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Topics: Spirituality | Religion
5 questionable tips for churches to attract spiritual-but-not-religious types
By Pieta Woolley |Social media and the internet can be places where churches are looking to scoop up unsuspecting millennials
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Topics: Spirituality | Environment
Ktunaxa First Nation fights a ski resort to protect sacred land
By Pieta Woolley |A Supreme Court of Canada case pits a resort developer against B.C.’s Ktunaxa First Nation. At issue: does the development infringe on religious freedom?
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Topics: Ethical Living | Society
Why do white people keep crossing the line between appreciation and appropriation?
By Pieta Woolley |In the United Church alone, encounters with the songs, clothing, symbols and practices of other cultures is constant: the Huron Carol, Guatemalan stoles, Celtic and Coptic crosses, four-direction prayers.
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Topics: Ethical Living | Health
Are adult colouring books sedating us?
By Pieta Woolley |Global issues? Too stressful! Why think outside the box when it’s so soothing to stay inside the lines?
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Topics: Spirituality | Opinion
What’s really killing church camps?
By Pieta Woolley |Church-run summer camps are in serious decline. Marketers hired to troubleshoot the problem wonder if religion is a deterrent.
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Topics: Spirituality | Religion
Millennial ministers: Young, smart and into Jesus
By Pieta Woolley |These young "Jesus Freaks" are embracing Christ, spiritual practice and the Bible. Is a return to theological roots the wave of the future?
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Topics: Spirituality | Culture
An evolutionary Christian on the limitations of the human experience
By Pieta Woolley |Bruce Sanguin talks about the evolution of the soul, the limitations of the human experience and his new book.
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Topics: Justice | Politics
5 differences between Justin Trudeau and Stephen Harper
By Pieta Woolley |What do we know so far? Not much, really. Justin Trudeau’s election night “red wave” was a surprise. And so is Canada’s JFK-like Camelot romance with his young family. Trudeau sought to differentiate himself immediately after he was sworn in on Nov. 4, slashing and burning some Harper-era ideological symbols…
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Topics: Justice | Society
Canada’s remaining residential school buildings are a grim reminder to a shameful history
By Pieta Woolley |While many have already been destroyed, Canada is struggling to deal with those former school that continue to haunt the nation
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Topics: Ethical Living | Environment
Fair trade coffee might not be as beneficial as you think
By Pieta Woolley |Buying fair trade coffee doesn’t hurt. But it doesn’t help as much as we might imagine.