The New York Times columnist on religion’s role in public life, engaging with controversial figures, and navigating secular and religious worlds
Category: Religion
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Religious education in Northern Ireland breaches human rights: court
Court found Christian teaching in the school was “not conveyed in an objective, critical, and pluralistic manner,” but does not ban religious education in public schools
Posted inDevelopment Aid
Veteran journalist Brian Stewart, on famine, faith and the front lines
Former CBC foreign correspondent Brian Stewart on witnessing suffering, finding solace in faith and the role of religion in reporting
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‘Padre, do you have a minute?’: Inside the work of military chaplains
Maj. Rev. Tom Hamilton on why chaplains remain an essential presence in the military and the connection between spiritual resiliency and health
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Are sports a modern-day religion?
The Toronto Blue Jays’ first trip to the World Series since ’93 has given fans a lot of dizzying highs and lows. It may also be giving them a religious experience
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No plans to strip faith groups’ charitable status: Ottawa
The federal government’s statement ends months of uncertainty about the future of faith-based organizations’ charitable status
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The surprising characteristics of non-religious Canadians
Religious ‘nones’ are Canada’s second largest group after Christians. But their beliefs are more diverse than their name implies
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New brokerage helps houses of worship figure out their futures
As religious denominations grapple with declining memberships and revenue, many need expertise they lack internally. Enter Releven Realty
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‘Where reconciliation happens’: Indigenous reconciliation on display in immigrant-dense church
Orange t-shirts in the pews reflect a solidarity across Indigenous and immigrant cultures on the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
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Why the United Church’s new leader says its members must think small
Kimberly Heath says United Church of Canada members’ tendency to think of the congregation as ‘big is not helping us today’