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Here at the CCPC, you'll connect with people who take progressive thinking seriously - seriously enough to challenge the church to a complete overhaul of the beliefs it has been carrying about for the last several hundred years. It's not that we're trying to do something new. It's that we're trying to catch up on a thousand years of backlogged progress files that have yet to be inputted into the 21st century.
Thinking ourselves forward to a sustainable future for all life on the planet requires that we allow our beliefs - all our beliefs - to be examined in the light of critical contemporary scholarship and understanding and, if they are found to be destructive, divisive, or simply unhelpful, to work toward opening ourselves to new ideas and the possibility of new beliefs. As far as we're concerned, it's the only way forward.
So come on in, take a look around, read what others are thinking and, if you want to participate in our blogs and forums, just register through our webmaster and become part of this important piece of work. What you will find here is a safe place to explore your questions with others who, like you, are willing to brave the unknown - a place where every idea, concept, ritual, and belief can be examined, where that which keeps us from living life freely and fully can be set aside, and where that which is worthy of our highest ideals can be upheld and celebrated. Welcome to the journey, friend. Welcome. |
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Euthanasia debate heats up in Quebec |
CBC News Aug 26, 2010
A group of medical specialists is speaking out against euthanasia
ahead of a Quebec-wide consultation on the controversial practice,
warning that previous attempts at legislation elsewhere in the world
have failed.
A provincial legislature committee is scheduled to travel to 11
Quebec cities in the fall to consult with the public on the polarizing
practice, in which patients with terminal diseases request a doctor's
help to die. What is the difference between euthanasia and assisted suicide? - Euthanasia
refers to the practice of ending a life in a manner which relieves pain
and suffering. Assisted suicide is the deliberate hastening of death by
a terminally ill patient, with assistance from another individual.
Quebec's Federation of Medical Specialists has already publicly
supported government legislation on euthanasia for "exceptional
circumstances," stating the practice already happens across the
province.
But a handful of Montreal-based medical specialists cautions the government about regulation.
"I think that ultimately, we're going to go down a slippery slope,
where eventually, what patients purport to want, which is autonomy of
decision-making, will be lost," said Paola Diadori, a pediatric
neurologist at the St-Justine Hospital
Read more: http://www.cbc.ca/canada/montreal/story/2010/08/26/quebec-euthanasia-debate.html#ixzz0xkSp5eyl
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Religion Dispatches, Aug 20, 2010
 What is the most dangerous religion in America?
A slightly loaded question that no one in their right mind would
attempt to answer, no? But it is a question at the heart of the debates surrounding mosques and Muslims in America today. The opposition
against building an Islamic center near the site where the World Trade
Center once stood, and the growing outcry around the country about the
creation of other Muslim places to gather and worship, suggests that
many Americans are not afraid to answer the question without hesitation.
In the post-9/11 world we now live in, Islam poses the greatest
threat to American lives and security; a nefarious, fanatical religion
that can bring death and destruction to innocent people, that disregards
our laws and codes of conduct, and that is prone to acts of violence
beyond the pale of civilized society. At least this is the message we
are hearing more and more frequently in the news, especially in the wake
of President Obama’s recent statements; views espoused by religious and political leaders as well as average American citizens fearful of Muslims abroad and at home. Hatred of Infidels, the Subhuman, the Different
But perhaps it might be worthwhile to take a step back from all the
heated rhetoric and passionate emotions fueling the fires of hatred and
distrust in the current moment and take a brief look into the past. Read more... |
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Declaration of the Voices-Voix coalition |
The Canadian Centre for Progressive Christianity is a signatory to this declaration. You may wish to to sign individually and/or to have your church or other organization sign. Since 2006 the Government of Canada has systematically
undermined democratic institutions and practices, and has eroded the
protection of free speech, and other fundamental human rights. It has
deliberately set out to silence the voices of organizations or
individuals who raise concerns about government policies or disagree
with government positions.
Read and sign the full declaration.
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Religion Dispatches, Aug 5, 2010
 Arizona is ground zero for
the struggle over immigration: when the Arizona legislature passed SB
1070 and the law was scheduled to go into effect on July 29, groups in
Arizona began organizing and inviting allies from around the nation to
join them. Despite the last-minute injunction halting the worst aspects of the bill, planned protests and prayer vigils across the country proceeded, and many resulted in significant media attention.
The religious community was engaged and integral to most of the local
organizing, but the leadership didn’t come from denominational
structures. Rather, it came largely from immigrant rights and worker
justice groups, which invited religious leaders to participate. Although
most faith bodies and denominations have very strong statements on
immigration reform, those same denominations did not activate people.
With one glaring exception—the Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA).
Of the several hundred religious leaders who showed up, only the
Unitarian Universalist Association seriously committed staff, money, and
organizing talent to the struggle.
Standing on the Side of Love
Let’s look at what the UUA did and analyze what lessons others in the
faith community, particularly in judicatory leadership, might learn
from the UUA’s example. Read more... |
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