Student Christian Movement sparks activism on campus — and faith
Once an organization that counted nearly five percent of the student body across English Canada as members, it is now a small
Iraq hostage James Loney talks to the Observer about gay activism
He had to keep secret the fact that he is gay while he was a captive, and says even now he and
The United Church was forged in the fires of the social gospel
A Christian call to justice still animates today’s progressive movements
After the NDP crumbles, what’s next for Canada’s left?
Progressive movement faces a reckoning as Singh steps down and Conservatives surge
Elon Musk’s X has become a disinformation machine. We’re leaving it.
Broadview is joining Bluesky, a platform that better reflects our values of equity and truth
Is eating meat wrong?
Our ethics columnist takes on a perennial ethical dilemma
Sandra Oh shines in a Canadian eco-fable
’Can I Get a Witness?’ gently examines sacrifice, loss and our responsibility to each other
Tent cities are growing in Canada — so is the call for meaningful change
Projects like A Better Tent City are helping the unhoused. But are they actually making a big difference?
Canada’s Doukhobors face an uncertain future
Exiled from Russia over a century ago for their radical Christian pacifism, the community is struggling to survive
Kingston United church’s plan to host sleeping cabins in limbo
Funding challenges have meant the program, which provides homeless with a safe place to sleep, is on hold
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June 2025 Issue In this issue: Facing the next century with faith; How the legacy of the social gospel has shaped the United Church; The story of the Indigenous Church and a journey to right relations |
