Tag: Religion
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Letters to the Editor: April 12, 2023
Goose population out of control
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Cornies: Transformation needed among Christian churches
As Holy Week approached, Christian faith leaders in London and beyond hoped that, with COVID-19 in retreat, attendance at this weekend’s services might return to something approaching normal.
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Tallman: Where is God in the suffering of Turkey and Ukraine?
Given the war in Ukraine, earthquakes in Turkey and Syria, and all the suffering they have caused, the obvious question for religious people is “Where is God in all this?”
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In a changing London, religious shifts take shape: Census data
The number of Londoners who identify as Christians has gone down significantly during the past decade while secularism and other religions are on the rise across the region, the latest census numbers show.
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Pearson: Pandemic work among marginalized has renewed faith of many
Faith groups have become slimmed-down versions of their former selves, like most other organizations in these pandemic times. For many, however, the decline was happening long before COVID-19. Statistics Canada reports that religiosity is at an all-time low, with only 68 per cent of Canadians 15 or older reporting having a religious affiliation. That’s the […]
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Tallman: Big changes, challenges ahead for Catholic faith
Three major changes are coming to the Catholic faith. The first is the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops has established a $30-million Indigenous Reconciliation Fund. The Diocese of London will contribute $1.8 million to it over the next five years. The goals of the fund are: healing and reconciliation for Canadian Indigenous communities and families; […]
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With COVID restrictions lifted, it’s back to normal for London faithful
No more crowd limits or reservations.
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Tallman: Loving our ‘enemies’ is cure for our divisions
The political divisiveness we are in has religious roots. To get out of any mess, political or religious, you first have to understand how you got into it. Communism was originally a movement to alleviate poverty. In the 18th and 19th centuries, aristocrats in many countries lived in utter luxury while the masses barely eked […]
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Tallman: Adding care for Earth to Global Ethic hopeful sign
Recently, the Parliament of the World Religions dedicated a fifth component to its Global Ethic, that is, care for the whole planet. It also published, together with the United Nations Environment Programme, Faith For Earth – A Call for Action. The book provides a comprehensive overview of all world religions’ advocacy for environmental sustainability. It […]
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Tallman: New theologies reconcile modern qualms with belief in God
In contemporary culture, you do not have to choose between atheism and problematic conventional theology. In the past sixty years many new theologies have developed: existential, evolutionary, process, charismatic, feminist, womanist, gay, Black, Indigenous, ecological and quantum theologies offer many options. There are theologies of sexuality and the body. You can find a theology that […]