Item is a PDF file consisting of 119 pages of the unedited manuscript of More Faithful Than We Think: Stories and Insights on Canadian Leaders Doing Politics Christianly. In this manuscript, Mackey shows how Christians in the public wrestle with political ideologies and realities. The manuscript was based on material previously published in the author's columns: Capital views, OttawaWatch and Doing politics Christianly.
Article synopsis: Discusses the quote "totally invested in the failure of others" spoken by J.C. Watts, a black Republican in response to the American political partics, the Republicans and Democrats. The author compares this quote to Canadian politics.
Article synopsis: During 2004, Darfur, a battle-tense region on the west side of Islamic-controlled Sudan, was commanding worldwide attention. A November, 2004, Ottawa committee meeting highlighted Canada’s interests in the region, which was the subject of something known as the Darfur genocide. This account traces sometimes-typical multi-party approach to tackling global social development human rights issues.
Article synopsis: Discusses journalist Barbara Kay's column in the National Post that synthesized an Ottawa conference lead by the Centre for Cultural Renewal, days before the same-sex marriage vote, where Kay stressed that politics makes 'strange bedfellows' when spekaing about traditionally-minded Canadians an their views on marriage.
Article synopsis: Discusses when one is overly assertive about God spekaing directly to them in relation to a column by Tom Korski, entitled The best and worst of the rich political news pageant of 2006, in particular a worst forecasting piece by evangelist Pat Robertson who announced that a tsunami would strike the west coast of BC by the end of the year.
Article synopsis: Discusses the announcement of the newly appointed board members of the Assisted Human Repoduction Canada (AHRC) at the end of December 2006 from analyzes Carolyn Abraham's Globe and Mail article where they speculate that the timing of the announcement was made when the public is less inclinced to pay close attention to politics.
Article synopsis: Discusses in brief the political life of Conservative MP David Sweet of Ancaster-Dundas-Flamborough-Westdale in Ontario and his former involvement with PromiseKeepers Canada and the Work Research Foundation, a Christian think tank. The article highlights how Sweet and Liberal MP David Kilgour are working together to bring various faith-based groups together in discussion around policy on Parliament Hill.
Article synopsis: Discusses the Christine Botchway, wife to Conservative MP John Williams for Edmonton-St. Albert, involvement in HIV/AIDS pandemic projects in Rwanda and other African countries. The article also discusses Williams' interest in combating international corruption through the creation of the Global Organization of Parliamentarians Against Corruption (GOPAC). The article ends with the MP Wajid Khan for Mississauga-Streetsville move to the Conservative party.
