Having immersed myself in the literature of emerging, I now feel better about my place in the Christian Church, specificially the United Church. Although I grew up with the traditional beliefs, I gradually realized, now at the age of 63 that I choose not to believe in the supernatural aspects of our "faith" - that Jesus was the "son of God" who, after his crucifixion, rose from the dead, appeared to the faithful and ascended into heaven..etc.

My 15-year-old boy doesn't like church much, finds Sunday school boring, and can barely sit still during the worship service.  What he loves is playing sports and running around outside.  I'd like to connect him to a christian sports organization but haven't been able to find one in Canada yet.  Tried Athletes in Action but it hasn't really worked for us.  Anyone know of other christian sports groups for teen agers?

This is a bit tangled, so bear with me.

British and French commanders in the field as well as diplomats and intelligence experts have long concluded that the war in Afghanistan cannot be won, that the government we have propped up cannot be sustained, and that the Taliban must be invited back into the tent. And all of that should have been obvious when this started. 

There are a hundred Canadian dead in Afghanistan. Nobody gives enough of a damn to count the number of dead Afghanis.