Monthly Archives: January 2008

Stepping out of our comfort zones Part 1

Posted on January 24, 2008 by Bene Diction

The kids listened politely. And then it hit me: God loves those kids more dearly than you or I could ever imagine. They are all so incredibly young, and beautiful, and privileged, and he loves them so much it hurts. I was in awe. … Continue reading →

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Fans call it the iTaser

Posted on January 24, 2008 by Bene Diction

The annual Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, expected to see more than 140,000 visitors this week, is no stranger to bizarre gadgets but the iTaser – as it has been dubbed – must rank as one of the … Continue reading →

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The Iraq War Card, The Center for Public Integrity

Posted on January 24, 2008 by Bene Diction

The Center for Public Integrity has a new website with 380 thousand words by the current US government on the orchestrated misinformation campaign leading up to and including the Iraq war. The Iraq War Card documents in Bush and companies lies … Continue reading →

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Canadian transfer of Afghan prisoners stopped – credible allegations

Posted on January 24, 2008 by Bene Diction

“Canadian authorities were informed on November 5, 2007, by Canada’s monitoring team, of a credible allegation of mistreatment pertaining to one Canadian-transferred detainee held in an Afghan detention facility,” wrote senior counsel J. Sanderson Graham. “As a consequence there have … Continue reading →

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Scientology threatens legal action against Gawker media over Tom Cruise video

Posted on January 22, 2008 by Bene Diction

Most countries do not call call Scientology a religion. Gawker media is being threatened by Scientology for running a Tom Cruise video (legal action is operating procedure for Scientology) Over a million people have seen the video on several sites, it was removed … Continue reading →

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Final round of Canadian Blog Award voting

Posted on January 22, 2008 by Bene Diction

The final round of the Canadian blog awards opens today (Wednesday). Voting will be open for a week, you may cast one vote in each category.     Bene Diction Blogs On has made the finalist cut in the Best Religious blog category. … Continue reading →

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Sarah Posner:God’s Profits: Faith, Fraud, and the Republican Crusade for Values Voters.

Posted on January 22, 2008 by Bene Diction

Sarah Posner known for her  Alternet FundamentalList  weekly columns has a new book: God’s Profits: Faith, Fraud, and the Republican Crusade for Values Voters. Author Sarah Posner exposes the activities of Kenneth Copeland, John Hagee, Rod Parsley, T.D. Jakes, and other politically connected, … Continue reading →

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Leap blogging

Posted on January 21, 2008 by Bene Diction

Negoitiating with The Lord’s Resistance Army at eaves.ca Scott Tribe - who runs The Progressive bloggers aggregator - has always struck me as a rather sanguine fellow, so when he showed some suppressed excitement about a possible guest poster at his blog … Continue reading →

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