Photo by Daniel Belhumeur
Is a clerical collar still a meaningful symbol or just a pain in the neck? Michael Webster wore one every day for a month to find out.
By Michael Webster
Illegal immigrants, many from Zimbabwe, crowd against a fence outside a refugee centre in Johannesburg, South Africa, in 2008. Photo by John Moore/Getty Images
New limits on refugee applications are meant to relieve a backlog of unprocessed claims. Churches fear the cap will undo the sponsorship program that has helped thousands flee to safety in Canada.
By Carolyn Morris
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Is reproductive technology advancing faster than our ability to grasp the ethics of it?
By Pieta Woolley
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Everyone wants their kids to succeed. But we’re not doing them any favours by shielding them from life’s hard knocks.
By Anne Bokma
Photo by Dean Palmer
You may recognize Don Ewing’s name from his countless letters to the editor in this magazine and elsewhere. He's been living out his convictions for nearly a century.
By Karen Stiller
The one thing the United Church does really well right now . . .
By Connie denBok
Vibrant campuses aren’t built on high grades alone
Where’s Nellie McClung when we need her?
Antipathy toward clergy runs pretty deep in a post-religious society
