Topics
Accountability
Discrimination and Racism
- International Positional Statement on Racism
English French - International Positional Statement on Sexism
English French - "Ending Exploitation: Know the warning signs."
- "Man Up! Three ways men can fight sexism"
- "Reckoning With #ChurchToo: We are not immune from sexual harassment and abuse"
- "Ethically Speaking: Sexual ethics in the church, what pastors need to watch for and the #MeToo campaign"
- #Cancelled: Is it standing up to injustice or a mob mentality?
- Anti-Racism Webinar Resource Bibliography
- Resources on Race for Youth
Gender and Sexuality
- International Positional Statement on Sexism
English French - "Hooked on Porn: For those who want to stop, there is help"
- Baby on Board: Why Breastfeeding is a Social Justice Issue
- Link to the Human Sexuality and Christian Ethics study and conversation ad
- Let's Talk: A new resource will help Salvationists engage difficult topics in ways that bring us together
- Faith-Based Facilitation
Territorial News
- International Positional Statement on Euthanasia and Assisted Suicide
English French - "Dying with Dignity: When people wish to end their lives, should it be
legal for physicians to assist them?" - "The Right to Die: An elderly British couple's suicide pact raises
troubling questions about euthanasia"
Refugees and Asylum Seekers
- International Positional Statement on Refugees and Asylum Seekers
English French - Global Interactive Summit
- "On Home Ground: Seeing past differences to welcome refugees."
Science and Technology
- "Big Brother or Big Tech: What are the consequences of a data-driven world?"
- "Eight is Enough: The birth of octuplets raises new questions about high-risk multiple pregnancies"
- "Erasing Memories: Will scientists one day be able to wipe out a person's painful past?"
- "Life on Mars: What can we learn about being human from a movie set in outer space?"
- "Monkey Business: It's been 150 years since Darwin published On the Origin of Species. His theory of evolution still deeply divides Christians"
- "The Next Industrial Revolution: How do we protect people from the impact of advances in technology?"
Addiction
- International Positional Statement on Alcohol in Society
English French - International Positional Statement on Gambling
English French - Alcohol and Abstinence: What's wrong with social drinking? Does The Salvation Army's teetotalling stance make sense?
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Blunt Talk: Canada's marijuana laws are going to change. What does that mean for Salvationists?
- Addictions Treatment Helplines in Canada
Environment
- International Positional Statement on Caring for the Environment
English French - "The Earth is the Lord's: Pope Francis Reminds Us to Take Care
of Our Common Home" - "Ethical Eating: What does our gluttony cost others?"
- "In the Pipeline: Economy or environment? How should Christians
respond to the Kinder Morgan expansion?" - Good Fruit: We live what we believe. Do we believe the earth is the Lord's?
- Green Toolkit
- Video: Fuse 2019 - Youth from BC North Talk About the Importance of Protecting the Environment
- Video: Creation Care & Ethically Sourced Items
- Video: Earth Day 2020 Webinar - The Land Takes Care of Us
Global Social Justice
- "Jesus and Justice"
English French - "Think on These Things"
Human Trafficking
- International Positional Statement on Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking English French
- The Salvation Army International Day of Prayer for Victims of Human Trafficking
- Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking Response website
- Canada’s National Human Trafficking Hotline: 1-833-900-1010
Poverty and Economic Justice
- "Borrowing Trouble: Are payday loans ethical?"
- "The Bottom Line: Could a guaranteed minimum income help lift
people out of poverty?" - "Factory Recall: Who's to blame when the demand for cheap clothing
costs workers in the developing world their lives?" - "No Room at the Inn? During the frigid winter months, the homeless
die of exposure on our streets. Should they be forced into shelter?"
Power and Politics
- International Positional Statement on The Salvation Army and the State
English French - International Positional Statement on the Use of Power
English French - "A Force to be Reckoned With: Awakening to a new hero in Star Wars."
- "Up in Arms: Violent crime is an increasing problem, but the issue of gun control
raises tensions on both sides of the border." - "Would Jesus have Voted?"
Disability and Accessibility
- International Positional Statement on Disabilities
English - At the Same Table: Receiving the gifts of those with developmental disabilities
- Defining Disability: Accessibility is about more than ramps and automatic doors
- Access Denied: It’s not your job to determine how disabled a person is
- The Unconventional Christian: Jean Vanier discusses faith, disability and God's tenderness for humanity
- Access for All: How Salvation Army corps are removing barriers for people with disabilities
- All God's Children: Serving those living with a disability means putting the person first
Health Care and Bioethics
- International Positional Statement on Abortion
English French - International Positional Statement on Euthanasia and Assisted
Suicide
English French -
"Expecting Miracles: What the Early Christians Can Teach us about Healing"
- "Humanity 2.0: What are the ethical implications of gene editing
technology?" - "Is it in You to Give? Organ donation raises difficult questions"
- Sight Unseen:The invisible infrastructure of caregivers in our health-care system
- Baby on Board: Why Breastfeeding is a Social Justice Issue
- Dying with Dignity: When people wish to end their lives, should it be legal for physicians to assist them?
- The Right to Die: An elderly British couple's suicide pact raises troubling questions about euthanasia
- Final Words: What happens when a candidate for Medical Assistance in Dying requests pastoral care?
Indigenous Peoples and Reconciliation
- Salvation Army Responds to UN Declaration on Rights of Indigenous Peoples
English Français - The Salvation Army in Canada and Indigenous Peoples:
A Journey of reconciliation - "Sites of Conscience: Are we doing enough to remember the atrocities
of the residential school system?" - Sacred Wishes: Foster care should be a safe space. But is it failing Indigenous children?
- Ministers of Reconciliation: How The Salvation Army can celebrate and integrate Indigenous people
- Toward Right Relationship: Salvationists reflect on the North American Institute for Indigenous Theological Studies symposium
- Celebration of Culture: A journey of reconciliation celebrates Indigenous culture and builds community
- An Indigenous Perspective: Captain Shari Russell draws on her own experience when ministering in First Nations communities
- Indigenous Ministries website
- Indigenous Resources
- Anti-Racism Webinar Resource Bibliography
