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Ross Freake, the City Editor of our local newspaper, the Kelowna Daily Courier, has just written a glowing tribute to New Age Spirituality entitled “Can’t you feel the energy?” He mixes together concepts such as Quantum mechanics , Field Theory, ancient Vedas and Cosmic Oneness. He says “The Absolute is the writer, director, actor, the makeup artist, the audience and the seats the audience sits on!"

Wow! I ... more »

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Sunday, February 26

Earning The Moral Authority to Govern

by Mike McLoughlin on Sun 26 Feb 2006 05:35 PM PST

Pundits say the Conservatives have set a record for the shortest political honeymoon in Canadian history. (globeandmail.com: The curse of the Conservatives: Not again!) It is a record unlikely to be broken since it is a negative 25 minutes! That’s the time between when erstwhile Liberal David Emerson arrived at Rideau Hall and his swearing in as a Conservative cabinet member. A surprise that confounded the expectations of the ... more »

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Monday, February 20

Religion in the Canadian Workplace Featured in the National Post

by Mike McLoughlin on Mon 20 Feb 2006 09:16 AM PST

The National Post ran a story in its weekend edition on religion in the workplace. The prayer room: do good by Angela Brunschot. The subtitle was “Feeling the pressure from a culturally diverse workforce, companies are making room for religion at work.”

This is a rarity in Canada. The Canadian media does not pay much attention to faith at work. However, that may be changing. I am quoted ... more »