Small B.C. island community is split on coal transport in strait by Pieta Woolley People on tiny Texada, north of Vancouver, worry the community will vanish if industry wishes thwarted
The United Church is in talks with the American Church of Christ by Mike Milne The goal is for a full-communion agreement between the two denominations, stopping short of full merger
Stephen Prothero, scholar, says Americans are religiously illiterate by Martha Martin He proposes teaching religion as an academic subject in public schools across the United States
Christian churches are booming in China, both legal and illegal by Alex Jurgen Thumm The future of Christianity globally may hinge on how the state government tightens or loosens restrictions
Infertility took Jocelyn Bell on a gruelling ride. This is her story by Jocelyn Bell Being unable to get pregnant shook her to her core and led to years of painful self-reflection
We’ve changed the planet so much that it’s in a new geological era by Alanna Mitchell It's going to be called the Anthropocene, or "the new age of man," and will be laid down in Earth's crust forever
Tamil Christians are forging a spiritual home in the United Church by Mike Milne The congregation of 50 helps members connect to heritage and do social justice projects back in Sri Lanka
Futurist thinker Barbara Marx Hubbard explains conscious evolution by Karen Hilfman Millson Coming from an agnostic, Jewish background, Hubbard's life was guided by questions, and by the work of French Jesuit Pierre Teilhard de
United Church hospitals set to dwindle to just two, down from peak of 32 by Mike Milne The takeover of two United Church-run hospitals by a Vancouver-based health authority signals a likely end for a longtime mission to coastal
Religious symbols on display at work lead to soul searching in Quebec by Samantha Rideout Quebec's charter of values is a direct challenge to the place of faith in the public sphere, and is being passionately debated