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Black girl at refugee camp in South Sudan

Refugees are flooding into South Sudan looking for safety and food

The world's newest country is hosting tens of thousands fleeing bombardment and war further north, as hope lives on

Religious leaders sit down with The Observer to talk ethics and death

Against the backdrop of an aging population, advances in medical technology and looming legal battles, eight Winnipeg faith leaders discuss the spiritual

United Church General Council opts to boycott goods from Israeli settlements

by Mike Milne

The move was controversial among commissioners and some members of Canada's Jewish community

These United Church clergy went on to other jobs but never really left

by Kenneth Bagnell

Meet eight ordained ministers who left the pulpit for other careers, but kept taking care of a flock in their own way

Death decisions on survey of Observer readers, who strongly favour choice

by Richard Wright

Churchgoers are far more likely than the general public to support euthanasia and supported suicide

Abortion, other choices at life’s start, in spotlight and on survey

by Pieta Woolley

The Observer asked readers their views on beginning-of-life issues and found a sharp divergence with general public

Shane Claiborne, evangelical author, preaches peace, simplicity

by Pieta Woolley

The celebrity co-founder of the non-profit The Simple Way in Philadelphia says people are tired of militarism

7 contemporary takes on the 7 deadly sins

by Broadview Staff

Greed, lust, envy, wrath, gluttony, pride, sloth: let our writers tempt you with their meditations on the seven notorious no-nos.

Bountiful leader Winston Blackmore with some of his daughters and grandchildren.

A renegade Mormon sect in rural B.C. has long flouted Canada’s polygamy ban — until now

by Brian Platt

For their part, Bountiful community leaders insist there is nothing wrong with their lifestyle, and the allegations by activists, investigators and former