United Church minister Rob Oliphant trades pulpit for House seat
He tells The Observer his faith forms his politics, but that he consults his constituents before his Bible
United Church’s diaconal ministers are frustrated at lack of heft
They say they are under-represented when the church makes decisions about ministry, just one more chapter in a long history of being
Convention of atheists causes writer to fine-tune what she believes
She can't denounce her faith in God, just as she can't denounce her faith in love, art, nature, science, beauty or humanity.
United Church is putting money toward healing Indigenous relations
The General Council Executive is also creating an Aboriginal Ministries Council to bring together Indigenous ministries in the church and hiring seven
Christmas story of the manger tiptoes into our hearts each year
David Giuliano, the moderator, says the Nativity stories are doorways into the house of faith called Jesus, and they allow us to
Cities sprawl past bounds of planning, services all over the world
These urban centres are home to millions and while some neighbourhoods function well, others are desperately short of resources, reshaping the way
Church calls me, even though I left it behind long ago, author says
She decided to go to a United Church service five weeks in a row. She didn't have a big "aha" moment, but
Suicide rates in Northern Ireland have skyrocketed — since peace
The society has been traumatized by years of sectarian violence, but now that Catholics and Protestants share power, self-harm has struck hard
United Church is too easily seduced by Empire, the moderator says
Those values are measured by money and numbers, but the United Church doesn't have a big disciple-factory out by the highway
Barack Obama, vying for presidency, names slavery as “original sin”
The Senator from Chicago firmly positioned himself in the African-American experience in a historic speech
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