The United Centre for Theological Studies

Some great talks scheduled.

Schedule for Truth and Reconciliation Week (General Public) The following schedule is for members of the General Public who have registered for the Truth and Reconciliation Week event. The schedule is subject to change in the weeks leading up to September 27.

We are so proud of our graduate.

Meet Theo Robinson, one of Canada’s first openly transgender Anglican priests | Broadview Magazine The Winnipeg clergyperson understands the history of fear stopping people from joining churches

Good Easter reflection by an alum

No Surprise | Park Avenue Synagogue Calling the domestic terrorist attack on the Capitol no surprise, Rabbi Cosgrove argues that as with Pharaoh's Egypt, the degradation of our society occurs incrementally and with the complicity of many. Reversing it will require that we take a stand to denounce hatred and injustice.

"The Trustees of the Parliament of the World's Religions call on the Vice-President and the Cabinet of the United States to transmit to the President pro tempore of the United States Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives their written declaration that the President is unfit and therefore unable to discharge the powers and duties of his office, in accordance with Article 4 of the 25th Amendment to the United States Constitution.

Donald J. Trump has forsaken his credibility and demonstrated that he is incapable of discharging the powers and duties of the Office of the President of the United States of America. The Parliament of the World’s Religions is a global institution and recognizes the influence that the President of the United States has on the world. Those with the greatest opportunity and power to affect the world have the greatest responsibility to act with unflinching moral integrity."

Read the full statement at https://parliamentofreligions.org/blog/2021-01-07-1710/parliament-worlds-religions-calls-invoking-25th-amendment-us-constitution

Open Letter from Faith Communities on Bill C-12, The Canadian Net-Zero Emissions Accountability Act In collaboration with our colleague organizations in For the Love of Creation, CPJ submitted an open letter to Minister Jonathan Wilkinson urging him to strengthen the climate accountability legislation without delay.

The U.S. has a prophet.

Opinion | My church will replace our Black Lives Matter sign. Will America replace its racist myth? Those who ripped down our sign — whether they are aware of it or not — suffer from kleptocratic, crony capitalism in the United States.

Biden Attends Mass at Parish on New Ways Ministry's LGBTQ-Friendly List - New Ways Ministry There is one more item to add to the list of President-elect Joe Biden's pro-equality record: his Mass attendance at an LGBTQ-friendly parish.

Wise words from Bill Blaikie.

The problem with U.S. Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett is her right-wing brand of Catholicism As a person who was involved in public life for over three decades, and who never made any secret of my Christian faith and my vocation as an ordained minister in the United Church of Canada, I have been bothered at times by the tone and implications of some of the criticism directed at the appointm...

"many evangelical leaders are reminding their fellow Christians that they should not view the office of president as somehow exempt from what they perceive as biblical standards of leadership. As Christian business leader Sid Jansma Jr. explained in a recent article: “The Bible routinely associates good leadership anywhere with character, including such traits as justice, patience, compassion, humility, integrity, honesty, wisdom, courage and discipline.” Citing the Apostle Paul’s second letter to Timothy in the Bible, Jansma concludes, “On every Biblical count of leadership, all of the above, Trump fails.”

"Prominent evangelical pastor and author John Piper has likewise drawn on several biblical texts when writing about the choice facing voters: 'There is a character connection between rulers and subjects. When the Bible describes a king by saying, ‘He sinned and made Israel to sin’ … it does not mean he twisted their arm. It means his influence shaped the people. That’s the calling of a leader. Take the lead in giving shape to the character of your people. So it happens. For good or for ill.'"

For a growing number of evangelical Christians, Trump is no longer the lesser of two evils Polls show that a majority of evangelicals back Trump. But that hides a growing divide between enthusiasts of the president and those who question his fitness for office, argues a moral theologian.