  
January
16, 2014 
Is
it OK to say ‘love the sinner, hate the sin’?
 January
2, 2014 
Are
there really ‘good’ people and ‘bad’ people?
   
December
27, 2013 
What
is essential to be truly happy?
 December
19, 2013 
What
role should charity play in our lives?
 December
6, 2013 
Should
Canada have a ‘national’ Christmas tree like in Washington, D.C.?
   
November
28, 2013 
Can
we learn more from the lives of the righteous or the sinners? 
 November
22, 2013 
What
is the greatest human quality? 
 November
14, 2013 
What
are we to think when our prayers aren’t answered?
   
October
31, 2013 
What
does “spiritual, not religious” mean?
 October
24, 2013 
Is
there harm in highly sexual music videos and performances?
 October
17, 2013 
In
the light of public reporting on noted people, has the notion of
“innocent until proven guilty” become irrelevant?
 October
4, 2013 
Can
we ever truly know ourselves?
   
September
27, 2013 
Does
“social” media bring us closer together or move us further apart?
 September
19, 2013 
Does
Quebec’s Charter of Values really pose a threat to religious freedom?
 September
12, 2013 
Is
there a place for religion in public schools?
 September
6, 2013 
Should
sects be treated differently from religions?
   
August
29, 2013 
What
are the elements that make up a genuine apology?
 August
22, 2013 
Is
your religion really just an “accident of birth?
 August
15, 2013 
How
can Canada right the wrongs done to First Nation peoples?
   
July
10, 2013 
Why
is that in so many faiths, music plays an important role?
 July
04, 2013 
Why
should we take the advice of so-called ‘religious experts’?
   
June
28, 2013 
What
does Canada mean to you?
 June
13, 2013 
What
does your faith teach about the values and expectations of fatherhood?
 June
6, 2013 
What
role can faith or spirituality play in healing and healthcare?
   
May
23, 2013 
What
takes more courage to believe or not to believe?
 May
9, 2013 
What
are society’s obligations to the mentally disabled?
 May
3, 2013 
Is
it true that “charity begins at home?
   
April
22, 2013 
How
can someone forgive when the injury is insurmountable? Why should we
forgive?
 April
13, 2013 
How
do you define religion?
 April
4, 2013 
What
the are the limits of personal or ethical responsibility when an
individual is suffering from mental illness or addiction? 
   
March
21, 2013 
Aside
from the obvious, what lessons are to be learned from the Lance
Armstrong saga?
 March
15, 2013 
What
do you think is the most pressing issue facing Canada’s ambassador to
the Office of Religious Freedom?
 March
7, 2013 
How
are adultery and divorce viewed in your faith?
   
February
22, 2013 
Is
it ever OK to satirize religious leaders or beliefs?
 February
14, 2013 
Is
playing the slot machines a sin?
 February
8, 2013 
With
Kindness Week coming soon, what is your sense about how kind we are?
 February
3, 2013 
Is
euthanasia right? Would God want us to suffer?
  
January
27, 2013 
Can
guilt be good?
 January
20, 2013 
Is
there a difference between faith and religion?
 January
13, 2013 
How
can we explain a tragedy like the Newtown shootings?
 January
6, 2013 
What
is the greatest lesson your faith has taught you?
 
 
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December
30, 2012 
What
are your personal resolutions for the new year? 
 December
23, 2012 
Should
parents allow children to believe in Santa Claus? 
 December
16, 2012 
What
are we to make of the end of the Mayan calendar, some marking it as the
coming end of the world? 
 December
9, 2012 
Does
freedom of expression trump freedom of religion? 
 December
2, 2012 
In
your worldview,  “is there an “age of innocence, ” an age
under which a child’s action cannot be considered sins? 
   
November
24, 2012 
Should
non-citizens who promote religious intolerance be allowed to enter
Canada? 
 November
11, 2012 
Where
is God during a time of natural disaster? 
   
October
28, 2012 
Is
there a spiritual purpose to a ghoulish celebration like Halloween? 
 October
21, 2012 
“How
should we respond to aggression and terrorism?” 
 October
14, 2012 
What
is the greatest obstacle to faith? 
 October
7, 2012 
What are you most thankful for? 
   
September
16, 2012 
Will your faith be affected if NASA’s
Curiosity rover finds there is or was life on Mars? 
 September
9, 2012 
Should
students be allowed to proclaim their religion on a T-shirt at school? 
   
August
26, 2012 
In the dog days of summer,
can faith take a holiday?
 August
10, 2012 
How can the Olympic motto —
Faster, Higher, Stronger — apply to faith? 
 August
3, 2012 
What are we to think of the
destruction of historic shrines in Mali in the name of religion? 
   
July
15, 2012 
What would your faith say about
‘bullying’ in today’s society? 
 July
8, 2012 
Is there a heaven for animals? 
   
June
24, 2012 
Is one ever really capable of
knowing God? 
 June
17, 2012 
Does your faith support
conscientious objectors to war? 
 June
10, 2012 
Does prayer change God’s mind? 
 June
3, 2012 
How does your faith regard
inter-religious dialogue? 
   
May
27, 2012 
How do you account for
hypocrites in your faith? Do they discount your beliefs? 
 May
19, 2012 
How do you handle cases of
domestic abuse that come to your attention? 
 May
13, 2012 
Does it bother you more when it
is a ‘religious’ person who behaves improperly? 
 May
6, 2012 
What does your faith say about
atheists? 
   
April
29, 2012 
How important is the synagogue,
church, mosque or other structure? 
 April
15, 2012 
How do you tell which parts of
your religion should be taken literally and which parts are
metaphorical? 
 April
1, 2012 
Some people say children should
be left to make up their  own minds about religion. Do you
agree? 
   
March
25, 2012 
How does your faith deal with
the issue of suicide? 
 March
18, 2012 
Can one be good with God? 
 March
11, 2012 
What role should government play
in regards to religion? 
 March
4, 2012 
Which is more important in your
religion — faith or works? 
   
February
26, 2012 
Is tolerance a virtue? 
 February
19, 2012 
Are people inherently sinful? 
 February
12, 2012 
What is the relationship between
spiritual and earthly love? 
 February
5, 2012 
What is your faith’s position on
the environment? 
   
January
29, 2012 
To what
extend are events predestined? 
 January
22, 2012 
Does
technology diminish or enhance your humanity? 
 January
15, 2012 
How
should we deal with spiritual doubts? 
 January
8, 2012 
What is
your faith's view on euthanasia? 
 
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December
31, 2011 
Are
personal resolutions morally binding? 
 December
25, 2011 
How can
we foster peace on Earth? 
 December
18, 2011 
Why do
so many people get depressed around Christmas time? 
 December
11, 2011 
Can
ordinary folks experience a state of grace? 
 December
4, 2011 
Do you
believe we’re in the ‘last days’? 
   
November
27, 2011 
How can
we improve interfaith dialogue? 
 November
20, 2011 
Is
religion alive and well or struggling to survive in Canada? 
 November
13, 2011 
How can
you distinguish real holy men from charlatans? 
 November
6, 2011 
Is
killing to defend your country justified? 
   
October
30, 2011 
What
role does music play in your faith? 
 October
23, 2011 
Is
religious persecution declining or growing? 
 October
16, 2011 
Does
the desire for prosperity conflict with religious values? 
 October
9, 2011 
How
does your faith express thanks?
 October
2, 2011 
Does
your deity punish and reward in this life? 
   
September
25, 2011 
How
important is meditation as a spiritual path in your faith? 
 September
18, 2011 
Can one
be a realist and religious? 
 September
4, 2011 
What is
the nature of our soul? 
   
August
28, 2011 
Are
lascivious thoughts immoral if not acted upon?
 August
21, 2011 
How
should one prepare to die?
 August
14, 2011 
Do we
have a moral duty to bring others to faith?
 August
7, 2011 
What
role does humour play in life?
 
August
1, 2011 
Does
religion divide or unite people? 
  July
24, 2011 
Does
imagination play a role in faith?
 July
17, 2011 
Is it
wrong to be angry with God?
 July
10, 2011 
What
is Hell?
 July
3, 2011 
What
is Heaven? 
   
June
26, 2011 
What is
Canada’s ethical role in the world?
 June
19, 2011 
Is
lying sometimes justified?
 June
12, 2011 
Is
worshipping together better than praying by yourself? 
 June
5, 2011 
Does
life have a meaning and if so, what purpose do humans serve? 
   
May
28, 2011 
How can
people of faith be good examples for peace? 
 May
22, 2011 
Are our
family pets “spiritual beings"?
 May
15, 2011 
How
does your faith celebrate the changing seasons?
 May
8, 2011 
What
are parents’ roles in passing on values?
 May
1, 2011 
Does
your faith impact your voting preference? 
   
April
25, 2011 
How
important is it that people marry within their own faith?
 April
17, 2011 
If it’s
my life, why shouldn’t I end it when I want?
 April
10, 2011 
Is
there such thing as a collective conscience? 
 April
6, 2011 
How
does a catastrophe like the Japanese earthquake affect one’s faith? 
   
March
27, 2011 
How
can one overcome the anxieties of this world? 
 
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