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Zionism should mean Jewish self-determination alongside Palestinian freedom, not domination or permanent subjugation, writes Maytal Kowalski. https://broadview.org/liberal-zionism-oct7/
I’m a liberal Zionist. Here’s what that means after Oct. 7 | Broadview Magazine
Zionism should mean Jewish self-determination alongside Palestinian freedom, not domination or permanent subjugation, writes Maytal Kowalski
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Rising housing costs and an aging heritage property have pushed one Toronto congregation toward an ambitious path forward. https://broadview.org/saint-luke-united-redevelopment/
A 48-storey answer to a small church’s big challenge | Broadview Magazine
Rising housing costs and an aging heritage property have pushed one Toronto congregation toward an ambitious path forward
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St. John's United in Kemptville, Ont., asked members what mattered most — and built its future around their answers. https://broadview.org/st-johns-united-mural/
Church finds new energy by putting the people in charge | Broadview Magazine
St. John's United in Kemptville, Ont., asked members what mattered most — and built its future around their answers
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The new Canadian Council of Churches general secretary hopes to mobilize Christians around reconciliation, climate change and justice. https://broadview.org/janet-anstead-ccc-gen-secretary/
Janet Anstead wants a new vision for Canadian christianity | Broadview Magazine
The new Canadian Council of Churches general secretary hopes to mobilize Christians around reconciliation, climate change and justice
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As the province heads toward a referendum on independence and immigration, Christians are divided over what faith demands. https://broadview.org/alberta-referendum-vote-prep/
Whose Christianity will shape Alberta’s future? | Broadview Magazine
As the province heads toward a referendum on independence and immigration, Christians are divided over what faith demands
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Theology professor Hyejung Yum says the race to develop powerful technology raises deeper questions about human dignity. https://broadview.org/hyejung-ai-humanity/
Is AI really going to destroy humanity? | Broadview Magazine
Theology professor Hyejung Yum says the race to develop powerful technology raises deeper questions about human dignity
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The new Canadian Council of Churches general secretary hopes to mobilize Christians around reconciliation, climate change and justice. https://broadview.org/janet-anstead-ccc-gen-secretary/
Janet Anstead wants a new vision for Canadian christianity | Broadview Magazine
The new Canadian Council of Churches general secretary hopes to mobilize Christians around reconciliation, climate change and justice
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The Kim’s Convenience creator draws on faith and family in his new play. https://broadview.org/ins-choi-preachers-kid/
How preacher’s kid Ins Choi gave up the pulpit for the stage | Broadview Magazine
The Kim’s Convenience creator draws on faith and family in his new play
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Rev. Cameron Fraser says congregations can look beyond membership numbers to the possibilities in their own communities.https://broadview.org/church-growth-cameron-fraser/
What if growth isn’t about getting bigger? | Broadview Magazine
Rev. Cameron Fraser says congregations can look beyond membership numbers to the possibilities in their own communities
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A shooting outside a Belleville synagogue tested the promise of a day meant for reflection. https://broadview.org/yom-kippur-interrupted/
Yom Kippur, Interrupted | Broadview Magazine
A shooting outside a Belleville synagogue tested the promise of a day meant for reflection
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Two new studies suggest chatbots can steer users toward or away from religious perspectives, even when their answers sound objective. https://broadview.org/ai-religious-neutrality/
Is AI really neutral about religion? | Broadview Magazine
Two new studies suggest chatbots can steer users toward or away from religious perspectives, even when their answers sound objective
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Our Editor’s Letter explores a different way of thinking about congregational life. https://broadview.org/small-church-issue-editorial/
What if small is enough? | Broadview Magazine
Our Editor’s Letter explores a different way of thinking about congregational life
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Reginald Bibby looks back on 50 years of social trends in his new book. https://broadview.org/reginald-bibby-social-trends/
Canadians love freedom — sometimes at the expense of faith | Broadview Magazine
Reginald Bibby looks back on 50 years of social trends in his new book
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Indigenous names were often replaced as European settlers took control. Some communities are now reclaiming those names. https://broadview.org/lake-america-reconciliation/
Trumps Lake America order is about more than a name | Broadview Magazine
Indigenous names were often replaced as European settlers took control. Some communities are now reclaiming those names.
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Housing advocate Leilani Farha challenges Canada’s assumptions about homeownership, wealth and land in this year's CBC Massey Lectures. https://broadview.org/what-makes-a-place-a-home/
What makes a place a home? | Broadview Magazine
Housing advocate Leilani Farha challenges Canada’s assumptions about homeownership, wealth and land in this year's CBC Massey Lectures.
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Rev. Gerlyn Henry has built a digital following of more than half a million people — larger than most denominations could dream of. https://broadview.org/the-influencer-priest/
The influencer priest | Broadview Magazine
Rev. Gerlyn Henry has built a digital following of more than half a million people — larger than most denominations could dream of
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For this queer minister, the first anniversary of the United Church’s apology to its 2SLGBTQ+ members is a ‘salting of the wound.’ https://broadview.org/uc-apology-2slgbtq/
I love my church, but it doesn’t completely love me | Broadview Magazine
For this queer minister, the first anniversary of the United Church’s apology to its 2SLGBTQ+ members is a ‘salting of the wound’
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A hospice encounter raises questions medicine can’t answer. https://broadview.org/end-of-life-hospice/
When the end of life feels like a beginning | Broadview Magazine
A hospice encounter raises questions medicine can’t answer
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An interactive refugee simulation organized by a Winnipeg church offers a glimpse into the risks and uncertainty of fleeing persecution. https://broadview.org/what-would-you-do-to-escape/
What would you do to escape? | Broadview Magazine
An interactive refugee simulation organized by a Winnipeg church offers a glimpse into the risks and uncertainty of fleeing persecution
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Where is God in the midst of a trade war? As Canada-U.S. tensions fuel economic uncertainty, churches can help the faithful find their footing. https://broadview.org/where-is-god-in-the-midst-of-a-trade-war/
As Scottish Gaelic declines in Cape Breton, a writer explores what its words can teach us about land, nature and our place in the world. https://broadview.org/scottish-gaelic-language/
What we lose when a language dies | Broadview Magazine
As Scottish Gaelic declines in Cape Breton, a writer explores what its words can teach us about land, nature and our place in the world
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Maria Giesbrecht’s debut poetry collection explores the aftermath of leaving a conservative Mennonite upbringing. https://broadview.org/giesbrecht-mennonite-poetry/
A feral faith | Broadview Magazine
Maria Giesbrecht’s debut poetry collection explores the aftermath of leaving a conservative Mennonite upbringing
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A former Canadian Museum for Human Rights director on the 'Palestine Uprooted' controversy. https://broadview.org/nakba-curator-perspective/
The truth is never the whole story | Broadview Magazine
A former Canadian Museum for Human Rights director on the 'Palestine Uprooted' controversy
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A riding program outside Alliston, Ont., gives vulnerable teens a chance to build trust, regulate their emotions and regain confidence. https://broadview.org/tuff-riding-program/
When horses become therapists | Broadview Magazine
A riding program outside Alliston, Ont., gives vulnerable teens a chance to build trust, regulate their emotions and regain confidence
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On a Canadian tour, Izzeldin Bukhari uses traditional dishes to share his family history, culture and experiences of displacement. https://broadview.org/sacred-cuisine/
A Palestinian chef serves up stories of home | Broadview Magazine
On a Canadian tour, Izzeldin Bukhari uses traditional dishes to share his family history, culture and experiences of displacement
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With thousands fleeing their homes, Naramata Centre, Oasis United Church and other congregations are offering shelter, food and comfort. https://broadview.org/bc-wildfires-faith-aid/
As wildfires tear through B.C., faith communities open their doors | Broadview Magazine
With thousands fleeing their homes, Naramata Centre, Oasis United Church and other congregations are offering shelter, food and comfort
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A massive proposed development is forcing a New Brunswick community to confront the environmental costs of Canada’s digital future. https://broadview.org/lorneville-data-centre/
A data centre looming for Lorneville | Broadview Magazine
A massive proposed development is forcing a New Brunswick community to confront the environmental costs of Canada’s digital future
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One family business is helping aging churches preserve a centuries-old tradition. https://broadview.org/scotiabelle-bell-repair/
Keeping the church bells ringing | Broadview Magazine
One family business is helping aging churches preserve a centuries-old tradition
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The Kuumba program is expanding culturally responsive mental health care into a hospital emergency department. https://broadview.org/black-youth-kuumba-program/
Meeting Black youth where they are | Broadview Magazine
The Kuumba program is expanding culturally responsive mental health care into a hospital emergency department
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Dorotea Gucciardo reflects on six weeks treating patients amid bombardment, displacement and deepening hunger. https://broadview.org/canadian-doctor-in-gaza/
A Canadian medical worker bears witness to life inside Gaza | Broadview Magazine
Dorotea Gucciardo reflects on six weeks treating patients amid bombardment, displacement and deepening hunger
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