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Inside an Execution Chamber: A Canadian’s Warning on the Death Penalty Debate

How new polls, political rhetoric, and lived experience clash over capital punishment

Mar 3

illustration of canadian flag behind a ballot box with a crying pigeon and a ballot with a skull and crossbones on it

Mar 3

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Backyard Church

The Cross and the Swastika

How the Nazis used Christianity, and what it means for today’s American churches

Mar 12

The Cross and the Swastika

Mar 12

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Backyard Church

The Prosperity Gospel Is Just Capitalism in a Preacher’s Suit

Looking at the megachurches and televangelists that turn prayers into profits

2d ago

The Prosperity Gospel Is Just Capitalism in a Preacher’s Suit

2d ago

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Backyard Church

God, I’m Furious: Why Anger at the Divine is an Act of Faith

Anger at God is not a sin — it’s an honest prayer that can lead to deeper faith

6d ago

God, I’m Furious: Why Anger at the Divine is an Act of Faith

6d ago

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Backyard Church

Preaching to the Algorithm: Why Social Media Is Both a Blessing and a Curse

The Church’s struggle to engage online without losing its soul

Mar 17

Preaching to the Algorithm: Why Social Media Is Both a Blessing and a Curse

Mar 17

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Backyard Church

Can We Still Sing This?

The ethics of worship music by harmful composers

Mar 16

Can We Still Sing This?

Mar 16

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Backyard Church

How Lent Calls Us to Resist and Reclaim Our Souls

What Jesus knew about power, distraction, and the fight for our attention.

Mar 9

How Lent Calls Us to Resist and Reclaim Our Souls

Mar 9

The Firing Squad Is Back — And Maybe That’s a Good Thing

How the illusion of humane execution keeps the death penalty alive

Mar 6

The Firing Squad Is Back — And Maybe That’s a Good Thing

Mar 6

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CanadEH

Ontario’s Poverty Plan: Have You Tried Not Being Poor?

Poverty isn’t a personal failure — it’s a policy choice

Mar 6

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Mar 6

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Backyard Church

Holy Rage: Why Women’s Anger Matters in the Church

How righteous indignation sparks justice, renewal, and deeper faith

Mar 5

Holy Rage: Why Women’s Anger Matters in the Church

Mar 5

Bri-anne Swan

Bri-anne Swan

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Clergy with the United Church of Canada exploring faith, justice, and mercy in a world that often resists all three. More: https://linktr.ee/rev_swanny

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