Ethical Living
Our new home (print exclusive)
Renting space from a church seems like a natural fit
March 2023
In this issue:
- Drag queens and kings who brought their art to their hometowns
- Canada’s first foster-care agency for Muslim kids
- Why we need more embodied worship
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In This Issue
Editor's Letter
Letters
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Ethical Living
Reply all (print exclusive)
Come together
Snapshot
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The Lens (print exclusive)
"Memory work" showcases artists' portraits of revolutionaries from the future
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Justice
This month in 1914 (print exclusive)
Canadian suffragette slashes gallery painting in England
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Ethical Living
Survey says (print exclusive)
The many languages spoken in Canada
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Cool things (print exclusive)
Helping the bees
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Good advice (print exclusive)
Tips for avoiding burnout
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Justice
Tool kit (print exclusive)
Quilts for survivors
Perspective
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Spirituality
The United Church needs to do a better job of attracting young adults
The denomination offers something that other youth-led movements do not, but it has to be able to state its case
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Justice
Access for all
The internet allows us to transmit and receive vital information. It should be affordable for everyone.
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Ethical Living
Indigenous forester sees this fuel source as better for the environment and his culture
Environmentalists admit burning forest biomass isn’t carbon neutral. But for some Indigenous communities, the practice has potential.
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Justice
Dr. Chika Stacy Oriuwa is standing up for racialized people in health care
The trailblazing resident doctor on filling unmet needs in the Black community through psychiatry
Features
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Spirituality
Experts offer churches advice on how to help prevent clergy abuse
With these measures, churches can help protect their congregations
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Why pastors should not be counselling their parishioners
The recent allegations against former Meeting House pastor Bruxy Cavey have caused some people to question pastors' role
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Main drag: Meet the reigning queens and kings of small-town Canada
Instead of moving to the big city, these artists built a drag scene in their hometowns
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Justice
Why this B.C. river is key to protecting Witsuwit’en culture
In spite of attempts to erase them and their language, the Witsuwit’en continue to use the waterway’s ancient name
Spotlight
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Greek mythology’s forgotten women are getting their own stories
Young adult authors are breathing new life into the heroines of ancient Greek tales
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Spirituality
3 radical reads for Lent
Looking for inspiration on your Easter journey? These bold new devotionals will shore up your spirit.
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Tangled up in ethics (print exclusive)
George Saunders mixes empathy with absurdity in his latest short story collection
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Holodomor: 90 years later, new graphic novel explores Ukrainian genocide
'Five Stalks of Grain' revisits the tragedy through the eyes of two young siblings
UC In Focus
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UCC in Focus
United Church of Canada sued over alleged abuse in maternity homes
The plaintiff says that she was forced to give up her baby in 1965
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UCC in Focus
Korean moderator brings message of hope to Canada (print exclusive)
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UCC in Focus
United Church phases in new insurance plan (print exclusive)
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UCC in Focus
Question Box (print exclusive)
The perils of using gig workers
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UCC in Focus
Retrospect (print exclusive)
A virtual pilgrimage
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UCC in Focus
More embodied worship would include people with intellectual disabilities — and benefit us all
Privileging the brain over the body in services showcases the church's ableism
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UCC in Focus
This is what’s missing from land acknowledgments
Performative rote acknowledgments lack something essential
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UCC in Focus
Ode to the obits (print exclusive)
The ritual of reading the obituaries has given me a new perspective on life
