My long, thoughtful, researched and difficult relationship with faith
I, and others like me in the United Church, could have used some help from the institutional leaders to sort through some
United Church readers tell The Observer what kind of Christians they are
Read on to find out which of the four types of United Church believer best matches your set of beliefs
Technology makes human interactions more common but more shallow
Academics, authors try to understand what means for society now that so many people are tethered to their electronic devices for so
Archaeology finds decode ancient secrets of early faith practices
Dazzling discoveries in Israel, Turkey and Egypt offer insight into how ancient believers thought and behaved, clues to the origins of modern
Pipeline in Mackenzie Valley has support from Indigenous Peoples
A 10-year moratorium is over and three of four Indigenous groups who live in the area support the monumental project
Palestine position paper is controversial for United Church, again
The Middle East issue has spawned heated opinions at every General Council meeting for years, and is shaping up to do the
Drugs to relieve HIV-AIDS symptoms are failing to get where needed
A Canadian bill aimed at getting low-cost generic drugs to patients in Africa and elsewhere has put Big Pharma profits above humanitarian
Abortion activism is back, and it’s more heated than ever
After 20 years of relative peace, activists on both sides of the abortion debate are mobilizing for a new battle that threatens
Disability doesn’t have to mean exclusion at church, this author writes
Miriam Spies, who lives with cerebral palsy, had to explain to her new congregation how to interact with her. She was only
United Church minister to MPP: Cheri DiNovo explains the journey
Seeing a family living in a parking lot convinced her that she had to use her voice in the provincial legislature
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