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The night started with a $25 online sports bet. It ended in a $14K loss
LISTEN | The impact of sports betting in Canada: The Current26:20Doc: What is sports betting doing to young men? On a night out with friends last year, a young Ontario man lost a $25 bet on a hockey game — and decided to try to win his money back on blackjack, using the casino app on his phone. When he lost that too, it spiralled into a night of gambling that saw him lose $14,000.
Which comes first in salvation order: Faith or regeneration?
By , Op-ed contributor Editor's note: The Christian Post Opinion Page has published two countering views on Calvinism. To read the opposing view in the piece titled “Want to know a secret? You’re saved before you know it,” click here. Which came first: the chicken or the egg? If you are a Christian who believes in the Creator-God, the answer to that age-old question should be clear. Yet that dilemma has been posed for centuries as a true mystery.
Which comes first in salvation order: Faith or regeneration? - Crossmap News
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Is 'once saved always saved' a biblical teaching?
By , Op-ed contributor Editors’ note: The Christian Post Opinion Page has published two countering views on Calvinism. To read the opposing view in the piece titled “No, dear Christian — you cannot lose your salvation. Ever,” click here.
Her mother stayed with the man who abused her. Today, she helps other victims of childhood sexual assault
The Current26:04She was abused by her stepfather — and her mother stayed with him WARNING: This article may affect those who have experienced sexual violence or know someone affected by it. Andrea Skinner, daughter of renowned Canadian author Alice Munro, revealed last summer that she was molested by her stepfather, Gerald Fremlin — and that her late mother remained with Fremlin after he pleaded guilty to indecent assault. The news rocked the literary world.
The faulty foundation of Calvinism are obvious
By , Op-ed contributor “Unless the LORD builds the house, those who build it labor in vain” (Psalm 127:1). In the construction industry, there is a running joke among contractors that when the architects and engineers design something that doesn’t quite work, where the parts don’t quite align together properly, their solution is simply to write a note on the plans that says, “PTF” — “Pound to Fit.” In other words, do whatever it takes to make it work.
Do Calvinists worship a different God?
By , Op-ed contributor Editor's Note: Given the ongoing debate over free will and predestination, we are running both articles from multiple perspectives. “The LORD is good to everyone. He showers compassion on all his creation” (Psalm 145:9). One critical metric that can be used to determine if a proposed deity is the true God of the Bible is his goodness. If the deity being offered by any religious system is not “good to everyone,” he/she/it is not the God of the Bible.
Does God create evil?
By , Op-ed contributor R.C. Sproul, a well-known Presbyterian pastor and teacher who passed away in 2017, enjoyed testing his seminary students by reading aloud this statement from the Westminster Confession of Faith: “God from all eternity did, by the most wise and holy counsel of His own will, freely and immutably ordain whatsoever comes to pass; ...” He would then ask his students, “How many of you believe that statement?” Quite a few hands would go up.
The Gospel according to Calvinism
By , Op-ed contributor “The salvation of a single soul is more important than the production or preservation of all the epics and tragedies in the world ... The glory of God, and, as our only means to glorifying Him, the salvation of human souls, is the real business of life” (C.S. Lewis).
Let's regain our childlike wonder this Christmas
By , Op-ed contributor G.K. Chesterton once lamented, “The world will never starve for want of wonders, but only for want of wonder.” I believe there are precious few things that give us greater pleasure than experiencing the wonder of Christmas through the eyes of a child. Yet, alas, we are no longer children ourselves. Bah, humbug! In his book The Ragamuffin Gospel, Brennan Manning blames our “wonderless” condition squarely on science and the denial of a supernatural God.
Preventing child sex abuse must involve treating pedophiles, even past offenders, say experts
WARNING: This article may affect those who have experienced sexual violence or know someone affected by it. Ideas53:59Child Sex Abuse Prevention: How Best to Protect Kids Cat Bodden, who was sexually abused by a family member as a child, never imagined she would work with convicted sex offenders. But that's what she's done for the better part of a decade, in an effort to understand the mind of a pedophile. "I had questions I wanted to ask offenders.
God’s will vs. the will of man
By , Op-ed contributor “I dropped that pencil. I did that” cried a desperate seminary student named John Piper as he confronted his professor of Systematic Theology in the hall after class. John Piper's action (and his desperation) was in response to the professor's assertion that man has no freedom of the will, a doctrine that was supported by Martin Luther, John Calvin and others.
Why are you a Christian, but your neighbor is not?
By , Op-ed contributor “Why did you come to believe in Jesus but your neighbor (or brother, or friend, etc.) did not?” While the question of why we came to believe the Gospel and why others didn’t is not unreasonable, often the implication behind the question is the unbiblical notion that everyone’s spiritual future is settled. It is not. This basic tenet of Calvinism asserts that a person's spiritual destiny was unchangeably set by God from before the foundation of the world.
Meet a Ukrainian in Canada who fled the war — and a soldier who signed up on the 1st day | CBC Radio Original
The Sunday Magazine23:27Sunday Documentary: Flight or Fight Dmytro lives a simple life in Winnipeg — baking bread at a supermarket or playing volleyball with fellow Ukrainians. Dmytro, who is non-binary and uses the pronoun they, says they feel safe in a country that accepts them as they are. But they know it's different in Ukraine.
Israel en shock
El primer ministro Benjamin Netanyahu había dedicado gran parte del año a sus polémicas reformas judiciales y a la gestión de los elementos extremistas de su coalición. Para muchos israelíes, el primer ministro estaba poniendo en juego la naturaleza de la democracia de Israel al cambiar tan radicalmente los poderes del poder judicial. También estaba cediendo tanto a la derecha religiosa que muchos temían que el país se deslizara hacia la teocracia.
Russia has lost nearly half its main battle tanks, report estimates
Russia is estimated to have lost nearly half its main battle tanks in its war in Ukraine, according to a new analysis by the International Institute for Strategic Studies.Its assessment said the Russian army has lost nearly 40 percent of its broader prewar fleet of tanks, including models older and more modern than the T-72, with the fog of war making it difficult to determine figures beyond estimates.And after months of pleas from Kyiv, Ukraine's allies have pledged to send dozens of modern...
Disabled inmate was forced to sleep on cell floor for 3 weeks, lawsuit alleges
An Indigenous inmate in a federal women's prison who uses a wheelchair is suing the attorney general of Canada for $10 million because she says she was forced to sleep on the bare floor of her cell when she couldn't be moved from her wheelchair to her bed. Kitten Keyes is serving a six-year, nine-month sentence for manslaughter at the Grand Valley Institution in Kitchener, Ont.
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'He will never stop looking for us': Saudi sisters who fled allegedly abusive father seek asylum in Canada | CBC Radio
Saudi sisters Dua and Dalal al-Showaiki, who have been hiding in Istanbul for six weeks after fleeing years of alleged abuse by their father, are hoping to be granted asylum in Canada. Dua, 22, and Dalal, 20, describe their father as controlling and abusive and say he tried to force them to abandon their dreams of independence in order to marry older, religious men.
Anna Maria Tremonti's most memorable interviews: Paul Salopek the pilgrim | CBC Radio
As her time on The Current comes to a close, Anna Maria Tremonti revisits her most memorable conversations from over the years. This time, she follows up with a guest who’s been one of the most “fascinating and inspiring” people she’s spoken to: Paul Salopek, who’s been travelling the world on foot since 2013. Paul Salopek set out on foot in Ethiopia in 2013. He's been walking ever since, as part of National Geographic's Out of Eden walk.
Last Mohawk code talker 'lit up' at praise for helping WW II Allies: granddaughter | CBC Radio
The Current We speak with the daughter and granddaughter of Louis Levi Oakes, the last of the Second World War Mohawk code talkers. He died this week, at the age of 94. Louis Levi Oakes died Tuesday at the age of 94 CBC Radio · Posted: May 31, 2019 9:30 AM ET | Last Updated: May 31 Louis Levi Oakes, a Mohawk veteran from Akwesasne, was honoured by the Assembly of First Nations for his contributions as an Indigenous code talker during the Second World War.
Facebook's head of public policy says he'd welcome regulation, but warns it's easier said than done
Kevin Chan, head of public policy for Facebook Canada, speaks to Anna Maria Tremonti about his company's record on privacy and the fight against fake news amid growing criticism, including CEO Mark Zuckerberg and COO Sheryl Sandberg ignoring a summons to appear before the Canadian government.
Facebook has become one of world's 'most dangerous monopolies,' says expert
You may have had thoughts about breaking up with Facebook, by deleting your account. Now one of the company's co-founders is calling on the social network to dismantle. But is it an idea worth "liking?" Our experts debate the pros and cons. In an opinion piece for the New York Times, a Facebook co-founder described CEO Mark Zuckerberg's power as "un-American" and called for the company's breakup.
'A reaffirmation of what we know': Grim UN biodiversity report unsurprising to many scientists, First Nations
A new UN report paints a grim picture of the amount of damage done to the earth's biodiversity at the hands of humankind. Unnerving, yes, but are these findings unexpected? Not for First Nations communities and scientists, community members tell us. Many groups of caribou are threatened across Canada, including woodland caribou.
Beijing-funded classes on China for Canadian kids are a lesson in propaganda: expert
Students in New Brunswick have been learning about Chinese language, food and culture in weekly half-hour classes paid for by the Confucius Institute. What they're not taught is anything remotely controversial, such as China's record on human rights violations. Are the classes a lesson in soft power and propaganda? Classes run by the Confucius Institute give students a taste of Chinese language and culture.
'I was profoundly afraid': New book explores life-long process of understanding transgender identity
Lorimer Shenher knew he was transgender from a young age, but did not transition until later in life. He has written about the experience in his new book This One Looks Like a Boy: My Gender Journey to Life as a Man. Lorimer Shenher knew he was transgender from a young age, but did not transition until later in life. He has written about the experience in his new book This One Looks Like a Boy: My Gender Journey to Life as a Man.
'Seen as part of the job': Ontario nurses, PSWs report 'pervasive' abuse in long-term care facilities
A new study looks at the violence suffered by staff in Ontario's long-term care facilities, at both the hands of residents and their families. We speak to the author of the study, as well as one nurse who ended up going to the police over the abuse she says she faced. A new poll suggests that 62 per cent of personal support workers surveyed experienced physical violence on the job at least once a week.
We're working to 'plug the leaks' that put guns in wrong hands: Minister Bill Blair
After One Bullet, The Current's series on gun violence that aired last week, Minister of Border Security and Organized Crime Reduction Bill Blair discusses efforts to reduce gun violence in Canada. Minister of Border Security and Organized Crime Reduction Bill Blair said 'the prime minister gave me a very clear mandate to look at every measure ...
Reporter who covered Robert Dziekanski's death says there's more to the story than 'four bad-apple cops'
Long-time CBC journalist Curt Petrovich covered the death of Robert Dziekanski in 2007. The Polish immigrant was Tasered by RCMP officers in Vancouver airport, but Petrovich says there's more to the story than a narrative of "four bad apple cops." Now he's written a book about Dziekanski, and the four RCMP officers present that night, and whether justice has been served.
'A lot of heavy lifting to be done' before Montreal Expos can return, says sports writer
There's magic in the air for Montreal Expos fans, after a recent study concluded the conditions are ripe for major league baseball's return to the city. We talk with the man leading the charge behind the team's comeback, about just how possible it is. A fan wears a Montreal Expos jersey at a Toronto Blue Jays game in 2014. The Expos left Montreal in 2004, but exciting is building for a return.
Canadian astronaut Dave Williams shares life lessons from outer space
Read story transcript Dr. Dave Williams takes living life to the fullest to a whole other universe. The retired Canadian astronaut has been to space (twice), lived at the bottom of the ocean as an aquanaut, saved lives in the emergency room and performed surgery in zero gravity. He's a hospital CEO, and in his spare time he's also a pilot, skydiver and scuba diver. How can one person be this accomplished?
Motherisk hair test evidence tossed out of Colorado court 2 decades before questions raised in Canada
A U.S. court laid out extensive problems with how hair-strand tests were being done at the Motherisk Drug Testing Lab at the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto more than two decades before similar issues were uncovered in Canada. A joint investigation by The Fifth Estate, CBC Radio's The Current and the Toronto Star uncovered a capital murder trial in Colorado in which Motherisk's tests were found to be "not competent evidence" and thrown out in 1993.
John Chipman on getting the story right
When I first called Brenda Waudby four years ago asking to write a book about her, she was happy and wary. On a cold January night 20 years ago, Brenda’s 21-month-old daughter, Jenna, was killed by her teenage babysitter. The death of a child is the worst life can throw at any parent, and it was only the beginning of Brenda’s trauma. It would take almost nine years before Jenna’s babysitter confessed and was finally convicted.
Falsely convicted, in maximum security and pregnant | Toronto Star
It had never occurred to Tammy that none of the other inmates would know what she was in for. She asked McGinnis what she should say if people asked. After intake, the new inmates were taken to see the OIC, or the officer-in-charge. His name was Barry McGinnis, and he had some words of advice for Tammy. “If you want that child to live,” he said, pointing to her stomach, “you don’t tell anyone what you’re in here for.” Tammy and the other new prisoners were first taken to Admissions and Discharge.
Your Company Needs a Foreign Policy
Chipman lays out the principles of geopolitical due diligence and corporate diplomacy and argues that their successful execution can be a new source of competitive advantage for multinational businesses in a time of increased geopolitical volatility. A corporate foreign policy has two components. Geopolitical due diligence involves the assessment of local, regional, and transnational risks facing a company.
Eureka! 7 easy steps to becoming a genius
The great Greek mathematician Archimedes had the first Eureka! moment 2,200 years ago. According to legend, inspiration struck Archimedes as he sat in his bathtub, pondering an assignment from his king: Was the royal goldsmith cheating? The solution, which sent the scholar running naked through the streets shouting Eureka! (I've found it!), arrived in a flash that we call genius.
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