United Church boycott of some Israeli goods sparks anger, backlash
Interfaith relations at local and national level under strain after General Council vote to boycott goods made in settlements
How liberal institutions have helped the rise of the Christian right
The Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and author of "Death of the Liberal Class" says he thinks that the church stopped speaking prophetically to
Anxiety is natural — but today it’s mass produced by “fear entrepreneurs”
The 9/11 generation sees danger everywhere, raising questions about how we combat the culture of fear
Bishops accuse nuns in U.S. of support for social justice issues
Vatican says sisters are failing to obey Catholic teachings on LGBTQ2S+ issues, feminist themes, women's ordination; installs oversight; demands reform
Bernadette Dumas’s parents needed a place to hide her. Decades later, she’s still haunted by what she lost
Years after she was sent to a United Church maternity home, she wants a national inquiry into the role of churches, social
Science reshapes our understanding of where empathy comes from
Empathy isn't just a force of the human spirit. It's hard-wired in our genetic code, researchers are discovering
United Church’s General Council meeting was complex, like the church
Participants at the 41st General Council dealt with an intimidating roster of issues with exuberance, vitality, verve -- and paradoxes
Religious leaders sit down with The Observer to talk ethics and death
Against the backdrop of an aging population, advances in medical technology and looming legal battles, eight Winnipeg faith leaders discuss the spiritual
United Church General Council opts to boycott goods from Israeli settlements
The move was controversial among commissioners and some members of Canada's Jewish community
Palestine Christian, Nora Carmi, speaks in Canada for a just peace
On a speaking tour, she wants to tell Canadians what it's like in Palestine and Israel, in a push for change in
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