Lloyd Mackay has been covering Parliament Hill for a small evangelical magazine for years. He reviews Like a Rock in his weekly Ottawa Watch for Canadian Christianity.
I have now read the book and talked to Tom Zytaruk, the author — a Trinity Western University graduate who, along with a reporter’s elegant yet understated competence, has [...]
I spoiled Pat Robertson’s birthday.
I know, because he told me so.
On March 22, 2007, the day he turned seventy-seven, the televangelist and I sat eyeball-to-eyeball across the corner of a long table in a dark-paneled conference room at the Christian Broadcasting Network’s cross-shaped headquarters in Virginia Beach. Also at the table were two CBN lawyers [...]
There is a crackdown in Zimbabwe as Mugabe attempts to hang on to power - opposition and foreign journalists have been arrested.
Published 9 months, 1 week ago 0 commentsA quick set up for my not-Canadian readers.
Yes, we are just as bigoted, sexist, racist and homophobic as anyone I call out from any country on BDBO for showing a lack of respect for others and for undermining human dignity and public service. There is no excuse for what you’ll see and hear below.
In 1991 The Conservative [...]
Gene Stoltzfus, founder of Christian Peacemaker Teams in: Retooled Myths from VietNam to Iraq, draws on his 40 years of experience in war zones.
While history never repeats itself there are myth like patterns that are recycled. We rely upon myths to explain war, peace, politics and the heavens. Myths are part of our collective story that [...]
Writer Matthew at the conservative blog ThePolitic removed a statement in his post calling MP Garth Turner (L) Halton a crook after this.
“This statement is published on your site today: “Thanks to a reader tip, we now know through Steve Janke’s work that Garth Turner is not only a hypocrite but a massive crook.”
You are [...]
Small Dead Animals is rapidly losing support from Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall and the Saskatchewan Party. Details can be found here.
small dead animals is run by Kate McMillan, she is not a member of the SaskParty.
Sean in Saskatchewan:
Reporter: What do you say today about the small dead animal blog…?
Brad Wall (BW): Those are intolerant and [...]

“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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