Monthly Archives: May 2007

Miracle Channel founder resigns after affair – Dick Dewart

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 … Continue reading

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Jerry Falwell’s funeral – Liberty U student arrested with bombs

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 … Continue reading

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Carry on soldier

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 … Continue reading

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A nation of anger

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

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2007 Barna Spiritual Study

 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 … Continue reading

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Presidential hopeful backs off co-operation – Huckabee/Carter

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 … Continue reading

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Shadow

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.

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When the roll is called (but not up yonder)

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.

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