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First reported May 18 2013 - Updated May 18 2013 - 1 reports

Lenora Yarkie Appointed as Overseas Personnel in El Salvador

United Church member Lenora Yarkie has been appointed by The United Church of Canada to serve for a year as overseas personnel with the Santa Marta Economic and Social Development Association (ADES). Lenora had previously visited El Salvador as an international ... [Published Noodls - May 18 2013]

Entities: El Salvador, Appointed, United Church of Canada, Church of Canada

First reported May 18 2013 - Updated May 18 2013 - 1 reports

Historical Society

Island residents honoured with Ont. volunteer awards

»Mindemoya resident calls for Schrempf’s head»NDP supports breaks for foreign economies http://naeem.pk/ai.htmlSUDBURY—Nine Manitoulin Island residents were presented with Ontario Volunteer Service Awards last week.Nearly 300 Sudbury area residents were ... [Published Manitoulin Expositor - May 18 2013]

Entities: Historical Society, United Church of Canada, MADD Canada, Gary Brown, Mothers Against Drunk Driving

First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 16 2013 - 1 reports

Syrian Arab Republic: Canadian Foodgrains Bank Launches Syria Crisis Appeal

Source: Canadian Foodgrains BankCountry: Lebanon, Syrian Arab Republic $1.6 million already committed to provide food to those caught in the crisis Winnipeg, MB -- “Every night I go to bed thinking about what I will feed my family in the morning,” says ... [Published ReliefWeb - Latest Updates - May 16 2013]

Entities: Syria, Crisis, Jim Cornelius

First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 16 2013 - 1 reports

Church of Scotland

Exile and the Prophetic: While the Church of Scotland dallies, the United Church of Canada forges ahead

This post is part of Marc H. Ellis’s “Exile and the Prophetic” feature for Mondoweiss. To read the entire series visit the archive page . While the Church of Scotland dallies, the United Church of Canada forges ahead. Even with the pressures, setbacks, ... [Published Mondoweiss - May 16 2013]

Entities: United Church of Canada, Israel, Church of Scotland

First reported May 15 2013 - Updated May 15 2013 - 1 reports

NHS

Caution over 2011 national household survey results

According to data from the National Household Survey, the Brantford area is more Catholic and aboriginal than it was five or 10 years ago.Or is it?The first data from the survey was released this month by Statistics Canada. The survey replaced the so-called ... [Published Brantford Expositor - May 15 2013]

Entities: Census, Statistics Canada, NHS

First reported May 14 2013 - Updated May 14 2013 - 1 reports

CP Extra Web Exclusive – Coronation Presbytery meets in Forestburg and Alliance

Rev Jope Langejans and David Armour at one of two meetings held by the Coronation Presbytery in Forestburg and Aliance recently. Armour Armour is the Director of Philanthropy for the General Council of the United Church of Canada.The Coronation Presbytery ... [Published The Community Press - May 14 2013]

Entities: United Church of Canada, Bill Webb, Peter Miller

First reported May 10 2013 - Updated May 11 2013 - 1 reports

Hawking's Moral Calculus

Recommend this articleSteven Hawking, the world-renowned physicist and celebrity, has cancelled a planned trip to Israel to participate in a conference sponsored by Israeli President Shimon Peres. His explanation: "I have received a number of emails from ... [Published Town Hall - May 10 2013]

Entities: Calculus, Israel, Boycott

First reported May 10 2013 - Updated May 10 2013 - 1 reports

Sault losing its religion

Statistics Canada says the number of religiously unaffiliated in Sault Ste. Marie is rising, while the city is home to fewer Christians. The former St. Ignatius Roman Catholic Church, which closed in 1999, sits unused on Cathcart Street.Change text size ... [Published Sault Star Online - May 10 2013]

Entities: Religion, Pat Woods, Atheism, Statistics Canada

First reported May 10 2013 - Updated May 10 2013 - 1 reports

United Church thins its ranks in a nation of fading faith

As the 2011 National Household Survey shows a sharp increase in the percentage of Canadians with no religion, one prominent faith is feeling the pinch.The United Church of Canada, which has more than two million followers across the country – the second-most ... [Published Globe and Mail - May 10 2013]

Entities: United Church of Canada, Donations, Religion, Severance Package, Organism

First reported May 07 2013 - Updated May 07 2013 - 1 reports

Historical society, Lending Shelf, awarded Miller funds

The Chic and Billy Miller Endowment Fund has awarded money to the Olds Lending Shelf and the Olds Historical Society this year.The society has been awarded $1,000 to research and produce mobile storyboards that tell the stories of 16 historical sites ... [Published Olds Albertan - May 07 2013]

Entities: Billy Miller, Historical Society, Olds College, United Church of Canada

First reported Apr 27 2013 - Updated Apr 27 2013 - 1 reports

Good news

The United Church of Canada Pension Plan is keeping the faith in its pension promiseThe United Church of Canada has a tradition of caring for its flock, and its shepherds—especially into their retirement.Formed in 1925 in Toronto as a union of the Methodist ... [Published Benefits Canada - Apr 27 2013]

Entities: Charlie Black, United Church of Canada, Church of Canada, Sustainability

First reported Apr 27 2013 - Updated Apr 27 2013 - 1 reports

Canadians Hear Painful Stories Of Abuse In Church-Run Schools

Canadians hear painful stories of abuse in church-run schoolsCanadian Christians are hearing painful stories about abuse of aboriginal children in residential schools run by churches. At a public hearing of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) ... [Published Noodls - Apr 27 2013]

Entities: Abuse, United Church of Canada, Testimony, Education, Church of Canada

Quotes

...In 2005, the Committee on Mission Responsibility through Investment (MRTI), an important part of the Presbyterian Church hierarchy, called for "voluntary, selective divestment from companies that profit in a significant way from the Israeli occupation of Palestinian lands." However, before this statement could be voted on by the General Assembly, the church's Committee on Peacemaking and International Issues toned down the...

Success and Failures of the BDS Campaign [Published Cutting Edge News - May 16 2013]

...told us the quality was going to be good, but not as good as the previous long-form census," Brantford policy planner Durran Wedderburn said. "They've advised we use caution when comparing these results to prior ones."

Caution over 2011 national household survey results [Published Brantford Expositor - May 15 2013]

...Yet there is no worldwide BDS ("Boycott, Divest, Sanction ") movement against any of those countries. Some have been sanctioned by the United Nations, or in the case of Cuba, boycotted by the United States. But only Israel is singled out for the BDS treatment by private organizations and individuals. Hawking joins entertainers Elvis Costello, Santana, Jon Bon Jovi and the Pixies, in declining to travel to Israel. The Presbyterian Church USA) has started the process of divesting from Israel, joining the Canadian Union of Public Employees, the United Church of Canada, the Church of England Synod, the IrishIrish Congress of Trade Unions and the World Council of Churches. Bishop Desmund Tutu has called for Israel to be treated just as apartheid South Africa was -- a call that Jimmy Carter has come close to echoing."

Steven Hawking and his Israel boycott: Liberal, academic, elitist, hypocrite! [Published The Political Commentator - May 13 2013]

...His explanation: "I have received a number of emails from Palestinian academics. They are unanimous that I should respect the boycott. In view of this, I must withdraw from the conference."

Hawking's Moral Calculus [Published Town Hall - May 10 2013]

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Lenora Yarkie Appointed as Overseas Personnel i... [Published Noodls - May 18 2013]
Island residents honoured with Ont. volunteer a... [Published Manitoulin Expositor - May 18 2013]
Success and Failures of the BDS Campaign [Published Cutting Edge News - May 16 2013]
Exile and the Prophetic: While the Church of Sc... [Published Mondoweiss - May 16 2013]
Syrian Arab Republic: Canadian Foodgrains Bank ... [Published ReliefWeb - Latest Updates - May 16 2013]
Knox United Church celebrates 100 years [Published Terrace Standard - May 15 2013]
Caution over 2011 national household survey res... [Published Brantford Expositor - May 15 2013]
CP Extra Web Exclusive – Coronation Presbytery ... [Published The Community Press - May 14 2013]
Steven Hawking and his Israel boycott: Liberal,... [Published The Political Commentator - May 13 2013]
Harmony Centre Owen Sound meeting mandate [Published Owen Sound Sun Times - May 13 2013]
Hawking's Moral Calculus [Published Town Hall - May 10 2013]
Sault losing its religion [Published Sault Star Online - May 10 2013]
United Church thins its ranks in a nation of fa... [Published Globe and Mail - May 10 2013]
Hawking's Moral Calculus [Published Creators.Com - May 09 2013]
Historical society, Lending Shelf, awarded Mill... [Published Olds Albertan - May 07 2013]
Citizen Active - Gay, good or God? [Published Brandon Sun - May 06 2013]
Toronto artist-turned-councillor plans his next... [Published National Post \| News » Posted Toronto - May 03 2013]
Liturgy should serve life [Published Anglican Journal - Apr 30 2013]
Intl Mission Slam Govt Inaction o... [Published Bulatlat.com - Apr 29 2013]
Be Not Deceived [Published Salem-News.com - Apr 28 2013]
Good news [Published Benefits Canada - Apr 27 2013]
Canadians Hear Painful Stories Of Abuse In Chur... [Published Noodls - Apr 27 2013]
Coal?s ARIES project: Who gets to sit at the ta... [Published Charleston Gazette - Apr 26 2013]
Barrick's Golden Exec Compensation Is at Your E... [Published Huffington Post Canada - Apr 23 2013]
Earth Day and Total Transformation for a Post-C... [Published Canada Free Press - Apr 22 2013]
Exile and the Prophetic: Is BDS an act of resis... [Published Mondoweiss - Apr 19 2013]
2013 ISM Congregations Project Participants Ann... [Published Religion News Service - Apr 17 2013]
Intl mission urges govt to stop l... [Published Bulatlat.com - Apr 16 2013]
Fishy stories reeled in from the life web [Published Daily Progress - Apr 16 2013]
Canadian Mining in Asia as a Dirty ... [Published Bulatlat.com - Apr 13 2013]

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Exile and the Prophetic: While the Church of Sc... [Published Mondoweiss - May 16 2013] This post is part of Marc H. Ellis’s “Exile and the Prophetic” feature for Mondoweiss. To read the entire series visit the archive page . While the Church of Scotland dallies, the United Church of Canada forges ahead. Even with the pressures, setbacks, ...
Steven Hawking and his Israel boycott: Liberal,... [Published The Political Commentator - May 13 2013] Or is calling a Liberal academic an elitist and a hypocrite something of an oxymoron? Steven Hawking is boycotting Israel by canceling his trip there due to the protestations of some Palestinian academics who have called for a boycott of that ...
Toronto artist-turned-councillor plans his next... [Published National Post \| News » Posted Toronto - May 03 2013] Among the colourful canvases depicting forests real and imagined, a masterpiece waiting to happen leans up against a wall in the paint-splattered studio. “I’m doing a portrait of somebody you know,” says city councillor Gary Crawford , a twinkle in ...
Exile and the Prophetic: Is BDS an act of resis... [Published Mondoweiss - Apr 19 2013] As UC Berkeley’s divestment vote yesterday demonstrates, the Israel/Palestine issue is not going away sooner - or later. In fact, the BDS movement strikes a chord that resonates across the education and religious landscape. I was just asked to write ...
Today’s letters: NDP and the language of socialism [Published National Post \| Full Comment » Full Comment - Apr 05 2013] Re: NDP Takes Another Shot At Dropping Socialist Baggage For Next Election , April 4. Merely removing “socialism” as a founding principle, without specific actions, will not convince Canadians the NDP is anything but a socialist party. The NDP continues ...