Monthly Archives: April 2008

Religion in the media

Trying and Failing, to measure Religion Online. Andrea Useem’s Religion Writer blog is a year old. Happy blogday! Check out her work, she is one of many fine religion writers online who get the medium and care about the message.

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Rapture Ready!

Daniel Radosh’s website for his book Rapture Ready! Adventures in the parallel universe of Christian pop culture is a real trip. It’s worth clicking over just for the design, let alone the multi-media appendix.  The US evangelical sub-culture generates 7 billion dollars a … Continue reading

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Oh Canada!

Are we as a nation grown up enough to begin to face this? Mass graves of aboriginal children. On Canadian soil. Near former residential schools. Stage Left has the list. I do not trust the Canadian government to address these allegations, … Continue reading

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20 top notch resources for high resolution computer desktop wallpaper

From The Best Article Every Day: some of the best computer wall paper sites online.

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Responding to abuse

Loving God, help us to remember that all people are made in your image and are worthy of care, love and respect. When we have ignored the needs of the most vulnerable people; Forgive us. When we have believed the … Continue reading

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C-10 and the preacher boys

My Joust with Senators over Free Speech in Film by Mark Leiren-Young over at The Tyee. Kady O’Malley covered the Senate Banking Trade and Commerce Committee hearing today, let’s just say Charles McVety and Brian Rushfeldt of Canada Family Action Coalition got … Continue reading

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Charles McVety warns Tories

Evangelical lobbyist Charles McVety is issuing a new warning to the Conservative government, saying that it will “pay a price” in the way of a grassroots rebellion if it gives in to pressure from the film and television industry and … Continue reading

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Leap blogging

The OHRC has decided not to proceed with complaints against Mark Steyn and Macleans magazine.  I’ve been sick, as have other bloggers, which is why posts have been sparse. Richard Hall of connexion is feeling ‘right poorly.‘ Head over and give him … Continue reading

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