Santa inches closer to pulpit this month, bringing joy and controversy by Anne Bokma Some ministers say when St. Nick laughs, they hear angels sing. But others hear cash registers ring and they want to stick
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
United Church ministers debate faith, atheism — and the future by David Wilson Is the denomination big enough and flexible enough to employ all sorts of ministers, including those who don't accept that God exists?
Ministers lose their religion, but not all of them leave by Broadview Staff Broadview explores the issue of unbelief in three parts.
Residential schools foster traumatic legacy in child-protection numbers by Pieta Woolley Thousands of Indigenous children are caught up in the foster care system, a haunting echo of all those children taken to residential
United Church was truly born in the tumult of the 1960s, not in 1925 by Ken Gallinger The early years were a compromise between evangelical thought and liberalism, and liberal theology won out with its evolving interpretation of the
Casino clashes are about money, not morality, ethics of gambling by Orland French Governments that once outlawed betting now find that the price is right as gaming industry spreads, money flows to essential programs
Prison fails to prepare convicts for life once they’re out of jail by Richard Wright Many in federal prisons have mental health issues, most are drug users, two-thirds have no high school education