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Topics: Spirituality | LGBTQ2S+
David Fearon, who challenged a homophobic translation of a Bible passage, has died at 84
By Alison Brooks-Starks |Fifty years ago, the United Church minister won a disagreement with the RSV translation committee
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Topics: Spirituality | Culture
Nadia Bolz-Weber’s podcast offers a fresh take on confession
By Alison Brooks-Starks |By making space for vulnerability, "The Confessional" underscores how people can change
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Topics: Spirituality | Theology
Christian Druid on his conversations with the lake
By Alison Brooks-Starks |Shawn Sanford Beck worships the natural world while holding traditional Christian beliefs
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Topics: Justice | Activism
‘Treaty walkers’ travel thousands of kilometres
By Alison Brooks-Starks |Activists have walked nearly 3,000 kilometres from Cochrane, Ont., to Edmonton
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Topics: UCC in Focus | Theology
Do you believe in God?
By Alison Brooks-Starks |This commissioning question has me reconsidering becoming a minister
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Topics: UCC in Focus | LGBTQ2S+, Society
Edmonton camp allows transgender kids to just be themselves
By Alison Brooks-Starks |Camp Dragonfly is a break from public life from trans children, says the organizer, where their 'existence is constantly under question.'
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Topics: UCC in Focus | Church News
New project invites people to share memories of 1988 United Church decision
By Alison Brooks-Starks |On the thirtieth anniversary of the United Church vote to include LGBTQ ministers, a new project invites people to share their stories of the decision.
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Topics: UCC in Focus | Church News
Very Rev. Gary Paterson weighs in on Trudeau’s apology to LGBTQ Canadians
By Alison Brooks-Starks |When Prime Minister Trudeau apologized to LGBTQ Canadians back in November 2017, Very Rev. Gary Paterson was one of 11 people asked to be on the advisory council for feedback. Here's what he has to say.
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Topics: UCC in Focus | Opinion
Why I felt more welcome at a spirituality conference than in the United Church
By Alison Brooks-Starks |Ever Wonder conference in Edmonton draws longtime United Church members seeking a broader perspective on faith
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Topics: UCC in Focus | Society
Meet the world’s strongest church organist
By Alison Brooks-Starks |‘Music’s my real love. Powerlifting is a fun hobby.’