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Is Charitable Status for Churches in Canada on the Chopping Block? [Ezra Interviews with Michael Thiessen]

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🗓️ 31 May 2025

⏱️ 60 minutes

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In this episode of the Ezra Interviews, Dr. Michael Thiessen interviews lawyer Barry Bussey about the evolving landscape of charity law in Canada, particularly concerning religious organizations. In the first part of their discussion, they discuss the historical context of charitable status for churches, the implications of recent government recommendations to remove this status for pro-life and religious organizations, and the broader philosophical shifts in society regarding the role of religion. The conversation underscores the significance of charitable status for churches and the potential implications of altering government policies on religious communities. They also discuss the implications of changing charitable status for Christian organizations in Canada. They explore the philosophical foundations of charity, the role of government in influencing church operations, and the need for churches to respond proactively to these changes. The dialogue emphasizes the importance of understanding the historical context of charity, the necessity of making religious arguments in the public sphere, and the challenges churches face in maintaining their mission amidst political pressures.

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I did have an excellent time here at World View Academy.

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I'm just so thankful that God actually brought me here.

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I love beach volleyball and I love the lake and I love the competitions.

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I love camp, like team stuff. I love beach volleyball and I love the lake and I love like the competitions. I love like camp like team stuff.

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I love that.

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The things that they're teaching here are foundational.

0:31.6

We live in such a biblically illiterate time where teenagers don't get the foundation.

0:38.3

I need to have these foundational biblical truths in order to stand on something.

0:43.3

If I don't have anything to stand on, I'm going to get washed away by culture and the secularism of the world.

0:50.3

Definitely a lot of good doctrines taught, a lot of strong theology, raising up another generation

0:57.0

to know how to defend God's word and love His word.

1:00.0

And I think that we've fallen away from that and the truth of the gospel, and we've

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got to learn these things.

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And I'm glad the Ezra Institute World View Academy has been doing that.

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The Bible is the Word of God, the Bible is the Word of God, and the Bible is the Word of God.

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I love that.

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All of the talks and the speakers and the mentors and the staff are so kind.

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You learn so much. It feels like you're thrown into the deep end with the amount and the staff are so kind. You learn so much.

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It feels like you're thrown into the deep end with the amount of amazing information you're given.

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Not sugar-coding any of these social issues

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and then giving a very biblical faith-based reason

1:37.6

as to why we need to stand against and stand for certain issues.

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