Reply #111: ah, I'd thought so! [View All]

[iverglas]

Then I saw that reference at the UCCanada thing about Mel, to the "Churches of Christ" material about the movie, and thought it might have changed or something. I suspect the UCCanada article just had it slightly wrong.

And I neglected the Congregationalists, who I think were included in the UCCanada merger back in the 1920s.

I guess that's where the structure of the church derives from -- individual congregations have a lot of authority over what they do, including whom they marry, now that same-sex marriages are being performed in some provinces of Canada. While some UC congregations undoubtedly don't, it wouldn't be too hard to find one that does.

But Evangelical and Reformed? How did you end up with *them*??

I've always found Dutch churches interesting. On the left, the RCers, and on the right, the protestants. As a generalization. Although I think the Dutch Reformed in Canada are a little more unpleasant than their home-country counterparts. Kinda like those Boers.

My longtime city councillor was a Dutch RC priest, whom I worked and voted for every election. When campaigning as a candidate for office myself one time, I discovered I'd knocked at the door of a house occupied by 8 RC priests. The one who came to the door was (originally) Dutch; he said he and his Dutch (immigrant) colleagues would of course be voting for me ... but he couldn't vouch for those French-Canadian priests he shared the house with. ;)

And thanks for the reciprocal information! The old UCCanada still has a place in my heart, despite our long separation.

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