I am reproducing the list of discussion forums we have on this site.

Global Issues

 Do you think having a Developmental or Neurological Disability or a Mental Illness Makes You a bad person? Are stroke survivors, people living with Autism, FAS, MS, head injuries, and other neurological differences, less than human?

Is it Ok to call people "retards", "crazy" "mentally ill" "stupid" "a moron"  and so on when you disagree with them. 

 In Junior High I had to read 

As I am building Accessiblechurch.ca. I am trying to do so using tools that make the ideas and content accessible to as many different people as possible.

Accessiblechurch.ca is not intended to be a complete resource on making your church accessible. I am trying also to demonstrate that there are existing free resources on the Internet that congregations  can use to improve accessibility.

Many people feel called to love their neighbour, or to have compassion for them.

Love of the other and love for the world is a one of the things that the UCC taught me growing up. Jesus is for everyone, not in the sense that everyone should be a Christian, but that Christians should love without discrimination, like Jesus taught.

Our church is sponsoring a refuggee family from the Sydan. The have spent many years as refuggees in Egypt, while waiting for someone from Canada or elxeshwere to sponsor them.

Have any other congregations done something like this. What have you learned from the experience> What has the challenges been.

They arrived two week ago in Canada, and last Saturady we held a church potlock, where we raised over a thousand dollars to help them out.

Social Justice in Canada and Disability

• Canadians with disabilities disproportionately live in poverty.
• Canadians with disabilities lack basic disability related supports to participate in community life including religious life.
• Canadians with disabilities want jobs, access to education, the right to l