Palestine position paper is controversial for United Church, again by Mike Milne 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 by Kevin Spurgaitis 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 by Kevin Spurgaitis 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 by Miriam Spies 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 by Ken Gallinger Seeing a family living in a car parking lot convinced her that she had to use her voice in the provincial legislature
United Church and Canadian Jewish Congress try to repair a rift by Caley Moore The two groups have a long history of both support but also conflict, mainly over the actions of the Israeli government in
Aid organizations are caught in the crossfire as they offer relief by Kevin Spurgaitis Last year was the most dangerous on record for aid workers, according to the Overseas Development Institute, a British think tank on
Spirituality is on the rise and religion is on the wane. Is this a paradox? by Trisha Elliott The auditorium in the Ottawa public library is full. Stragglers resort to sitting in the aisles and leaning against the walls. Nearly
20 years after the United Church raised the rainbow flag, we are still talking about inclusion by Mike Milne The movement to welcome people of all sexual orientations into the United Church hits the quarter-century mark this year. While its numbers
New ‘Faith Workers’ Bill of Rights’ cites church bullying and unfair discipline process Jul. 3, 2025