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Aimee Patterson
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everything is ethics
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UN @CRDP.bksky.social Ctee could not be clearer in its critique of Canada’s #MAID #Euthanasia regime. Urges Canada to : (a) Repeal Track 2 MAiD, incl the 2027 commencement of Track 2 MAiD for persons whose “sole underlying medical condition is a mental illness” tbinternet.ohchr.org/_layouts/15/...
March 26, 2025 at 11:59 AM
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‘Extremely concerned’: UN tells Canada to stop Track 2 #MAID #euthanasia & Advance requests + not expand further for mental illness #mentalhealth Meagan Gilmore reports www.canadianaffairs.news/2025/03/30/e...
‘Extremely concerned’: UN tells Canada to stop Track 2 MAID UN tells Canada to stop Track 2 MAID
A UN committee has recommended Canada stop offering MAID for people whose deaths are not reasonably foreseeable
www.canadianaffairs.news
March 31, 2025 at 3:30 PM
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Richard Hays, the influential NT scholar who changed his mind on same-sex marriage, has died
religionnews.com/2025/01/04/r...
Richard Hays, influential scholar who changed his mind on same-sex marriage, has died
(RNS) — The renowned New Testament scholar and former dean of Duke Divinity School described his most recent book as an act of repentance for the way his work had been used to harm LGBTQ people and to...
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January 4, 2025 at 10:43 PM
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Trudo Lemmens: "2023 figures of #euthanasia #MAID in Canada are out. Many things troubling, but already this: about 50% of 'track-2' (i.e. people not close to death) cite loneliness & burden on others as sources of suffering. Of course, DwD folks will still claim no social factors to MAID..."
December 12, 2024 at 9:49 AM
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Hello Blue Sky! Time for an intro. We are:

• the official publication of The Salvation Army in Canada and Bermuda
• 140 years old! First published in 1884 as The War Cry
• posting new content on Salvationist.ca almost daily
• looking forward to connecting with Salvationists and friends on here
November 22, 2024 at 4:56 PM
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Tony Campolo - famed evangelist and social justice preacher - has died. There was no one like him

religionnews.com/2024/11/19/t...
Tony Campolo, sociologist and famed Red Letter Christian, has died
(RNS) — Known as a powerful evangelist and social justice preacher, Campolo had long advocated that Christian faith can transform the world — and people's everyday lives.
religionnews.com
November 20, 2024 at 3:04 AM
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“Everything happens for a reason!”
“Don’t worry, God is on the throne!”

Not only are these not true, they’re harmful when dropped on people going through difficult times.

We have to stop attributing the hateful actions of humans to a loving God. zachwlambert.substack.com/p/no-everyth...
November 21, 2024 at 2:10 PM
Omitted in print interview: "...people very connected within certain ethnic groups, uh, certain cultures, are less likely to."
November 19, 2024 at 2:30 PM
pca.st/episode/0602...
Ellen Weibe interviewed on The Daily. 33 min in claims MAiD providers and recipients tend to believe in having control over their lives because they are well educated and not religious...unlike people from certain ethnic or culture groups.
'The Interview': The Doctor Who Helped Me Understand My Mom’s Choice to Die - The Daily
This is what the news should sound like. The biggest stories of our time, told by the best journalists in the world. Hosted by Michael Barbaro and Sabrina Tavernise. Twenty minutes a day, five days a ...
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November 16, 2024 at 11:31 PM
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It's tragic because it's true.
November 16, 2024 at 3:05 PM
As my niece said, we can have a day of self care. But then we've got to get up and keep doing the hard work we are called to do. churchanew.org/brueggemann/...
Beyond a Fetal Position — Church Anew
Even when it feels like we're alone, God reminds us: you have allies, you have purpose, and you have work to do.
churchanew.org
November 8, 2024 at 3:06 PM