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It\u2019s been an interesting year for Canadian evangelicals. This winter, the Canadian government announced that organizations applying for summer youth employment grants had to first affirm their support for abortion. Several weeks ago, in a 7-2 vote, Canada\u2019s Supreme Court ruled against what might have been the country\u2019s first and only Christian law school. Trinity Western University had been in court for years after several provincial law societies declined to accredit the school because of its student covenant, which prohibits sex outside of traditional marriage. And on top of that, their Christian cousins to the south\u2019s perceived support of Donald Trump has made many weary to claim this religious identity as their own. \u201cI would say that there\u2019s a hesitation to even use the word evangelical,\u201d said Karen Stiller, a senior editor with Faith Today magazine, which serves Canada's estimated four million evangelicals. \u201cThere\u2019s a sense that we probably believe all the Christian doctrinal positions that define us as evangelicals, but we don\u2019t like to be slotted as Americans, to be honest.\u201d Stiller joined associate digital media producer Morgan Lee and editor in chief Mark Galli on Quick to Listen to discuss Canadian evangelicals\u2019 relationship to politics, the ups and downs of their relationship with the American church, and how God is working in the Canadian church.\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices