Sumeru News — Chaplaincy

  A Better Way to Die: Bringing together medicine and spirituality for end-of-life care is an article in the current Atlantic Monthly magazine, from the perspective of Buddhist chaplain Seigan Glassing. http://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2013/06/a-better-way-to-die/276724/

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Non-Christian prisoners in Canadian jails have launched a legal challenge to Ottawa’s decision cutting non-Christian prison chaplains. Here’s the story in the Winnipeg Free Press: http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/canada/inmates-suing-over-ottawas-decision-to-cut-muslim-sikh-wiccan-chaplains-199015341.html

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If you are reading this, chances are pretty good you could not possibly imagine what it is like to be a criminal. Unfortunately, many people find themselves in prison, their entire identity reduced to the worst mistake they ever made. But what happens to those people when they wish to change, to grow, and to... Read more »

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The story of prison chaplain cuts to non-Christian positions by the federal government has now been picked up by the Toronto Star. Since Harper’s government (who plan to save us $1.3 million with the cuts) are moving ahead with $2 billion in spending for new prisons, should we assume that all the new criminals are... Read more »

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CBC news has just run a story about federal cutbacks eliminating the positions of non-Christian chaplains in prisons, and how these chaplains are protesting. The article also contains a copy of the actual open letter signed by 17 of the 71 chaplains in question. A related CBC article indicates that non-Christian chaplains are not the... Read more »

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