We should have been friends.
Full disclosure: I am a white-straight-male in my 60's. The most vilified and blamed group for all the problems that have come to be in...
Presbytery asked minister to leave for her own safety
Listening to the conversations and stories today has surfaced memories I’ve not thought about for a long time… at least not in this way....
From Rev. Janet Walker
As the church worked on sexuality and faith, I was a Conference Staff person, helping many congregations wo understand and to study the...
A story of two candidates
This contributor remembers a moment in the United Church in 2007. A few years ago, our Presbytery was discussing the prospect of...
An interview with Tony
Tony is an gay activist and long-time active United Church member. Iridesce: Why were you interested to speak with me today? Tony: I...
I Lament
I lament 1988 but for the wrong reasons. I lament those Education and Students Committees that squashed like bugs rainbow folk and their...
Rooted in LOVE!
I am bisexual and have spent the whole of my life in the United Church. I have been proud of this church for not just supporting the...
Maureen’s Story*
1988 became a defining moment in the life of United Churches within my Presbytery* let alone Canada, and the effects reverberated in...
From John*
To be honest, I’m not sure I have first hand stories of negative experiences during the 1988/89 period. As a denomination we had been...
Alice’s Story*
Where were you in 1988 and what part did you have in your church? (choir member, elder, member of the congregation…) I was at a church...
