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Elisabeth Elliot and the Mystery of Divine Providence

In Opinion by Michael Rae

With over 24 books to her credit, renowned biographer and New York Times bestselling author Ellen Vaughn is out with her second volume on the life and work of Elisabeth Elliot, the noted Christian author, speaker, and philosopher who died in 2015 after a 10-year struggle with dementia. Continue Reading… Read more at The Acton Institute

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Foreign interference inquiry, sanctions and peacemaking, and an important Ukraine update

In Opinion by Michael Rae

FOREIGN INTERFERENCE – GOVERNMENT LAUNCHES PUBLIC INQUIRY On 7 September 2023 the Minister of Public Safety, Democratic Institutions and Intergovernmental Affairs, Dominic LeBlanc, announced the establishment of a Public Inquiry into Foreign Interference in Federal Electoral Processes and Democratic Institutions. As the Minister himself noted: The announcement of this inquiry follows extensive consultations Visit the Rideau Institute for the complete article

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Baseball at the Abyss

In Opinion by Michael Rae

On June 16, some 2,000 people gathered outside Los Angeles’ Dodger Stadium to protest the team’s having chosen to honor, on the field before that night’s game, a group whose core mission and purpose is the open mockery and parody of Catholicism. Continue Reading… Read more at The Acton Institute

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What Does the Bible Really Teach?

In Opinion by Michael Rae

Protestants classically believe in sola scriptura, but they also know that some Protestants have conjured exotic beliefs based on appeals to the Bible alone. At a Baptist church where I was once a leader, the pastor and I were working to explain why a person who denied the Trinity could not be a member. Continue Reading… Read more at The Acton Institute

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Ukraine diplomacy, the nuclear testing taboo, Canada and Saudi arms exports and more

In Opinion by Michael Rae

  UKRAINE UPDATE: INCHING TOWARD DIPLOMACY Belfer Centre’s 3 Things to Know The Belfer Centre , as part of its ongoing detailed analysis of the Ukraine conflict, outlines “3 Things to Know” in its Russia in Review, Aug. 18-25, 2023. The first relates to the death of Evgeny Prigozhin, his top military commander Dmitry Visit the Rideau Institute for the complete article

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Negotiating with a Domestic Extremist

In Opinion by Michael Rae

Domestic Extremist: A Practical Guide to Winning the Culture War by Peachy Keenan—a pseudonym used by a seriously Catholic humorist deep in the bowels of blue California—is a heated polemic about how feminism has failed women and how they can take back their lives and femininity from a twisted culture. Continue Reading… Read more at The Acton Institute

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Reality sets in on Ukraine, a deep dive into Israel and international law, Ottawa lantern ceremony and more!

In Opinion by Michael Rae

UKRAINE UPDATE We begin with the latest Belfer Centre Report Card on the Russia-Ukraine War The Russia-Ukraine War Report Card, Aug. 22, 2023 Belfer Russia-Ukraine War Task Force August 22 update: Territorial stalemate…. Net territorial change in the past month: No significant change. Window for earlier peace talks missed Turning next to the Russia Analytical Report, Visit the Rideau Institute for the complete article