Three LGBTQ people explain what the United Church’s 1988 decision meant to them
Twenty-five years ago, the United Church said yes to openly gay and lesbian ministers. Three people who were caught in the storm
Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne, the first woman to have the job
She grew up in the United Church and found it again when her children were young, becoming solidly involved with her congregation
Civil disobedience isn’t easy to rule out when the planet is at risk
Former Moderator Mardi Tindal is trying to discern how she relates to being arrested for the sake of the environment
Indigenous mothers and culture destroyed when children were stolen
Residential schools also denied women the chance to pass along language and traditions, but few stories chart this maternal loss
Residential school survivors’ scars bleed into following generations
The arrogant colonial practice left families broken, communities shattered and dreams extinguished for generations
Pipeline proposed for Kitimat, B.C. would ferry bitumen to Asia
Many Indigenous communities are opposed to Enbridge's Northern Gateway pipeline, including the Haisla who are at ground zero, the western terminus
New information suggests abuse in residential schools was far worse than anyone imagined
An adjudication process set up to compensate residential school survivors has been flooded with thousands of new claims.
The Salvadoran civil war has left citizens searching for peace
People are trying to move on 20 years after a brutal civil war tore communities apart
Christmas Eve in Bethlehem brings insights into Middle East issues
Writer Sherry Ann Chapman spent three months in East Jerusalem and the West Bank last year, learning first-hand what it means to
Rev. Bruce Sanguin brings an athlete’s intensity to his spiritual questing
The United Church minister is busy reconciling traditional theological thinking with science and the universe's natural mysticism
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