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Gerretsen: Local church has gone down ‘very wrong and concerning path’

December 18, 2020December 18, 2020 Tori Stafford 0 Comments anti-LGBTQ+, anti-Muslim, Apostle Francis Armstrong, autonomous church, church governance, conspiracy theories, conversion therapy, COVID-19, COVID-19 vaccine, Edith Armstrong, email to parishioners, gay rights, homophobia, independent church, Kingston, Kingston Islamic Centre, Kingston Muslim community, microchipping, MP Mark Gerretsen, MPP Ian Arthur, outbreak, Pastor Francis Armstrong, T.J. Malcangi, Third Day Fellowship of Canada, Third Day Worship Centre, vaccinations

After more coverage of the questionable practices at Third Day Worship Centre come to light, MP Mark Gerretsen has decided

Bryan Paterson ‘stepping away’ from Third Day Worship Centre

September 9, 2020September 9, 2020 Samantha Butler-Hassan, Local Journalism Initiative 0 Comments Bryan Paterson, conspiracy theories, COVID-19, homophobia, islamophobia, Mayor Bryan Paterson, open letter, Third Day Worship Centre

On Wednesday, Sep. 9, 2020, Kingston’s Mayor Bryan Paterson posted an open letter on his blog announcing his departure from

Community responds to Third Day Worship Centre service videos

September 3, 2020December 18, 2020 Tori Stafford 1 Comment anti-homosexual, anti-Muslim, Bill Gates, chipping, Christianity, conspiracy theories, COVID-19, COVID-19 cure, Edith Armstrong, fact check, flu, Gilles Charette, HIV/AIDS Regional Services (HARS), homophobia, homosexuality, ID2020, Islamic Society of Kingston, Israel, Kingston, Kingston Muslim community, Mayor Bryan Paterson, microchipping, Microsoft, Mona Rahman, MP Mark Gerretsen, MPP Ian Arthur, Pastor Francis Armstrong, swine flu (H1N1), Third Day Fellowship of Canada, Third Day Worship Centre, vaccinations

Over the past month, members of the Kingston community have taken to social media, attempting to raise awareness of the

Opinion Politics Soapbox

Soapbox: O’Toole’s keeping Sloan in CPC shows lack of understanding

August 27, 2020August 27, 2020 Kingstonist 0 Comments conservative leader, Conservative Party of Canada, CPC, gay rights, Hastings-Lennox & Addington, homophobia, Kingston, letter, LGBTQ, MP Derek Sloan, MP Erin OToole, Nathan Townend, opinion, transphobia

Editorial note: The following is a submitted Op/Ed piece written by Councillor Nathan Townend and does not necessarily reflect the