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November 2016A New School YearBy Glen Schultz, Ed. D

I always look forward to the fall – the start of a new school year. There is a sense of excitement and anticipation in the air as teachers come together for those annual staff in-service meetings.

But I used to wonder how we could sustain the excitement of those first few weeks throughout the rest of the school year. It seems always to wane after teachers, students and parents become settled into the normal school routine. I have come to believe that what we need is passion.

Sometimes we confuse passion with “flashes of enthusiasm.” Enthusiasm waxes and wanes based on external circumstances. Passion does not ebb and flow but is constant regardless of what is taking place around us - and it doesn’t diminish with time.

So how do we make the transition from enthusiasm to passion? First we must understand that passion comes from deeply held convictions. Convictions aren’t ideas that we hold but ideas that have a grip on us. In his book, Conviction to Lead, Dr. Albert Mohler says, the deeper one’s convictions the stronger one’s passion.

In Christian schools that means developing strong convictions about how God wants us to educate future generations, convictions that are grounded in God’s Word. As we begin a new year, we need to be convinced that every subject we teach is a part of God’s magnificent creation so that, as we delve into subjects with our students, we embark upon an adventure to discover the majesty of God, Himself. Read Paul’s words in Romans 1:20 carefully and think about the implications for how you will be teaching

In this Newsletter… Wonderful News From Richmond Hill Christian

Academy Post-Convention Comment ACSI/CTC Scholarship Winner for 2015-2016 Wishing Upon Stars In the News—Autumn 2016 ACSI Eastern Canada Film Festival Bible Quest NEWS RELEASE: Religious and specialty schools—not

elite prep schools Spending on Public Schools up across Canada while

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Wonderful News From Richmond Hill Christian AcademyOn Wednesday, November 2, 2016, our school, Richmond Hill Christian Academy, was greatly honoured by the visit of Sandra

Hanington—Master of Mint, President and CEO of the Royal Canadian Mint and his worship, Vito Spatafora, Deputy Mayor of Richmond Hill for one of the unveiling ceremonies

this year.

For since the creation of the world His invisible attributes, His eternal power and divine nature, have

been clearly seen, being understood through what has been made, so that they are without excuse. (NASB)

When you think about leading your students to discovery God’s eternal power and divine nature in everything they study, doesn’t teaching takes on new meaning? Elizabeth Barrett Browning understood that. In Aurora Leigh she wrote,

“Earth’s crammed with heaven, and every common bush afire with God, and only he who sees, takes off his

shoes – the rest sit around it and pluck blackberries.”

This is what the Psalmist meant,

“The heavens are telling of the glory of God; and their expanse is declaring the work of His hands”

Psalm 19:1 (NASB)

In this school year, I pray that we all will grasp more fully the awesome responsibility to lead students in understanding that what they are not merely studying academic subjects. We are uncovering beams of God’s glory. When this happens, I am convinced that we will teach with passion and not just enthusiasm. I pray every Christian school administrator, teacher and student sees every common bush afire with God throughout this entire school year.Top

ACSI/CTC Scholarship Winner for 2015-2016Congratulations to Lauren Cusato of North Toronto Christian School for winning the $1000 scholarship. Lauren is enrolled at Liberty University in Virginia.Top

In the News—Autumn 2016Oct 26, 2016 – According to a CBC report, Alberta’s Ministry of Education shut down a Christian school in Cold Lake following an audit that found questionable spending and conflicts of interest. Trinity Christian School Association is the largest home schooling organization in the province and received more than $5.6 million this year in Alberta provincial funding. It has lost its registration and accreditation. Trinity is vigorously defending itself stating that these allegations are completely false. Related - The Alberta Ministry of Education has been trying to force pro LGBT curriculum and gay/straight clubs on all provincial schools including Christian schools. There may be more to this case than the CBC is interested in reporting.

Oct 26, 2016 – We are truly saddened to tell you that Tony DiLena is retiring from his position of Coordinator of Private Schools and International Education

of “My Canada, My Inspiration” Canada 150 national coin design winner. They celebrated with our school, our community, and our country the achievement of one of our students – Joelle Wong. She is one of five winners of the “My Canada, My Inspiration” Canada’s 150th anniversary national coin design competition (Credit: Royal Canadian Mint). For this special celebratory contest, there were more than 10 000 entries from Canadians of all ages. Last year, at the time of the competition, Joelle was only 8 years old, making her the youngest Canadian coin designer in our country’s history. The Canada goose, the beaver, and the turtle represented Canada’s natural beauty and resources. The hands remind us of the importance of good stewardship of God’s natural blessings of our country. Joelle incorporated aboriginal design elements and celebrated Canada’s cultural history and reminds us of the importance of safe guarding our future. Look for her designed 25-cent piece starting next Spring. We are truly “Blessed to be a Blessing” here at RHCA and we give God all the glory and honour for what He has done!Top

Post-Convention CommentAfter attending the ACSI Christian School Educators' Ontario Convention, I want to thank you for organizing such remarkable event. The resources and speakers were phenomenally outstanding. More importantly it brings out Stronger Together theme into reality in the Lord. May God continue to bless and enrich the work of your hands in the kingdom of God in the education space. I can’t wait for the convention next year.” God blesses, Dasong Zou, Community Life Christian School (new member school)Top

Wishing Upon Stars“Hi I’m Bobby Hull!” No point denying it. In that 1960s TV commercial he certainly appeared to be the famous hockey star in person, fully decked out in his Chicago Black Hawks uniform and standing at centre ice in an empty hockey rink. But he needed to introduce himself because an enormous swath of white foam covered the lower part of his face. A disembodied voice from the living ether of TV land said that … brand of shaving cream, had ‘long lasting foaming action.’ To prove it, Mr. Hull skated a full lap around the rink and then stopped to shave. And as he toweled his face, he gushed glowing praise for the product. An unsolicited endorsement? I doubt it. Nevertheless that ad was supposed to trigger a shave cream buying reflex, at least among male hockey fans.

A couple of questions might have popped into the minds of discerning shavers:

How likely am I to lather myself up and skate around a hockey rink, scattering white froth in my wake, before shaving?

What does Bobby Hull know about shaving cream that I don’t?

But the creators of that ad weren’t focusing their efforts on discerning viewers. They were appealing to less mentally engaged folk whose motto is,‘Ours is not to reason why,

effective November 30, 2016. Tony served our schools with genuine respect, fairness, and support. We will miss him.

Nov 1, 2016 – The Vancouver Sun reported Trinity Western Law School’s provincial Supreme Court victory over the BC Law Society.

“This case demonstrates that a well-intentioned majority acting in the name of tolerance and liberalism, can, if unchecked, impose its views on the minority in a manner that is in itself intolerant and illiberal,” concludes the 66-page unanimous decision signed by Chief Justice Robert Bauman and four other justices.

Nov 14, 2016 – The Cornerstone Christian Academy Human Rights case was heard. Please continue to pray for the decision.Top

ACSI Eastern Canada Film Festival The length of the film should be between 30

seconds and 5 minutes (300 seconds). There will be 4 categories: Junior High (grades 6 to

9), High school (Grades 10, 11 and 12), Christian schooling promotional film and overall best film.

The themes of films must be consistent with biblical values or films must show a biblical principle or principles.

Films to be submitted online to acsiec@sympatico.ca by April 21, 2017

Music, animation, existing clips can be used with appropriate permissions from their sources.

Positive presentation of alcohol abuse, use of illegal drugs or tobacco, criminal activity or other behaviour contrary to the principles of Scripture will result in disqualification. So will films that include swearing (i.e. taking the Lord’s name in vain) or use of other foul language.

MORE INFORMATION: www.acsiec.org/Students/Activities/Film Festival.htmScoring Rubrics for Film Festival: www.acsiec.org/Students/Activities/Film Festival/Film Festival Scoring Rubric.pdfTop

Bible QuestEverything you need to know:

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News Release:Religious and specialty schools—not elite prep schools—dominate independent school landscape in Ontario June 29, 2016 For Immediate Release

TORONTO—The majority of independent schools—schools which operate outside the public system—in Ontario have a religious or alternative teaching approach and don’t conform to the “elite”

Ours is not to make replyOurs is but to see and buy!’

(Into the valley of debt rushed the trusting consumers.)

There’s nothing like celebrity endorsements to promote visceral seeing and buying because it’s the famous people who really matter in North America’s pseudo-egalitarian society. Nobody can beat a “star” for selling products or ideas or himself, except a “superstar”. Products peddled by celebrities don’t need to be of good quality and their ideas don’t have to be true or even sensible. That’s because stars and superstars have already sold the public on themselves, so the products or ideas they’re promoting are secondary – just an indivisible part of their magnetic personality.

You see the cult of celebrity everywhere.

In politics, not so very long ago each party stood for a distinct set of fixed values which would produce its policies and, if elected, would guide its governing actions. So voters basically knew what they were getting if they elected a Conservative or Liberal in Canada, a Republican or Democrat in the U.S. But that’s all changed. Now people vote for personalities more than principles. How many Canadian voters in 2015 understood Justin Trudeau’s policies, apart from his promise to legalizing marijuana? But the electorate couldn’t ignore his youthful, ‘star quality’ good looks and well-coached dramatic speaking style. In the 2016 American presidential race, have you noticed how much time and effort the two main combatants spent trying to tarnish each other’s reputation? Could it be that they decided policies and ideals are secondary to ruining their opponent’s superstar status? Why? Because North American elections are increasingly about choosing your favorite star, the one you find most charismatically appealing (or least unappealing), with diminished concern about his/her policies, values, ethics and convictions.

You see the same star-focused trend in professional sports and in other areas of mass entertainment. “Your dad was my dad’s hero!” I’ve often heard that and it’s always a wonderful compliment. In the late 1940’s and throughout the 1950’s my father had a successful hockey career playing for the Toronto Maple Leafs. Salaries for him and other top players were modest –something like middle management people earn today, but not at the senior executive or CEO level. That was true for most professional athletes back then too.

Nevertheless they were heroes who set standards for others to follow and established goals to be surpassed and they deserved extra rewards for their exemplary accomplishments. But those rewards were comparatively humble.

Today’s sports and film stars are not just heroes. They’re treated like higher life forms, receiving king’s ransom salaries that aren’t determined by any kind of balanced, sensible measure of their worth. It seems to me that those huge salaries aren’t a matter of appropriate pay for good work. They’re more like offerings to cultural deities, love gifts to the demi-gods who capture society’s heart.

stereotype, finds a new national study of Independent schools released today by the Fraser Institute, an independent, non-partisan Canadian policy think-tank.

“Many Ontarians believe independent schools are all elite university-prep schools—but that’s simply not the case,” said Deani Van Pelt, director of the Barbara Mitchell Centre for Improvement in Education at the Fraser Institute and co-author of A Diverse Landscape: Independent Schools in Canada.

The study—the first of its kind—categorizes every independent school in Canada, including those in Ontario, where independent schools are not funded by the government.

It finds that approximately 177,000 (or 5.5 per cent) of all K-12 students in Ontario schools attended an independent school in 2013/14.

Fully 457 of the province’s 954 independent schools have a religious affiliation—almost three quarters (71.1 per cent) are Christian (non-Catholic), 15.1 per cent are Islamic and 9.6 per cent are Jewish.

Surprisingly, 15 of the religiously-oriented independent schools are Catholic schools despite Ontario’s fully-funded, government-run Catholic school system.

Moreover, 315 independent schools in Ontario are “specialty schools,” with a special emphasis in the curriculum (arts, athletics, language, math/science, etc.), distinct approaches to teaching and learning (Montessori or Waldorf), or an emphasis on serving specific student populations (i.e. students with special needs).

And notably, 35 per cent of the 954 independent schools in Ontario were located outside the province’s major population centres—again, disproving the stereotype of independent schools catering exclusively to the urban elite.

“The widespread misperceptions of independent schools in Ontario impede honest debate about why thousands of families make the additional financial sacrifice to send their children to these schools,” Van Pelt said.

“It’s time Ontarians understand and recognize the tremendous value and choice provided by independent schools to the education system and to families across the province.”

MEDIA CONTACT:Deani Van PeltDirector, Barbara Mitchell Centre for Improvement in Education

For interviews with Ms. Van Pelt, please contact:Aanand Radia, Media Relations Specialist,The Fraser Institute

Jesus taught, “Where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.” In other words, people show what or whom they value by how they spend their money. And in the 21st century, North Americans seem to value sport and film celebrities above just about everyone and everything else.

When Heroes become DeitiesI’m not talking about heroes here. Heroes can be valuable because of the examples they set. In Hebrews 11, Paul names heroes of faith and presents them as our role models and, in 2 Samuel, King David commends 37 exemplary mighty men of valour. The concern comes when people make heroes into gods. C.S. Lewis says there’s a God shaped hole in everyone’s heart. When people try to fit a human being into that void, it always turns out badly. But as faith in the living God declines in North America, people seem to be frantically seeking replacement deities to fill the space. Scripture calls those deities ‘idols’, so do members of the popular press, especially sports writers. And although the Bible consistently condemns idolatry, the terms ‘idols’ and ‘idol worship’ have been adopted as commonly acceptable parlance in our culture. Maybe we need to change that in Christian circles, especially in Christian schools. Maybe we should point out the dangers of worshipping stars and superstars as if they were gods, blindly adopting their opinions and prejudices on issues both within and outside their areas of expertise as if they were truth. Maybe we need to sharpen our definitions of heroes versus idols, reshaping our vocabulary, especially when talking to students, so they understand that heroes are important but idols and idolatry are a menace.

A Longing for Kings and EmperorsIt’s an old problem of course.

1 Samuel 8 records ancient Israel’s longed for a king—one superstar who would make their nation great again. They insisted upon it so the prophet Samuel gave them a man with true star quality. Tall, handsome and strong, his name was Saul, and he came to rule the nation according to what was right ‘in his own eyes’ rather than in obedience to God’s word. To borrow a phrase from Donald Trump, ‘he was a disaster!’Later, after generations of Judean kings had ruled by force, intrigue and their own star power, King Josiah’s high priest made a remarkable discovery. He found a copy of the Scriptures, "the book of the law of Yahweh by the hand of Moses"—a book that the people of Judah had intentionally ignored for many years, choosing instead to follow the dictates of their kingly stars. The nation suffered for that decision, nations still do. Josiah decided to re-establish the authority of God’s written word throughout Judea and his kingdom was blessed for it.

“The palest ink is more powerful than the best memory.” said a well-known Canadian law professor. That pale ink is all the more powerful if it reveals God’s unchanging Word!

The New Testament has examples of the longing for human stars too. Acts 14 records how the people of Lystra tried unsuccessfully to treat the Apostle Paul like a god after a healing miracle.

Tel: 416-363-6575 ext: 238Email: aanand.radia@fraserinstitute.orgFollow the Fraser Institute on Twitter | Become a fan on FacebookThe Fraser Institute is an independent Canadian public policy research and educational organization with offices in Vancouver, Calgary, Toronto, and Montreal and ties to a global network of think-tanks in 87 countries. Its mission is to improve the quality of life for Canadians, their families and future generations by studying, measuring, and broadly communicating the effects of government policies, entrepreneurship, and choice on their well-being. To protect the Institute’s independence, it does not accept grants from governments or contracts for research.Visit www.fraserinstitute.orgTop

Spending on Public Schools up across Canada while Student Enrolment Falls

TORONTO—Spending on public schools in Canada has increased dramatically over the past decade even as the number of students has declined, finds a new study released today by the Fraser Institute, an independent, non-partisan Canadian public policy think-tank.

“There’s a common misperception, perpetuated by teachers’ unions and activists, that spending on public schools has been declining, but that simply is not true,” said Deani Van Pelt, director of the Barbara Mitchell Centre for Improvement in Education at the Fraser Institute and co-author of Education Spending and Public School Enrolment in Canada, 2016 Edition.

The study finds that spending on public schools in Canada increased more than 40 per cent, from $44.3 billion in 2004/2005 to nearly $62.6 billion in 2013/2014, the most recent year of available Statistics Canada data.This increase in spending occurred over a decade that saw a 4.2 per cent decline in the number of students enrolled in public schools in Canada.

On a per-student basis, spending increased from $9,876 to $12,427 (after accounting for price changes), a dramatic 25.8 per cent increase between 2004/2005 and 2013/2014.

In fact, every province saw significant increases in per-student spending ranging from 18.3 per cent in B.C. to 39 per cent in Saskatchewan.

Put into context, in a period of constrained provincial government finances across the country, spending on public schools increased by 20.3 per cent – nearly $13 billion – more than was necessary to account for enrolment and price changes.

“Contrary to what we hear from teachers, administrators and trustees, public school systems in Canada have received large increases in funding over the last decade. In policy discussions that affect our children’s education, it’s important to understand exactly what is happening to public education spending,” Van Pelt said. (Reprinted with permission)

In his first letter to the Corinthians, Paul tells how some Christian factions elevated him and Apollos to superstar/deity status. Paul set them straight:

“For since there is jealousy and dissension among you, are you not worldly? Are you not walking in the way of man? For when one of you says, “I follow Paul,” and another, “I follow Apollos,” are you not mere men? What, after all, is Apollos? And what is Paul? Only servants, through whom you came to believe--as the Lord has assigned to each his task” (1 Cor. 3, 4).

When Faith Follows CultureA 21st Century Christian star system? Christian stars and superstars in our day and age??

“That would be $40 000 a day plus expenses,” said the secretary of a moderately well-known Christian speaker - he was merely a star, not a superstar, and most Canadian Christians wouldn’t recognize his name.

I called his office to see if he would speak at our November Ontario teachers’ convention and was truly shocked at his fee.I explained that price was far beyond our means, and apologized for bothering the secretary, I couldn’t help thinking of the scripture that says we have these treasures (deep spiritual realities) in jars of clay (common, inexpensive human vessels). $40,000 a day plus expenses struck me as pretty pricey crockery.

Paul’s word helped me adjust my thinking,

“But what does it matter?...The important thing is that in every way Christ is preached. And because of this I rejoice.” Phil 1:18

Nevertheless I can’t help thinking about how the idea of Christian stars and superstars doesn’t quite fit with Paul’s idea,

“What, after all, is Apollos? And what is Paul? Only servants, through whom you came to believe--as the Lord has assigned to each his task.”

What We Lose By Putting Our Trust in StarsPontius Pilate’s question “What is truth?” becomes legitimate and unanswerable in a society that puts its trust in its ‘stars’ rather than in the Living God and His Word.

Take away the recognition of our sinful nature and you remove the need for a Saviour. And if the central person of the Old and New Testament is no longer necessary then all the rest of the scriptures are irrelevant.Remove the God of Scripture’s unchangeable written moral standards and society is left with a redefinition of right, wrong and truth according to the whims of our political and social idols.

Ignore the biblical ideal of genuine human equality (as opposed to the standard political humbug version) and you are left with special rights and special treatment for favoured individuals or for a few well defined special interest groups.

Jettison the Christian standard of humility, and society is left with a lethally self-righteous pride that inevitably produces self-

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With Blessings Come ResponsibilitiesIn the late 1960s when I was one of 500 teenage boys at Upper Canada College, every day began with a chapel service – a formal half hour exercise where most students tried their best to ignore both the religious parts of the proceedings and the principal’s ‘inspirational message’.

I wasn’t a believer back then, but, some of the daily scripture readings stirred my thinking. In keeping with God’s promise in Isaiah 55:11, they stuck in my mind ‘accomplishing the purpose for which they were intended’. But when it came to the principal’s message, as soon as he began to intone his favourite theme, “With Privilege Comes Responsibility”, for me it was a cue for a mental voyage to my favourite trout fishing stream. Funny how, after half a century, I still hold on to that ‘privilege/responsibility’ concept, only now, as a believer, I see it differently. “With blessing comes responsibility”, that’s how it strikes me now.

I’m pretty sure that’s what Jesus meant when he said “to whom much is given, much will be required” (Luke 12:48) – our talents, advantages and privileges aren’t meant just for our own benefit, to be hoarded or flaunted or used to inflate our egos. God designs blessings to be shared, so blessed people can strengthen the weak and build up His Kingdom. It’s a great life principle for any follower of Christ and especially for people who receive the advantages of a Christian school education.

But blessings can become curses when the responsibility part is ignored. If you’ve lived long enough, and if you’ve been paying attention, you probably noticed that many wealthy and/or prestigious and/or powerful people are kind of joyless too. The very things that promise the ‘happily ever after’ life, don’t deliver. Turns out we’ve been lied to about that for an awfully long time. One very wealthy, prestigious and powerful man recently confirmed it. He compared the pursuit of these goals to chasing an empty bag. (Read More)Top

Dear Parents: Here’s How to Protect your Kids from Porn. You’re welcome.

By Jonathon Van MarenThu Jun 16, 2016 - 12:57 pm EST Life Site News

One of the great challenges of the Digital Age is that

destruction. As Solomon said, “Pride goes before destruction and a haughty spirit before stumbling”, even if that pride parades freely through the streets of our cities every year.

Toss away the imperative of forgiveness and people have only hatred and an insatiable hunger for revenge in response to genuine or even perceived offenses.

Exclude the God of the Bible from society and you eventually lose all these things and society is left placing its future in the hands of powerfully charismatic individuals, society’s stars. And when people see that those who achieve fame in one field, (like Bobby Hull in hockey), aren’t necessarily expert in others, (like shaving) and when those stars falter or fail or die, as they always do, the hopes of their followers die with them.None of this trusting in stars stuff is Walt Disney’s fault of course. When Jiminy Cricket sang the Oscar winning song “When You Wish Upon a Star” in the 1940 movie Pinocchio, he was crooning an idea that only works in cartoons and fairy tales – put your faith in a star and “anything your heart desires will come to you!” But we have to live in the real world where there are few things as futile as putting our faith in stars.

EpilogueEver heard of Mooers, New York? It’s a four corners kind of town in the Northeast part of New York State on The Great Chazy River, (not to be confused with The Little Chazy River, which is, of course, smaller but equally wet). An unusual name, Mooers. I assumed that some Upper New York State wit dubbed it that, because the nearby fields were full of ‘moo-ers’ contentedly chewing their cuds. But it turned out that was wrong. The town was named after Benjamin Mooers, an early settler.

When a while back, I decided to explore the flea market in Mooers, my life journey seemed to take a turn towards The Twilight Zone.

As I entered the market the young proprietor addressed me, “You look like somebody famous!”

It seemed like an odd greeting, but then I wasn’t familiar with local customs.

“No, sorry I’m not famous,” I assured him and proceeded to look through the old books on display.

“No, no” He persisted, “You look exactly like somebody famous!”

He caught my attention that time. Whom did he think I resembled: Clark Gable? Clint Eastwood? Quasimodo?

Maybe he thought I was the mirror image of Ben Affleck (well there’s always a first time).

So I asked, “OK, who do you think I look like?”

“You look exactly like……………Mark Kennedy!”

At first I was speechless, just kind of stunned because that’s who

children often know more about navigating the online world than their parents do. Time and again, I meet parents who are stunned that their young child has stumbled upon pornography, all of them asking one question: How do we equip ourselves to deal with this?

That’s a complicated question, of course, but a new e-book from Covenant Eyes and provided to the public free of charge provides a lot of answers.

Entitled, Parenting the Internet Generation, this book deals with everything from porn-proofing your home to talking to your children about pornography to combating the influence of secular sex-ed in schools. This book is timely, and this book is essential. To draw attention to this valuable resource, I interviewed the folks over at Covenant Eyes on why they worked so hard to bring this to parents.

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I’ve always looked like and for the best of reasons.

“But I am Mark Kennedy,” I stammered,” How do you know me?”

“I was at the Air Canada Centre when you did the ceremonial puck dropped for the Toronto Maple Leafs opening game and I got your

autograph! You told me you weren’t famous then too but I said I wanted your autograph anyway!”

Fact is I was in that ceremony, but not because I’d accomplished anything personally. I was just standing in for my dad. But that didn’t seem to matter to the young man.

So now I am a ‘star’ in Mooers, New York, (well, perhaps just in the town flea market). Maybe I could use that fame to run for mayor – or at least to sell tooth paste there.

“Hello Mooer–zians, I’m Mark Kennedy. Ever wonder how I got my teeth so white?” Maybe not.

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Can’t Ontario Doctors Have Consciences?The Ontario government is supporting policies that require doctors to participate in procedures against their deeply-held beliefs. Long-term care facilities and seniors’ residences may be required to allow euthanasia and assisted suicide on their premises. The EFC has created a sample letter you can use to write or call your MPP and the Ontario Minister of Health on these issues of conscience protection. www.evangelicalfellowship.ca/conscience_sample_letterTop

Quotes“If you want to make everyone happy DON”T BECOME A LEADER—go sell ice cream.” Eric Geiger

It’s not that our culture denies that there is evil in the world , but that we refuse to locate that evil in the heart of man.” Rev. Joe Boot, Gospel Culture , Ezra Press

“Since the so-called Enlightenment, Christians have steadily surrendered the various organs of culture – education, law , arts, charity, medicine, government – almost entirely to the humanistic state. We have progressively retreated into a pietistic bubble, concerned largely with eternal verities and keeping souls from Hell, we have faithlessly limited Christ’s jurisdiction to the institutional church.” Rev. Joe Boot, Gospel Culture

“Much of the social history of the western world over the past three decades, has been a history of replacing what worked with what sounded good.” American economist and philosopher Thomas Sowell

“What is liberty without virtue? It is the greatest of all possible evils …….it is madness without restraint………….Society cannot exist unless a controlling power upon will and appetite be placed somewhere; and less of it there is within, the more there must be without.” Edmund Burke, A Letter to a Member of the National Assembly , 1791, Britain

“Men must necessarily be controlled, either by a power within them, or by a power without them; either by the Word of God, or by the strong arm of man; either by the Bible or by the bayonet.” Robert C. Winthrop, Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, 1847 to 1849

“As brilliant but amoral graduates from secular universities such as Harvard gain control of America’s economic and political life, the world has every reason to stop trusting America. The trust that made the dollar the reserve currency of the world came from the original Harvard created by the Bible. Sunsets are spectacular. People revel in them. Sunsets also tell us that it is time to light our lamps. Many cultures that followed the West into brilliant modernity are now dusting off their rusty lamps.” Vishal Mangalwadi, The Book that Made Your World

“Trust entirely in God, and when He brings you to the venture, see that you take it! We act like pagans in a crisis, only one out of a crowd is daring enough to bank his faith in the character of God.” Oswald ChambersTop

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