As summer approaches, many people head to the cottage or take in weekend events. Does your church attendance change after the May 24th weekend?

This week, Marci McDonald’s book was released: The Armageddon Factor: The Rise of Christian Nationalism in Canada. Do you think that Canada’s religious right has become an increasingly powerful force in Ottawa and Stephen Harper’s government?

FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE, the Lady with the Lamp who nursed British soldiers during the Crimean War, will be honoured as the only nurse and one of few women with her own chapel in Westminster Abbey. Do you think that this honour is a suitable way to commemorate her?

This week, Stephen Harper embraced a social-conservative policy refusing to have Canada support abortion in poor nations, making Canada stand alone among its G8 partners.

Do you agree with Harpers decision?