Monthly Archives: March 2008

MacGregor Ministries (counter-cult) feels persecuted by Canadian government

WND buried the lead. Well, writer Bob Unruh not only buried the lead,  he missed the point. A pentecostal family counter-cult ministry, MacGregor Ministries is setting up shop in the US under a new name because the MacGregor’s didn’t want to meet Canadian registered charity … Continue reading

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We live and die; Christ died and lived*

Beannacht from Echoes of Memory  On the day when the weight deadens                          on your shoulders and you stumble,                       may the clay dance to balance you. And when your eyes freeze behind the grey window and the ghost of loss gets … Continue reading

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Evolutionary biologist expelled from Expelled

Creationists in the US have put together a movie-documentary in the US called Expelled, which is to open sometime in April.  In the meantime a rough cut is being screened around the country. Dr. PZ Meyers, a professor in the US … Continue reading

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LOLCat bible

Hai! Teh blessigs of teh Ceiling Cat b pwn u, lol! (from the LOLCat bible wiki)  Can you quote a bible verse? How about John 3:16 from the King James Version? For God so loved the world that He gave his … Continue reading

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Catholic Bishops blog for Pope’s US visit

The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops have set up a blog to discuss Pope Benedict XVI’s visit to the US April 15-20th. USCCB’s Papal Visit Blog

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Schism – not the greatest ill

Paul Gibson at The Anglican Church of Canada In our own Canadian Province some Anglicans have withdrawn from communion with the mainline church and attached themselves to a more congenial Province elsewhere. But still many of our leaders seem to … Continue reading

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Australia’s Hillsong – Abuse at Mercy Ministries

Hillsong, the largest pentecostal church in Australia is in the centre of a breaking controversy regarding one of it’s partnered ministries. The Sydney Morning Herald has been doing an series on Mercy Ministries,  a free faith based treatment centre from the … Continue reading

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Bailing out the big guys

Dean Baker looks at the Bears Stearn bailout versus Northern Rock. There are two points about this bailout that should be clear. First, this is a bailout – we are handing money to Bear Stearns. Second, we don’t have to … Continue reading

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