World
Refugees from North Korea are defecting to Canada in record numbers
A Toronto United Church on Bloor Street welcomes an influx of refugees from one of the harshest regimes on Earth
Human Rights
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Parenting
Mother forced to give up baby had few choices. Now she wants change
'We were young, unmarried and pregnant. They forced us to surrender our babies. Now we’re older, braver and determined to change an adoption system that still favours the privileged.'
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Justice
Refugees to Canada face new caps on numbers, a worry for churches
New limits aim to relieve backlog of claims but critic fear they will halt programs that helped
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Justice
Roma refugees, persecuted in Europe, look for safety in Canada
Members of the Hamilton Gypsy Church are struggling to put down new roots
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Justice
The Salvadoran civil war has left citizens searching for peace
People are trying to move on 20 years after a brutal civil war tore communities apart
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World
Afghanistan schools, training programs get support from Canadians
What Afghanis need is security and education to flourish on their own terms, rather than patronizing attitudes
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World
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 same at the next one in August
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World
Palestinian doctor, author Izzeldin Abuelaish on why hatred must end
The professor of public health at the University of Toronto says change must start within oneself first, before it can spread to others
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UCC in Focus
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 11. The church is now her sacred home
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World
Israel strikes health clinic in Gaza as offensive against Hamas
The centre, which was supported by the European Union and many church groups, including the Canadian ecumenical coalition Kairos , is now rubble, along with 4,000 other buildings after an air and land attack
