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
Human Rights
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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
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World
United Church fights famine in Zimbabwe with $7 million program
Two years ago, the church asked Foodgrains Bank to help avert the humanitarian disaster looming in the African nation, where farming policy and drought are threatening the population
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Society
Cities sprawl past bounds of planning, services all over the world
These urban centres are home to millions and while some neighbourhoods function well, others are desperately short of resources, reshaping the way we live together
