A teacher in North Dakota was only suspended for three weeks for showing this video to a grade 8 health class.
This is video Jack Chick, out to guilt ‘Christian’ kids and it has no place in a classroom being shown by teacher Michael Nider who chose to behave and think he’s a preacher over his [...]
Published 11 months, 2 weeks ago 6 commentsHistory has shown with tragic consistency that an intimate relationship between religion and politics does irreparable damage to both — from the crusades of medieval times to the terrorism of modern times. Constant use of the God strategy by political leaders encourages just such a relationship. When George W. Bush justifies the Iraq War by [...]
Published 11 months, 2 weeks agoA 59 year old former Viet Nam vet who was wounded in the shooting at New Life Church is not welcome back.
New Life Church in Colorado Springs is seeking a restraining order against Larry Bourbonnais, who is described as a member by the senior minister.
Bourbonnais was slightly wounded by a bullet fragment on December 9th, 2007 when [...]
I’m too tired to blog. Muscle tired, the worked hard enough kind of tired where reading is a stretch. The plant yourself in the easy chair and stare at the TV or daydream kind of tired. The sleep very well kind of tired.
Shovelled three times today, staying ahead of the snow, we still have two weather warnings out for [...]
Left Behind Games Inc. is now Inspired Media Entertainment.
The company gained infamy for a game called Left Behind: Eternal Forces, based on the books by Tim LaHaye and Jerry Jenkins. And the company got attention for threatening bloggers or game sites with legal action for being critical of the theology or gameplay. However, no one was ever told what the [...]
A 25 year old woman was shot and killed outside Cathedral Christian Centre in Glendale today. (warning: church site uses flash/sound) It appears from early reports she was trading her children with her estranged husband when he killed her. The church has a pre-school and private primary school with nearly 300 students. The church is Church [...]
Published 11 months, 3 weeks ago 1 comment5 of 11 professors in the Regent University School of Psychology and Counseling have quit recently. Students are fearful. Saying there is a culture of academic insensitivity is probably kind. The Virginia Pilot has some details.
On a related note, Creflo Dollar has um, resigned from the Board of Regents at Oral Roberts University, and Benny [...]
The National Post has a surprisingly clear article on internet law and the federal Copyright Act.
For some time the Canadian government has been drafting a bill that would literally affect every Canadian with a computer. While the issues are complex, awareness of the restrictions of the proposed legislation is sinking in. Consumers know when they [...]

“We Canadians live in a blind spot about our identity. We have very strong feelings about who we aren’t but only weak ones about who we are. We’re passionate about what we don’t want to become but oddly passive about More
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