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Religion has long history in schools
Posted on December 17, 2013As I was Googling, I ran across a little history of Alberta schools. The Protestant and the Roman Catholic churches established Alberta’s first schools in… Read More »
Sports abuse reversed
Posted on December 12, 2013Recently the Times had an article about abuse of officials written by an executive from minor sports. The view is looking in the wrong direction.… Read More »
Mutual respect needed of various belief systems
Posted on December 12, 2013Regarding the Lord’s Prayer debate in the schools. I too am agnostic. I believe that humans can’t know the nature of God or even if… Read More »
Christmas lights
Posted on December 4, 2013I am so pleased with the way Taber looks this Christmas season. The lights on the huge evergreen trees at the Cenotaph were done by… Read More »
Prayer debate troubling
Posted on November 27, 2013When I read the articles and experiences of different people, it saddens me. What is the underlying cause of all this upset? Have we forgotten… Read More »
Who is the bully?
Posted on November 27, 2013It’s rather tragic that we in the western democracies are rapidly approaching the same pressures that are being experienced in the Middle East. So who… Read More »
Compromise needed in school prayer debate
Posted on November 20, 2013It has come to our attention that the daily recital of the Lord's Prayer has been stopped at the Dr. Hamman School, due to the… Read More »
The Lord’s Prayer — A blessing of peace and comfort
Posted on November 20, 2013As a mother of a son who attended Dr. Hamman Elementary School in Taber in Grade 5, I was saddened when I read the front… Read More »
Let’s keep bullying out of the prayer debate
Posted on November 20, 2013I found it quite unsettling when the parent involved in the prayer dispute at Dr. Hamman school revealed that they have received hate mail and… Read More »
School prayer protected under School Act
Posted on November 14, 2013I was alarmed this past Wednesday to find Dr. Hamman School had suddenly banned the Lord’s Prayer after singing the Canadian anthem. On questioning, I … Read More »