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Topics: UCC in Focus | Church News
United Church’s General Council meeting was complex, like the church
By Brian Platt |Participants at the 41st General Council dealt with an intimidating roster of issues with exuberance, vitality, verve -- and paradoxes
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Topics: Ethical Living | Society
A renegade Mormon sect in rural B.C. has long flouted Canada’s polygamy ban — until now
By Brian Platt |For their part, Bountiful community leaders insist there is nothing wrong with their lifestyle, and the allegations by activists, investigators and former residents are baseless.
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Topics: World | Justice
Iran’s opposition group, now peaceful, is still labeled “terrorist”
By Brian Platt |The Mujahedeen-e-Khalq laid down its arms a decade ago, after many years of brutal violence, but it is still on Canada's public safety list of terrorists
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Topics: World | Human Rights
Afghanistan schools, training programs get support from Canadians
By Brian Platt |What Afghanis need is security and education to flourish on their own terms, rather than patronizing attitudes