November 2020
In this issue:
- Kayla Grey, Canada’s first Black female sports anchor, talks racism, media and faith
- Inside the fight for LGBTQ inclusion in evangelical churches
- A Roma refugee family grapples with a sudden deportation
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In This Issue
Letters
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Ethical Living
Responses from our readers (print exclusive)
Snapshot
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Ethical Living
The lens (social media exclusive)
Bangladesh's climate fix
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Ethical Living
This month in 1921 (social media exclusive)
The poppy lady's legacy
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Justice
Survey says (print exclusive)
How Canadians think about discrimination and racism
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Spirituality
Blessing pets and other ways churches embrace animals (social media exclusive)
Three churches that turn into modern-day Noah's arks
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Ethical Living
Good advice (print exclusive)
How to be a better listener
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Ethical Living
Tool kit (print exclusive)
Humble Bee
Perspective
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Spirituality
Why traditional worship is more accessible than we think
The current context is an opportunity for Christians to revisit our ancient teachings
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Ethical Living
I’m fat, but I’m also so much more
People’s prejudices influenced me for years. I wish I’d learned earlier to have faith in myself.
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Ethical Living
Kayla Grey is using her platform to fight racism
The TSN anchor is a proud voice for the Black community
Features
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Justice
My dad was deported after 23 years in Canada. We fear my mom is next.
One Roma family's story of separation
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Spirituality
Inside the fight for LGBTQ2 inclusion in evangelical churches
Younger people now coming into leadership roles want to create spaces that are more accepting, but are struggling against the old guard
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Ethical Living
Could outer space be the world’s next battleground?
A fragile peace is fraying as military powers ramp up their interest in Earth's orbit
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Ethical Living
Virtual cosmonauts (print exclusive)
Flotation tanks bring the awe of space travel to everyday earthlings
Spotlight
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Justice
3 films show why the fight for reproductive justice is not over
"AKA Jane Roe," "The 8th" and "Never Rarely Sometimes Always" highlight different aspects of the issue of choice
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Ethical Living
Radiant system N.5 (print exclusive)
Art by Caroline Monnet
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Ethical Living
Force of nature (print exclusive)
Green visionary Petra Kelly rises again in a captivating new novel
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Justice
The granddaughter of a Doukhobor peace activist traces her family’s history of protest
Vera Maloff explores her grandfather's struggles to honour his pacifist beliefs in this memoir
United Church in Focus
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Ethical Living
New era for West Hill United as Scarborough arts venue
The racially diverse area has a dearth of performance spaces for artists to share their work
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UCC in Focus
New online ministry connects faithful Francophones (print exclusive)
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UCC in Focus
Study shows faith’s monetary impact on Canadian communities
A recent study by The Halo Canada Project found that faith communities contribute $15.5 billion to the national economy each year
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UCC in Focus
How churches are coming together to tackle rural homelessness
From Street2Feet is filling in gaps for Huron County's homeless residents in poverty and helping to spur long-term change
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UCC in Focus
Question box (print exclusive)
Not in the job description
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UCC in Focus
Retrospect (social media exclusive)
Thinking ahead
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UCC in Focus
Calming the storm (print exclusive)
Recovering from a car crash brought me an unexpected tranquility
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UCC in Focus
Ottawa churches build serene space as part of reconciliation project
The healing garden is is intended as a place to contemplate and talk about residential schools
