Culture
Artist spent 15 years knitting gigantic interfaith tapestries
Each eight-foot-tall tapestry mimics the form of stained glass windows
May 2019
In this issue: How Donna Strickland balances faith and physics; Why Trump’s wall will devastate wildlife; Do-gooder business are making money — and a difference
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LGBTQ2S+
Church celebrates baptism with dads and surrogate mom
“We never could imagine the love we found in Cambridge Street [United] that Sunday morning," say the two dads, who live in Italy.
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Opinion
I’ve never liked my voice, but a ‘singcation’ boosted my confidence
The writer reflects on a five-day choir retreat she attended in Newfoundland
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Opinion
The simple way men can help fight misogyny
Men need to start doing their part in identifying and fighting a culture of sexual assault so it’s not a burden entirely carried by women, says the writer
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Society
Church funds businesses making money — and a difference
The United Church of Canada has embraced social enterprises, which have the potential to reinvent their local communities
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Indigenous
Electricity comes with a devastating cost for Indigenous communities
Sixty percent of Canada's electricity comes from low-carbon hydro. But for some First Nations people, it has irreparably harmed their communities and lands.
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Religion
Who gets to preach in the big house?
Since 2016, a non-profit with ties to Florida evangelicals has held the purse strings for prison chaplaincies in Canada. Now minority faith leaders are fighting for their place behind bars.
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LGBTQ2S+
Researcher tackles homelessness among LGBTQ2 youth
Alex Abramovich says addressing this demographic is crucial to tackling the overall problem
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Activism
Calgary doctor helps mothers and girls around the world
Dr. Fozia Alvi says the suffering of Rohingya refugees 'keeps on driving me'
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Opinion
Ecological impact of Trump’s border wall
The proposed wall between the U.S. and Mexico is an affront to all of God’s creation
