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Would your church welcome someone who did time for sex offences against minors?
Earlier this fall I interviewed a man who served time for sexual offenses against minors. I also talked to people at the church that has welcomed him. One person at the church lamented the common hostility toward released sex offenders in society, describing it as an “accepted form of hate.” I wanted to show the opposite. The result is a feature article in the current issue of The United Church Observer.Dethrone the cathedral majesty
Will Braun contemplates sacred spacesReligion 101 with Michelle and Barack: Diwali
President Obama’s statement on the occasion of Diwali, the festival of lights celebrated by Hindus, Sikhs, Jains and some Buddhists.Being bourgeois - Come to a salon
We’re hosting a salonFarmers flaunt wealth in support of starving peasants
Is a world-record harvest of soybeans by a line-up of quarter-million dollar combines part of the solution to world hunger? That depends who you ask.People power at Occupy Wall Street
On October 14, 2011, the 3,000-plus crowd occupied the park, Liberty Plaza, near Wall Street. The mayor tells the police to stand down.Christian school cancels Bush breakfast
A Christian post secondary school in Toronto thought it could get away with holding an unpublicized fund-raising breakfast featuring George W. Bush. The secretive approach back fired, and the school president missed his chance to shake hands with the most famous Christian of our time.Sunday is not a day for school
Now that my son is 4, I can no longer ignore the question of how to talk with him about God. I don’t know what to say to him. The closest I’ve come is to take him to the nouveau-Anglican church down the street – the one with a well-equipped playroom and a communion service compelling enough to draw the little guy away from the toy garbage trucks.Day 1 report - Veggies with my vegetables, made radio appearance
Day 1 report - I ate lots of vegetables, was super scrupulous about counting the amount I spent on food. Also was on the radio.Day 1 on four dollars of food per day
I ask my initial questions. How to count the dollars spent on food? Is this really helping?
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