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Sep 10, 2008 · Prime Minister Stephen Harper is damned if he does talk about his evangelical beliefs and damned if he doesn’t. If he continues to avoid answering questions about his religious convictions,...
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By the 1970s, many conservative Christians were growing increasingly dismayed by the growing secularization of Canadian society, and shifting attitudes about abortion, divorce and homosexuality. In 1987, the Christian Heritage Party was founded, dedicated to running the country on "biblical principles." It fielded 63 candidates in the 1988 federal ...
Harper, who joined the evangelical Christian and Missionary Alliance Church in the 1980s, had long believed that courting the religious right by emphasizing social issues was bad politics for a party trying to form a national government. Better to stick to economic issues like taxes, deficits and de-regulation. But in a speech given to a conservati...
How important are theo-cons in the Conservative coalition? Well, an Ipsos-Reid exit poll taken on election day 2011 found that across all faiths, the more religious you were, the more likely you were to vote Conservative. The party picked up 50 per cent of voters who said they attended a church or temple every week; and 42 per cent of those who sai...
In her exhaustively researched 2010 book, The Armageddon Factor: The Rise of Christian Nationalism in Canada, journalist Marci McDonald traced the growing influence of conservative Christian groups on the Canadian political landscape, and specifically within the upper echelons of Stephen Harper's Ottawa. Canadians needed to wake up, McDonald argued...
Sep 14, 2015 · Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s love-in with Israel’s right-wing government provides more insight on the influence of his religious views on public policy -- and the importance he places on...
Mar 26, 2012 · The moment demands we take a close look at Stephen Harper’s evangelical beliefs. Harper’s creed. Unknown to most Canadians, the prime minister belongs to the Christian and Missionary...
Dec 6, 2023 · A photo of Stephen Harper and Jean Chrétien grinning like lifelong buddies in each other’s presence. “Always wonderful to catch up with a true gentleman and friend,” wrote former prime minister...
Oct 3, 2022 · In a subtitled speech, former Canadian Conservative prime minister Stephen Harper extols his hosts as he delivers one of his many addresses over the years to gatherings of the Universal Peace...
Jan 18, 2014 · TORONTO (JTA) — It took seven years, but one of Israel’s staunchest allies among world leaders will be making his maiden voyage to the Jewish state on Sunday.
