Opinion
Deinstitutionalization is one of our biggest public policy failures. Here’s how we can reverse it.
Canadians need to accept that our one-size-fits-all shelter system does not work
Oct/Nov 2022
In this issue: Rt. Rev. Carmen Lansdowne, the first Indigenous woman to lead the United Church, talks reconciliation and the way forward; The pandemic made for a national gathering of the United Church unlike any other. This month’s special coverage of General Council 44 has the full story. Would you donate your kidney to a stranger? This Montreal writer did.
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Culture
In ‘Rehearsals for Living,’ two writers envision a path to a more just future
In a series of personal letters, Robyn Maynard and Leanne Betasamosake Simpson create a blueprint for change
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Church News
Designated lay minister calls General Council’s decision ‘another slap in the face’
Designated lay ministers are disappointed that a proposal about them wasn't addressed at the recent meeting
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Editor's Letter
This is a time for the United Church to listen
Carmen Lansdowne's election suggests the denomination has come a long way on reconciliation, but there is still a lot of work ahead
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Church News
COVID, confusion and chaos marred the first-ever virtual General Council
Here's the lowdown on everything that happened (and didn't happen) at the meeting
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Activism
United Church’s move to delay action on Palestine frustrates justice advocates
The denomination's General Council opted to postpone consideration of several proposals on the issue
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Society
Carmen Lansdowne is now the 1st Indigenous woman to lead a Canadian church
The new United Church moderator has named reconciliation as a top priority
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Church News
United Church votes to start looking into union with other denominations
“Necessity is going to be the mother of invention," says Rev. Taylor Croissant, the proposal's lead author
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Church News
United Church votes to support creation of a self-determining Indigenous church
The co-chair of the denomination's National Indigenous Council says it marks a watershed moment
