Dick Dewart and his wife Joan are off to seek marriage counselling after The Miracle Channel revealed he had an affair.
Dewart has resigned. He started the channel in 1995, which is available on cable and satellite in Canada. The ‘network’ has been a source of controversy over the years, it airs a mix of US religious televangelists and [...]

Falwell’s funeral was today and a Liberty University freshman has been arrested. A solider from Fort Benning, a high school student and unnamed suspect are being sought.
Authorities arrested a Liberty University student for having several homemade bombs in his car. (five or six according to local reports)
…19-year-old Mark D. Uhl of Amissville, Va. of Amissville, Va., reportedly told authorities that he [...]

Gays in the Military - Yesterday’s news in the UK
Canadian Forces have had an official policy in place since 1992 - restrictions for service were lifted - sexual orientation discrimination violated the Charter of Rights and Freedoms. However, it wasn’t until 1996 that same sex military partners were given benefits.
via: Straight, Not Narrow

Why Bush Hasn’t Been Impeached by Gary Kamiya
via: Mainstream Baptist

 Every year since 1984, The Barna Group, “explores the state of the America’s faith, examining various facets of people’s spiritual activity, faith identity, commitment and religious perspective.”
The news this year in the stats, basic knowledge of the bible and a worldview are continuing to decline. More ‘Christians’ think Jesus Christ sinned and Satan is not a [...]

This reminds me of how things are in the current Conservative Party of Canada. We have a party of MP’s that don’t say a word without permission for fear of swift reprisal and it’s made for one of the sorriest sessions of parliament I’ve ever seen. A 200 page guide book for Conservatives fell into the [...]

It’s been a sunny Victoria Day when gardening and the outdoors call.
This is a piece of a back of a hand made bench, the shadow caught my attention.

The Washington Post looks at the difficulty statisticans (and denominations) have in counting the faithful.
Different outlooks lead to different numbers, including factors such as self-reporting, theology, active membership, institutional honesty and survey guilt.