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What is Public Witness?

  • Faith and Public Policy [1] (Jan 2008)
  • The Role of the Church in Canadian Society [2] (Dec 2000)
  • Compassion: Putting Evangelism First Through Social Action [3] (Sep 1999)

Issues

Child Abuse Prevention

  • Child Abuse Sample Policy [4] (Jan 2006)
  • Preventing Child Abuse [5] (Mar 1999)

Choosing Life

  • What is truth? [6] (Apr 2003)

Family Violence

  • What is truth? [7] (Dec 2005)

Gambling

  • Gambling: The Peril of Great Price [8] (Jan 2006)

Pornography

  • Pornography: How Can I Make a Difference? [9] (Jan 2006)

Racism

  • The Sin of Racism [10] (Jan 2006)
  • Ending Racism [11] (Dec 1999)
  • Let's Talk about (G)racism (mp3) [12]
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A presentation by Rev. Sherrolyn Riley and Lois Mitchell. In this talk Lois speaks about the importance of checking our bearings to ensure that we are really following the teachings of Christ in our daily lives. What does the Bible have to say about race and racism? Is there really any such thing as "race" or has the concept of race simply been used to justify social inequalities? What is racism and how does it affect all of us, regardless of skin colour or language or ethnicity? Rev. Riley then explores a number of passages of Scripture as a means of demonstrating how grace can counteract the negative impact of racism on individuals and society.

Racism Working Group

  • History on the Racism Working Group (RWG) [13]
  • Final RWG Report [14]
  • RWG Brochure [15]
  • Report to Oasis 2008 [16]
  • Report to Oasis 2009 [17]
  • Unity in Diversity [18]
  • Reason to Be [19]

Sexual Orientation

  • Rethinking History [20] (Mar 2005)
  • Update on the Marriage Debate [21] (Dec 2004)
  • Being Salt and Light [22] (Sep 2002)
  • Sexual Disorientation: A Ministry Resource for Responding to Issues of Same Sex Attraction (Sep 2002)
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This resource is produced by Canadian Baptist Ministries.This DVD/CD is designed for use by individuals, small groups, and congregations who are willing to wrestle honestly with questions concerning same sex attraction and the church's ministry in this area. Our intention is that these materials will stimulate healthy dialogue and discussion and that consequently, those who use the resource will be challenged to examine both themselves and Scripture and become more effective witnesses and proclaimers of God's love. 2 Disc Set - $20.00 + shipping. To order, please contact our office at 506.635.1922.

War and Peace

  • Reflections on War and Peace [23] (Mar 2003)

Euthanasia

  • Statement Concerning Bill C-407: An Act to Amend the Criminal Code (Right to Die with Dignity) [24] (Nov 2005)
  • Bill C-407: An Act to Amend the Criminal Code (Right to Die with Dignity) [25] (Nov 2005)

Other

  • Bolivian Prison Children - Interview with Lois Mitchell (mp3) [26] (Mar 2006)

Public Statements and Discussion Papers

  • Public Statement Concerning the Legal Recognition of Same-Sex Unions [27] (Aug 2003)
  • On Marriage and the Legal Recognition of Same-Sex Unions [28] (Apr 2003)

Articles Written for the Atlantic Baptist

  • Towards a Theology of Public Witness [29] (Mar 2005)
  • How Do We Measure Success? Part I [30] (Jul 2004)
  • How Do We Measure Success? Part II [31] (Oct 2004)
  • How Do We Measure Success? Part III [32] (Nov 2004)
  • It's Not About Us...Or is it? [33] (May 2004)
  • Another Kick at the Can [34] (Jan 2004)
  • When Will We Come to our Senses? [35] (Dec 2003)
  • Resisting the Tempter's Snare [36] (Nov 2003)
  • Faith in the Public Square [37] (Oct 2003)
  • Legalism, License, Grace: Charting a New Course for Public Witness [38] (Sep 2003)

Articles Originally Published in the Tidings

  • Out of the Shadows [39] (Feb 2008)
  • Ruined for Ordinary Life [40] (Nov 2007)
  • Create in Me a Clean Heart [41] (Mar 2007)
  • Confessions of an Unintentional Racist Part I [42] (Feb 2007)
  • Confessions of an Unintentional Racist Part II [43] (Feb 2007)
  • Out of Uncertainty [44] (Apr 2006)
  • On Any Given Day [45] (Feb 2006)
  • A View from the Other Side [46] (Apr 2005)

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[1] http://www.baptist-atlantic.ca/documents/public-witness/faith_public_policy_paper.pdf
[2] http://www.baptist-atlantic.ca/documents/public-witness/role_of_church_in_canada.pdf
[3] http://www.baptist-atlantic.ca/documents/public-witness/compassion_evangelism_first_social_action.pdf
[4] http://www.baptist-atlantic.ca/documents/public-witness/child_abuse_sample_policy.pdf
[5] http://www.baptist-atlantic.ca/documents/public-witness/preventing_child_abuse.pdf
[6] http://www.baptist-atlantic.ca/documents/public-witness/what_is_truth.pdf
[7] http://www.baptist-atlantic.ca/documents/public-witness/family_violence_breaking_the_silence.pdf
[8] http://www.baptist-atlantic.ca/documents/public-witness/gambling_peril_of_great_price.pdf
[9] http://www.baptist-atlantic.ca/documents/public-witness/pornography_how_can_i_make_a_difference.pdf
[10] http://www.baptist-atlantic.ca/documents/public-witness/sin_of_racism.pdf
[11] http://www.baptist-atlantic.ca/documents/public-witness/ending_racism.pdf
[12] http://www.baptist-atlantic.ca/documents/media/lois_mitchell_and_sherrolyn_riley.mp3
[13] http://www.baptist-atlantic.ca/documents/public-witness/racism-working-group.pdf
[14] http://www.baptist-atlantic.ca/documents/public-witness/Final-RWG-Report.pdf
[15] http://www.baptist-atlantic.ca/documents/public-witness/rwg-brochure09.pdf
[16] http://www.baptist-atlantic.ca/documents/public-witness/rwg_report_assembly_2008.pdf
[17] http://www.baptist-atlantic.ca/documents/public-witness/rwg_report_assembly_2009.pdf
[18] http://www.baptist-atlantic.ca/documents/public-witness/unity-in-diversity.pdf
[19] http://www.baptist-atlantic.ca/documents/public-witness/RWG_reason_to_be.pdf
[20] http://www.baptist-atlantic.ca/documents/public-witness/rethinking_history.pdf
[21] http://www.baptist-atlantic.ca/documents/public-witness/update_on_marriage_debate.pdf
[22] http://www.baptist-atlantic.ca/documents/public-witness/evangelical-witness-and-bill-c415.pdf
[23] http://www.baptist-atlantic.ca/documents/public-witness/war-and-peace.pdf
[24] http://www.baptist-atlantic.ca/documents/public-witness/statement_bill_c-407.pdf
[25] http://www.baptist-atlantic.ca/documents/public-witness/bill_c-407.pdf
[26] http://www.baptist-atlantic.ca/documents/public-witness/2006_23_03_interview_lois_mitchell.mp3
[27] http://www.baptist-atlantic.ca/documents/public-witness/public-statement-legal-recognition-same-sex-unions.pdf
[28] http://www.baptist-atlantic.ca/documents/public-witness/on-marriage-and-legal-recognition-same-sex-unions.pdf
[29] http://www.baptist-atlantic.ca/documents/public-witness/theology_public_witness.pdf
[30] http://www.baptist-atlantic.ca/documents/public-witness/how-do-we-measure-success-part1.pdf
[31] http://www.baptist-atlantic.ca/documents/public-witness/how-do-we-measure-success-part2.pdf
[32] http://www.baptist-atlantic.ca/documents/public-witness/how-do-we-measure-success-part3.pdf
[33] http://www.baptist-atlantic.ca/documents/public-witness/its_not_about_us.pdf
[34] http://www.baptist-atlantic.ca/documents/public-witness/another_kick_at_the_can.pdf
[35] http://www.baptist-atlantic.ca/documents/public-witness/when_will_we_come_senses.pdf
[36] http://www.baptist-atlantic.ca/documents/public-witness/resisting_satans_snares.pdf
[37] http://www.baptist-atlantic.ca/documents/public-witness/faith_in_the_public_square.pdf
[38] http://www.baptist-atlantic.ca/documents/public-witness/legalism_license_grace.pdf
[39] http://www.baptist-atlantic.ca/documents/public-witness/2008-feb_out_of_shadows.pdf
[40] http://www.baptist-atlantic.ca/documents/public-witness/2007-nov_tidings_ruined_for_ordinary_life.pdf
[41] http://www.baptist-atlantic.ca/documents/public-witness/2007-march_tidings_clean_heart.pdf
[42] http://www.baptist-atlantic.ca/documents/public-witness/2007-feb_confessions_of_a_racist.pdf
[43] http://www.baptist-atlantic.ca/documents/public-witness/2007-feb_confessions_pg2.pdf
[44] http://www.baptist-atlantic.ca/documents/public-witness/2006-april_out_of_uncertainty.pdf
[45] http://www.baptist-atlantic.ca/documents/public-witness/2006-feb_on_any_given_day.pdf
[46] http://www.baptist-atlantic.ca/documents/public-witness/2005-april_from_the_other_side.pdf