Albertans who want to separate
from Canada cite various reasons for wanting to leave: Economic
unfairness, political alienation from Ottawa, conflicts over energy and
environmental policies.
Some also cite faith. That's the
message from the Alberta Prosperity Project, the group leading the effort to leave Canada. It says it right in its crest: Family, faith and
freedom.
It’s also the message proclaimed
by Tim Stephens, pastor of the evangelical congregation Fairview Baptist Church
in Calgary. In his view, separation is supported by four biblical principles:
liberty, justice, vocation and belonging.
I had a chance to talk to
Stephens recently about his views. And I spoke with church leaders and others who
feel the opposite way when it comes to mixing faith and politics in that province.
Read
my story in Canadian Affairs.
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