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John Wilson

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The priesthood of all believers?

The priesthood of all believers. What happened to that idea?

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Jim Kenney

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Taking Up Your Cross

I tried to put my story and message for Feb 23 into a blog, but could not when I did not have a video to include.

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Pinga

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Social Media Shares: Social Justice, Alternative News

This is a place to share social media items that you have found.

 

Some of them may spawn threads to discuss them;however, it would be awesome if this thread was really focussed on the information that you feel is worth passing on to others.

 

Suggestion:  Pull the links, and put a short description of why you think it is awesome.

Consider it a library.,

 

 

Why? 

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Veritas Forum at Laurier Brantford

I apologize for the short notice but there is a forum held at the Brantford campus of Wilfrid Laurier University, the theme being the truth about Jesus and justice.  It started last night and continues on today and Thrusday.  A shout out to Pan as Dr. Mary Poplin will be tonight's speaker from his alma mater Claremont University.  Below is a link with the details if anyone within driving distance to Brantford is interested.

http://www.veritas.org/Campus/Schedule.aspx?cid=121

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Sarita

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Please act for threatened UCC partners and activists in Colombia

A chilling death threat has been sent to 13 human rights defenders in Colombia, including Lilia Solano, part of the Justice and Life Project and someone who's visited us many times to share what's happening there.  
 
KAIROS and the United Church are calling for people to respond with letters to officials in Colombia and Canada. Info will also be posted on the UCC site.
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Jim Kenney

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Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Slayer and Today's Vampires

Watched Abrahm Lincoln: Vampire Slayer Friday and heard earlier on CBC the concern that the Trans-Pacific Agreement on Trade inlcudes provisions that give foreign investors more rights than local investors, governments or citizens.  It struck me that the modern day vampires are that select group of mostly faceless "foreign investors" who are succeeding on convincing/buying national leaders that is in the interest of these leaders to grant "foreign investors" special rights that will allow them to such the financial life blood out of all levels of government as well as most ordinary cit

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Now live: World Week of Peace in Palestine Israel worship resources!

The World Week of Peace in Palestine and Israel is coming soon, and there are now two full services and additional worship ideas created by United Church folks available, as well as links to other ideas for May 27-June 3.  

This is also Annual Meeting time for a number of Conferences--these could be good ready-to-go resources for those doing pulpit supply! 



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BethAnne

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Do You Believe in Magic?

   Do you believe in magic?  I don’t mean the parlour tricks performed by illusionists, rather the old magic by wizards and sorcerers.
 


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Outing Sojourners Magazine

Earlier this month, the progressive Christian publication Sojourners, chose not to run an ad campaign encouraging churches to welcome and fully include LGBTQ people. The campaign included a video, depicting a lesbian couple and their son being met with both suspicion and welcome when they visit a new church, is part of the Believe Out Loud coalition’s Mothers Day campaign. http://www.believeoutloud.com

 

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Speak out against repression in Honduras

Attacks, jailings, and killings have been mounting in Honduras as state forces are cracking down on peaceful protesters. Canadian and Honduran officials need to be calling for peace and justice: find out how to respond on the UCC's Take Action page:  www.united-church.ca/getinvolved/takeaction/110406

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