Monthly Archives: September 2007

Quebec federal by-elections

From Elections Canada: Outremont: NDP Thomas Mulcair. Voter turnout. 37.6% (former liberal riding) Roberval–Lac-Saint-Jean: CPC Denis Lebel. Voter turnout 46.7% (former BQ riding) Saint-Hyacinthe–Bagot: BQ Ève-Mary Thaï Thi Lac. Voter turnout. 42.1% (held) CTV Andrew Coyne Paul Wells

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10 ways Public Schools are failing

10. They fail to exclude students with physical or mental disabilities that make learning difficult. 9. They fail to exclude students who don’t live in the right neighborhoods. Public schools are everywhere, not just in the backyards of suburban churches. … Continue reading

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GodBlogCon 2007

This is the third year US Republican conservative evangelicals are holding their GodBlogCon 2007. This year, they’ve moved up in the world and have booked Las Vegas. I guess the morality of putting money into a gambling capital alludes them, … Continue reading

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A whiff of something unholy – preacher Chris Harvey using drug on congregations?

Pentecostal ‘evangelist’ Chris Harvey is under investigation. A woman who attended a local church Sunday evening told local police she caught a whiff of something other than the Holy Spirit at an evening service. The woman said she passed out … Continue reading

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Abusive leadership and those that enable them

This may well be the best post we get to read at the SBC Outpost. Boyd Luter looks at family dysfunction which translates into organizational dysfunction. He looks at the cost to people under abusive leadership, to abusive leaders and … Continue reading

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Your big decision – Ontario’s referendum web page

Ontario voters are going to be asked to vote on a referendum during an upcoming provincial election. Elections Ontario has put together an interactive site that explains first past the post, mixed proportional representation, the reasons for the referendum, the … Continue reading

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Street Prophets

This domain is parked, pending renewal, or has expired. Please contact the domain provider with questions. Did someone forget to pay the bill? Hopefully Street Prophets will be back up soon. I grown rather fond of the gang.

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“I’ve never even been to Rwanda, but we are Rwandans now”

From Christianity Today Liveblog: All Souls Anglican Church (Chicago) had invited Paul Rusesabagina, whose life was featured in the 2004 movie Hotel Rwanda, to speak during Sunday morning services. The Wheaton, Illinois, church, a member of the Rwandan-led Anglican Mission … Continue reading

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