Letters

MCC recommendations for new federal government

The following is a shortened version of a Nov. 8 letter sent from the Mennonite Central Committee Ottawa Office to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, with copies to the leaders of the four opposition parties.

‘This is our church’
Re: “How to talk about money at your church,” Sept. 30, page 10.

Queer hymns cause deep concern for Ontario churchgoers
Re: “Queer hymns now online,” Aug. 19, page 35.

Reader gives biking story a ‘wow’
Re: “Cycling into the future,” July 22, page 30.

I enjoy Canadian Mennonite very much.

Headline ‘diminishes and sensationalizes’ church article
Re: “Church ditches ‘overt religiosity’ to become ‘community resource,’ ” May 27, page 18.

Carbon answers
Re: “Carbon questions” letter, April 29, page 8.

A shotgun is ‘a tool to put meat on the table’
Re: “Swords into ploughshares, guns into art,” March 4, page 23. 

Mennonite camps exist outside of Ontario and Manitoba
Re: “Focus on Camping,” Feb. 18, pages 23-28.

One might think from reading these stories that no Mennonite camps existed west of Manitoba. We know that’s not the case, so maybe a better title would have been “Focus on Camping in Eastern Canada.”

Should Thrift Store purchases be ‘designated’ to First Nations communities?

Re: “MCC Canada cuts Canadian programs to focus on advocacy,” Feb. 4, page 14.

Colombian reader moved by CM feature article

Re: “Holding hands with the FARC,” Jan. 7, page 4.

Editorializing, apology weaken abuse survivor’s statement