The executive board of the Canadian MB conference approved a statement at their board meetings in January that clarifies its position on child sexual abuse.
Dora Dueck
Dora Dueck
Dora Dueck worked some five years as associate editor and editor of the MB Herald in the 2000s. She is the author of two novels and a collection of short fiction, as well as stories and essays in a variety of journals. She currently lives in Tsawwassen, B.C. and attends the Cedar Park Church, Ladner, B.C.
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