Monthly Archives: August 2008

Consumer alert -Listeria monocytogenes

CBC: B.C. hospitals and carehomes are checking their inventories of sliced meats after at least two cases of listeriosis were identified in patients in B.C. One patient in Fort St. John and another in Prince George were being treated for … Continue reading

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Snake in pants

If you haven’t seen this hilarious event from the Iowa State Fair, set down what you’re drinking. via: Of course, I could be wrong

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Busy summer for Canada’s religious/political groups

Bow.James Bow: Speaking as a Christian, I just want to say that I am embarrassed that social conservatives like Charles McVety claim to represent who I am and what I believe. Nothing could be further from the truth. For one … Continue reading

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Key News Audiences Now Blend Online and Traditional Sources

The Pew Report released it’s study last week which takes a fascinating look at who and how consumes news different ways: Integrated, Net Users and Traditionalists. How they consume news is an indicator of what they learn. Most Americans fall … Continue reading

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Time to start counting more petitions for the GG

Angelina Steenstra of the Silent No More Awareness Campaign says membership should not be given to people who cause divisions within Canada. Steenstra’s group delivered a box of petitions Wednesday to the Governor General’s residence in Ottawa, which she said … Continue reading

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Michael Savage (Savage Nation) drops law suit

Michael Savage, a radio talk show host in the US has decided to drop his lawsuit against CAIR who urged a boycott for his remarks about Muslims. Bartholmews Notes on Religion

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Australian pentecostal preacher faked terminal illness

A FORMER Adelaide pastor who inspired hundreds of thousands of young Christians with his with his terminal cancer “battle” has been exposed as a fraud. Michael Guglielmucci, whose parents established Edge Church International, an Assemblies of God church at O’Halloran … Continue reading

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Chief Justice McLachlin and The Canada Family Action Coalition

Finally. And the religious groups are now down to 26. And a legal look at The Canada Family Action complaint. I got a kick out of one of the commenters who pointed out Christopher Bird’s use of Isaiah 8:20. “To … Continue reading

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