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Canada: Praising Jesus against the Law? Toronto Halts Annual Christian Music Festival Calling It "Proselytizing"To sign the petition to the City of Toronto asking that they lift the ban on the Voice of the Nations music festival, click here. (Toronto)—The City of Toronto is refusing to grant a Christian group a permit to use a prominent downtown square for its annual musical festival next year, because the city has decided that singing the name of Jesus in the public venue contravenes city policy against "proselytizing." (Screengrab via Voices of the Nations)
Voices of the Nations (VON) has been using city property since 2006 for an annual "multi denominational" event in which it celebrates Christianity through live music and dance. It has been using the Yonge-Dundas Square without issue for the past five years. This year's August 1 event attracted 19 different performance acts, including children's choirs and popular Christian bands, where well-known 'praise-and-worship' songs such as "Days Of Elijah" are performed.
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