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3 Jun 2024

Canada's last remaining faith reporter reflects the past, and future, of religion

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JL;DR SUMMARY John Longhurst, Canada's sole remaining faith reporter, discusses the decreasing religious affiliation in Canada, his career journey, and his new book, 'Can Robots Love God and Be Saved?' with host Ralph Benmergui. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski.

  • At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself.
  • This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude.
  • Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from.
  • But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me.
  • And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.
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Religion  Holocaust Survivors  Spirituality  Canada  Journalism  Cross Cultural Exchange  Winnipeg  John Longhurst  Indigenous Spirituality  Faith Reporting 

Places mentioned

Montreal, Quebec, Canada
"The Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal Chorus and maestro Andrew McGill give the world premiere of their prize-winning works for the AMP Gala Concert on October 28th at Maison Symphonique in Montreal."
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
"After having a decent day here in the environs of Hamilton, Ontario, where I happen to live these days, it is hot and muggy."
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
"And that part of the country, when they tell you it's 30 below, you say, yes, but it's a dry cold. But I did spend two years in Winnipeg, and my guest today has spent longer than that in the fine city of Winnipeg."
St. Boniface, Manitoba, Canada
"Winnipeg always struck me as much more multicultural than people think. There were Mennonites. There were Dutch Reforms. There were... There were Catholics in St. Boniface."
Manitoba, Canada
"Well, I would say of Manitoba today that it is very widely inter- and multi-faith."
Alberta, Canada
"And then when he came to Alberta and made that first, formal apology to indigenous people for the residential schools, for the doctrine of discovery, those are two very important things."
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
"So when you talked earlier about it's a dry coal, when people talk about Winnipeg, we say, yeah, it's an affordable coal. They can afford a house here that they could never imagine they might be able to own in Toronto."
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
"But many of the children and grandchildren of those original Jewish settlers who came to Winnipeg in the 19th century, 1920s, etc., they moved on to Vancouver and Toronto and Montreal and places like that."
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