John G. Stackhouse, Jr. 3 minCIVILITYPerfect Fear Casts Out LoveWhen people flatly contradict themselves, it’s worth a moment to try to understand why. Not long ago, “Intelligent” (a site unfamiliar to...
John G. Stackhouse, Jr.1 minHISTORYThe Paradoxes of Canada’s National Sport“He shoots! He scores!” It’s playoff time in the National Hockey League, and we Canadians alter our social lives accordingly....
John G. Stackhouse, Jr.1 minMULTICULTURALISMBeware the Politicians Crying, “Hijab! Hijab!”This past week Australian prime minister Malcolm Turnbull proposed to lengthen the pathway to citizenship in his country while also...
John G. Stackhouse, Jr.1 minMULTICULTURALISMThe Cost of Free Speech on CampusThere is much to fear and loathe in the latest example of militant and violent campus intolerance. At Middlebury College in Vermont,...
John G. Stackhouse, Jr.1 minMULTICULTURALISMFighting Our PhobiasWhile the U. S. President continues to wrestle with the American judiciary over whether people wanting to enter the United States can and...
John G. Stackhouse, Jr.3 minMULTICULTURALISMMilo, Maher, and MuckI have never watched Bill Maher’s show in my life. I’ve seen clips of it, and of him guesting on other people’s shows, and there’s been...
John G. Stackhouse, Jr.2 minETHICSTolerance for Diversity Breaks Out at McGill[This column was originally posted on “Context with Lorna Dueck” six months ago. Alas, the issues remain live all over the continent.]...
John G. Stackhouse, Jr.8 minCIVILITY“Love Your Enemies”: The 24-Karat Golden Rule for Politicians[The following is an edited version of the address I delivered at the Prayer Breakfast of the Conservative Party of Canada in Vancouver...
John G. Stackhouse, Jr.3 minCIVILITYThe #1 Sign of a Doomed Relationship[This is another of my posts in my “On Second Thought” blog for “Context with Lorna Dueck”] On Valentine’s Day we celebrate romantic...