. She combines a strong, credible academic background with psychic gifts to inform her wise and...
23 IFEX members and other organisations raise concerns about proposed mechanisms to combat racial and religious intolerance2009-10-22
International Freedom of Expression Exchange
23 IFEX members and other organisations raise concerns about proposed mechanisms to combat racial and religious intolerance.
Winnipeg to host international religious event June 21 to June 23, 20102010-05-04
University of Winnipeg
Winnipeg to host international religious event June 21 to June 23, 2010
Faith leaders to shadow G8/G20 Summit in Huntsville
Sources Select Resources
Art, Religion and HatredReligious Intolerance in Russia and its Effects on Art
Article
2005
Article 19
Report on religious intolerance in Russia and its effects on artists and their freedom of expression.
Beyond the Sacred Malik, Kenan
Article
2012
A transcript on Malik's talk "Beyond the Sacred" at a conference on blasphemy.
Chinese shrine seeks stock-market path to financial nirvanaZhejiang's Mount Putuo is latest sacred site to contemplate listing, prompting alarm over commercialisation of Chinese culture
Branigan, Tania
Article
2012
The Guardian
Mount Putuo in Zhejiang is the latest of several religious sites whose administrators have announced plans for a multimillion-pound stock-market flotation.
Human Rights Council resolution on blasphemySources News Release
Article
2010
Reporters without Borders
Reporters Without Borders is extremely concerned by a resolution condemning #defamation of religions# which the United Nations Human Rights Council adopted on 25 March.
Hundreds of Proofs of God's ExistenceArticle
From the Atheists of Silicon Valley Humor Page.
IFJ Backs Indian Calls for "Peace and Tolerance" in Media Reports of Religious DisputeSources News Release
Article
2010
International Federation of Journalists
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) today called for journalists to play their part in keeping the peace in India where there are fears of community violence in a long-running religious ...
The Islamophobia MythMalik, Kenan
Article
2005
Pretending that Muslims have never had it so bad might bolster community leaders and gain votes for politicians, but it does the rest of us, whether Muslim or non-Muslim, no favours at all. The more t...
Making blasphemy an offence takes Europe back several centuriesSources News Release
Article
2010
Reporters without Borders
Reporters Without Borders condemns #with the utmost firmness# a new defamation law in Ireland that establishes blasphemy as an offence punishable by a fine of up to 25,000 euros. The law took effect o...
Merry Christmas from an AtheistMalik, Kenan
Article
2006
I probably represent one of Archbishop John Sentanu's worst nightmares - I am not just an 'aggressive secularist' but a militant atheist to boot. But I have a Christmas tree in the house, I've sent ou...
More than 180 Rights Organisations Reject Defamation of Religions CampaignSources News Release
Article
2009
International Freedom of Expression eXchange (IFEX)
More than 180 rights organisations worldwide have banded together to oppose a "defamation of religions" campaign at the UN mounted by Islamic states that would make criticising religion a crime in UN ...
On the Second Coming of ReligionMalik, Kenan
Article
2012
Wordpress
The question we should ask is not just: ‘What is it about religion that makes people believe or behave in certain ways?’ It is also: ‘What is it about contemporary societies that draws many people, bo...
Outrage at UN Human Rights Council resolution on defamation of religionsSources News Release
Article
2009
Reporters without Borders
In the resolution it adopted yesterday on the defamation of religions, the United Nations Human Rights Council has yet again demonstrated its inability to defend the values enshrined in the Universal ...
Religion Topic Index in Sources Directory of ExpertsSpokespersons, Experts, and Resources
Website
Sources
A subject guide to experts and spokespersons on topics related to religion in the Sources directory for the media.
The St. Petersburg DeclarationArticle
2007
We are secular Muslims, and secular persons of Muslim societies. We are believers, doubters, and unbelievers, brought together by a great struggle, not between the West and Islam, but between the free...
Sources Select Religion ExpertsSpokespersons, Experts, and Resources
Website
Religion experts available to take media calls about their area of expertise.
The Theology of RespectMalik, Kenan
Article
2006
What the new theology demands is, in fact, not respect but obedience. 'You will only say or do what we think is acceptable' has become the credo of the multiculturalist censor. It is an attitude that ...
23 IFEX members and other organisations raise concerns about proposed mechanisms to combat racial and religious intoleranceSources News Release
Article
2009
International Freedom of Expression Exchange
23 IFEX members and other organisations raise concerns about proposed mechanisms to combat racial and religious intolerance.
Using the divine for corporate powerReview of The Empire God Built
Cowan, Kirsten
Article
1998
Sources
Why Bad Beliefs Don't DieLester, George W.
Article
2000
Skeptical Inquirer
Sources Bookshelf
The Empire God BuiltInside Pat Robertson's media machine
Foege, Alec
Book
1996
A profile of the demagogue who become one of the most successful media moguls in the world.
The First Stone: Homosexuality and the United ChurchRiordon, Michael
Book
1990
A dramatic account of the tumultuous decade-long struggle in the United Church of Canada to balance faith, sexuality and human rights. Drawing on the church's history, and more than one hundred person...
Free SpeechA Very Short Introduction
Warburton, Nigel
Book
2009
Covers a wide-range of controversial free-speech issues, from Holocaust denial and pornography to the status of modern copyright law. Offers a concise quide to many of the vexing issues concerning our...
Ahmadiyya GazetteThe Ahmadiyya Movement in Islam, a worldwide community projecting the true message of Islam, has more than 70 million followers spread in over 160 countries around the world.
Ambassador Magazine Inc.Dedicated to highlighting the accomplishments and concerns of multicultural people in Canada and the world.
Anglican JournalNational news magazine of the Anglican Church of Canada. Covering issues of importance to Anglicans.
AscentYoga magazine featuring a hybrid of the spiritual and the intellectual, the personal and the practical.
ATN AasthaFeatures religious and spiritual programming in Hindi, Gujarati, and English, focusing mainly on the teachings and principles of Hinduism. This programming includes discourses, devotional music, medit...
Awake!For Jehovah's Witnesses and the public, by Jehovah's Witnesses.
Catholic InsightChristian heritage, liturgy, history, cultural, social and religious issues.
Catholic RegisterA national weekly newsmagazine about issues of interest to Catholics and others.
Chesterton ReviewCovers literary, theological, social, and economic topics. Provides a forum for the discussion of contemporary culture.
Christian CourierReporting events and providing commentary from a Christian perspective.
Faith TodaySeeking to inform, equip and inspire Christians across Canada.
Grace TVBroadcasts Religious programming dedicated to the Christian faith. Programming on Grace TV varies from ministry teachings, music, drama, movies, and documentaries.
Healthy Directions MagazineInformation, life stories and ideas that contribute to living a healthy life in mind, body and spirit and a more Earth-friendly existence. Free distribution to southern Ontario health food stores, boo...
Mennonite HistorianJournal devoted to articles and news items related to the history of Mennonites in Canada.
The New Brunswick AnglicanReflecting the work and witness of the Anglican Diocese of Fredericton, which encompasses the entire province of New Brunswick.
Pentecostal TestimonyCommunicating with the Pentecostal fellowship with a view to inform, instruct and inspire.
Presbyterian RecordIssues relative to the Christian faith and timely news analysis and opinions of interest especially to Presbyterians.
Presence MagazineInformation and reflection from a Christian perspective on events and tendancies of actual society.
Salt + Light TelevisionPrograms range from daily news and current events to special features and films. Most programming falls into one of five categories:
National and international stories of Catholic Action and Social J...
SynchronicityPersonal growth magazine exploring holistic living, complementary therapies, alternative spirituality, personal healing, healthier relationships, options for a better world. Each issue is based on a m...
Technologies for WorshipAn educational resource for churches who are applying tools of technology in their worship environment.
VisionTVCanada's multi-faith and multicultural broadcaster. VisionTV presents inspirational and original programming that celebrates diversity and promotes understanding among people of different faiths and c...
Wiccan CandlesA Pagan magazine for all traditions, distributed across Canada representing many old and new paths to the Gods.
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