“All outbursts of anti-religious violence have at least one thing in common: They convey an ugly intolerance of difference and a refusal to recognize the humanity of an individual or a community,” Ray Pennings, Cardus Executive Vice-President, tells the Vancouver Sun. “I fear church burnings could be an indication that Canadians are losing the ability to discuss faith publicly, using the vocabulary of civility and respect.” Read more in Douglas Todd's article: Not much difference between Islamophobia and Christophobia