Posts Filed Under: Religion

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Ontario Father Says Scientology Destroyed His Family; “We Didn’t Know What Was Going On”

Former members are speaking out in desperate pleas to reunite families.

By Courtney Greenberg Aug. 15th, 8:35 pm

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Historicist: Toronto’s First Mosques

Two west end sites provided Muslims with their first ongoing public worship spaces during the 1960s.

By Jamie Bradburn Nov. 21st, 3:30 pm

Historicist: November 11, 1919

Toronto celebrates the first anniversary of the armistice.

By David Wencer Nov. 7th, 12:30 pm

TVCITY: Toronto’s Michael Jackson Eucharist Service

Torontoist presents TVCITY, which is all about presenting aesthetic and engaging views of city life.

By Daniel Goodbaum May. 28th, 10:00 am

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Historicist: Blind Faith

Renowned evangelist Charles B. Templeton finds, and loses, religion.

By Kevin Plummer May. 2nd, 12:00 pm

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Historicist: Torn Between the Synagogue and the Concert Hall

The Toronto connections of Joseph Shlisky, one of the world's greatest cantors.

By Kevin Plummer Dec. 13th, 12:02 pm

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York Stands Behind Its Decision to Accommodate Male Student Unwilling to Work Alongside Women

But the university says if the online course had been in-class and on-campus, it would likely have been a different story.

By Sarah Sweet Jan. 10th, 12:26 pm

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Historicist: Cabbagetown Horatio Alger

R.J. Fleming's self-made rise from schoolyard fist fights in Cabbagetown to the mayor's office.

By Kevin Plummer Nov. 2nd, 12:00 pm

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Cyclists Seek Help from on High at the Blessing of the Bicycles

The annual Blessing of the Bicycles is as much about community as it is about religion.

By Chris Dart • Photo by Martin ReisApr. 23rd, 9:00 am

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Historicist: The Heart of the City

The eventful history of the Church of the Holy Trinity

By Kevin Plummer Oct. 20th, 12:00 pm

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Duly Quoted: Thomas Cardinal Collins, Archbishop of Toronto

"I question, however, why provincial legislation should make [gay-straight alliances] normative in a Catholic school, which has its own different but effective methods for attaining the goal of addressing bullying..."

By Hamutal Dotan May. 29th, 11:30 am

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Catholic Schools: Separate But Equal Funding

As Ontario's Catholic schools continue to oppose gay-straight alliances, many are asking why we're still funding the schools at all. We look into the history of Catholic school funding in Ontario.

By Jamie Bradburn Sep. 16th, 2:30 pm

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God Help Our New Municipal Leaders

By Stephen Michalowicz Dec. 6th, 11:00 am

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Rosie DiManno Weighs In On the Ground Zero Mosque, For Some Reason

By Christopher Bird Sep. 11th, 11:41 am

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Let Us Prey

By Marc Lostracco Aug. 23rd, 6:30 pm

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Duly Quoted: Rob Ford

By Torontoist Aug. 4th, 2:29 pm

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Mayoral Candidates Gather to Talk Around God

By Emily Shepard May. 11th, 9:00 am

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Does Toronto Care About Homophobic Ads on the TTC? Well, Yes.

By Kelli Korducki Apr. 1st, 4:30 pm