Letters to the Editor, June 2017
Synodical government 'has served church well'
Bishop Mark MacDonald notes similarities between synodical and parliamentary government, wondering whether this model is appropriate for church governance...
Letters to the Editor, May 2017
Why do apparently good people do bad things? It is because we don’t take seriously the teachings of Jesus in his call to discipleship.
June-August 2016 Letters to the Editor
Concerned about safety or comfort?
A justice issue and a matter of theology
Thank you for publishing the article about Jen Warren and myself and why we brought the motion to amend the marriage canon.
Letters to the Editor, March 2016
Here's my response to the announcement that [the] dioceses [of Ottawa and Montreal] have made the decision to not invest their funds in the oil industry (Synods divest from fossil fuels, Jan. 2016, p. 1): I want you to remember that there are thousands of people whose employment revolves around the production of oil in northern Alberta.
Letters to the Editor, February 2016
Church must be 'nimble and flexible' about lay presidency
Letters to the Editor, January 2016
A heartfelt thanks for publishing the article Out of the shadows and into the light, by Tali Folkins (Nov. 2015, p. 3). I am a Christian man who has lived with a bipolar disorder for 40 years.
November 2015 Letters to the Editor
Divergent views on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict
Two letters in the September 2015 issue of the Anglican Journal miss the mark in regard to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict (One rule for readers and another for contributors? by John Dalton and One-sided by M.C. Barnard, p. 4).
October 2015 Letters
Understanding the impact of the Doctrine of Discovery
I am encouraged by Marites N. Sison's editorial ('What do they want now?' May 2015, p. 4)....
September 2015 Letters to the Editor
One rule for readers and another for contributors?
I refer to your editorial and the statement re: letters (Dear editor..., June 2015, p. 4): "A...
Two St. Luke’s
In regard to the article, Knitting nonagenarian, April 2015 , please be advised that there are two St. Luke's Anglican churches in London, Ont.
Mary...
Do we respect the dignity of every human being or just some of them?’
In the Feb. 2015 Anglican Journal, prominence is given to an article regarding the urging of the Inter-Anglican Standing Commission on Unity, Faith and...
Life everlasting
Re: Dying well (Letters, Feb. 2015, p. 4). Could somebody, a fellow Christian, explain to me what "dying well" is?
Is it possible that...
Low wages, ‘unrealistic’ wants at the heart of poverty
I liked the article on the need to press the government to develop better plans for dealing with poverty here in Canada (Faith groups back anti-poverty campaign, April 2015, p. 1). So often we focus on those far away, forgetting the suffering near us.
May 2015 Letters to the Editor
(These letters were first published in the May 2015 issue of the Anglican Journal.)
Hospice volunteer gives new meaning to dying well
Colin Proudman (Dying Well,...