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COMMON DECENCY | Religion not a moral thermometer

S ince moving to Toronto in 1987, I had spoken to my parents in London by phone every month or so. Calls were expensive back then so I was surprised when in early summer, 2001, my mum suddenly telephoned. Dad had had a bad stroke.
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COMMON DECENCY | A surprising apology, but still so much to do

T here I sat in my clerical collar and black suit, an Anglican priest confident in my political and social awareness and in that of my church. In quiet yet confident tones the Indigenous leader who was speaking that day told a personal story.
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COMMON DECENCY | Selective truth serves no one

A bortion has once again become a political issue in Canada as the various candidates for leadership of the Conservative Party are questioned about where they stand — on a subject that really has been decided.
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COMMON DECENCY | Canceling "cancel culture"

I suppose the time will come when those on the political right will stop crying “cancel culture,” but it won’t be for a while. As nauseating as this reductive slogan might be, those who throw it around have something of a point.
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COMMON DECENCY | Think Putin doesn't have his fans? Look left and right

S uddenly, everybody has become an authority on Russia and Ukraine. Problem is, even the genuine experts are baffled by the situation most of the time.
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COMMON DECENCY | Once again, the far right spins Christianity to suit

I n the middle of the Ottawa convoy nonsense, Franklin Graham, son of Billy and one of the world leaders of conservative evangelicalism, tweeted to his 2.3 million followers his support for the illegal occupation of the nation’s capital.
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COMMON DECENCY | Patriotism or Americanization? Canada's future hangs in the balance

T he Americanization of Canadian politics has been evolving and unwinding for some time now, for a whole stew of reasons.
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COMMON DECENCY | At the broken heart of anti-vaxx theocrats

T he devil, it’s said, has all the best tunes. Not sure if that’s necessarily true, but Beelzebub certainly has an exemplary public relations department.
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