Ethical Living | Society
Do we face a future without Down syndrome?
...while they may be accepted, and even valued, “they’re still not seen as full participants in society.” In many ways, Kira and other people with Down syndrome have far better...
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Justice | Society
The hidden epidemic of loneliness in Canada
...911 — they pulled the curtains shut and went back to bed. Chiu’s preventable death is a reminder that, in modern society, isolation and loneliness are commonplace states of being...
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Spirituality | Theology
John Swinton on why churches have disability ‘inclusion’ all wrong
...citizenship in society. . . . Disability shifts and changes across time and context. If you use this contemporary model to look at how Jesus responds to disability, it looks...
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UCC in Focus | Church News
11 immigrants putting down roots in Canada and the United Church
...Peru Arrived in Canada: 2014 Attends: Knox United Church Location: Calgary Lima was a bit difficult. It’s a Catholic society; I was never out of the closet there. It was...
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Justice | Society
These Canadian Muslims are tackling Islamophobia with kindness
...to be productive members of society,” says Zafar. “We’re saying that we’re Canadian first and also Muslims, and we want to help build a better Canada.” While community celebrations like...
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Spirituality | Religion
Charles Taylor says he criticizes the Pope more than non-Catholics
...think a society that has a high proportion of this kind of side-by-side living going on is a society that is largely immune to the mobilization of hate or distrust....
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Ethical Living, Justice | Society
Ideologies are colliding at Canadian universities, and free speech is caught in the crossfire
...of the free society.” At first, Carpay’s speech is anything but electrifying. A few minutes into it, many in the room are checking their phones. But he recaptures the attention...
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Justice | Society
Broken dreams in Little Mogadishu
...“We need to do better as a society and stand up for the oppressed and the marginalized,” says Gelle. “We need to create less barriers in all areas of society...
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Justice | Society
Owning land is a Canadian right—unless you live on a reserve
...participation in society at large. Instead of simply asking government for more money to improve their conditions, Stevens’s Nisga’a constituents demanded more freedom to do it themselves. “Mr. Citizen asked...
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Justice | Society
Jehovah’s Witnesses cover-up
...Bible and Tract Society of Canada (the national headquarters, which is also called Bethel or the branch office) in Georgetown, Ont., back in the early 1980s. A gregarious young man...
