Monthly Archives: June 2008

Kady O’Malley’s liveblogging at Macleans is very Canadianie. For my US friends that’s spelled Canadiany. Her Stalking the (Could Be) President; caps even -very Canadianie, don’t you think? – BD  is a observational romp through the tedium of covering US … Continue reading →

Recently bloggers have been asking questions about Charles McVety and his doctorates. Good on them. I do not have the answer to many of my questions below, I’m putting up what I’ve found, there are top notch bloggers well equipped … Continue reading →

Yesterday BetaNews reported that The A.P. is now instead assessing a licensing fee for republished content, which looks a little something like this: 5-25 words: $12.50 26-50 words: $17.50 51-100 words: $25.00 101-250 words: $50.00 251 words and up: $100.00 … Continue reading →

Televangelist Peter Popoff’s ministry has reimbursed a Nanaimo woman after she went public with concerns about the fundraising techniques used by the California-based church. The Nanaimo (BC) Daily News The first story about the Popoff rip off and Josie Gurney … Continue reading →

The paperback edition of Religious Literacy: What Every American Needs to Know–And Doesn’t by Stephen Prothero chair of the religion department at Boston University came out in March. The book was named on the the best books of 2007 by … Continue reading →

To our Senators: Thank you! (Not the hockey team, the Upper House; specifically the Standing Senate Committee on Banking, Trade and Commerce) The changes proposed by Senators Fox and Moore would: 1. Remove the power for the Minister of Heritage … Continue reading →

Of course, being outside the mainstream is not always a bad thing for pastors—it depends on what the issue is. We can be sure that after this election season, political handlers will be vetting former pastors and theological endorsers far … Continue reading →

I wouldn’t know how to break a digital lock if I tripped over it. And I’m not about to get a cell-phone or TiVo anytime soon. I’m going to side track here for a sec. In the US TiVo partnered … Continue reading →