Clamping down on Canadian Christians

Adrian MacNair, NP:

According to an article in Maclean’s Magazine’s “on campus” website, an organization called the Canadian Association of University Teachers [CAUT] is alleging that Trinity Western University, a Christian University, violated academic freedom. The reason? Because TWU describes itself as a “a faith-based institution, one inspired by Christ’s life and guided by his teachings.” More than that, it requires faculty to sign a “Statement of Faith” annually, in a document that outlines the “philosophical framework to which all faculty, staff and administration are committed without reservation.”

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The Maclean’s article concludes that CAUT does seem to be targeting Christian schools. It’s just that TWU is the first. They are currently investigating whether other Christian Universities in Canada are “in violation” of academic freedom, including the Canadian Mennonite University in Winnipeg, Crandall University in Moncton, and Redeemer University College in Ancaster. Religious persecution in the New World has arrived in the form of secularism seeking authority even in the halls of faith-based institutions.

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