Monthly Archives: September 2008

The Southern Baptist Convention ordered it’s 100 denominational bookstores (Lifeway) to pull a magazine off it’s shelves and sell it by request only from under the counter because the cover had a picture of women on it.  Five women actually. … Continue reading →

This 2008 election will forever be burned in my mind as an image of puffin poop. The Conservative Party started it, the opposition fostered it. I don’t see just Stephane Dion getting shit upon from great heights. We all are. … Continue reading →

This is an interesting broadcast meet internet kind of series of moments. Anyone who deals with traditional media can’t expect a free pass, while it’s nice to have a pre-broadcast interview, it’s foolish to assume anything is off the record … Continue reading →

Over the past several weeks, feminist writers across the media have worked valiantly to describe what about Sarah Palin’s selection as vice presidential candidate is so offensive and frightening to progressive women. In the face of giddy Republicans cross-dressing as … Continue reading →

Mark Whitlock and Bob DeMoss of Franklin Tennessee headed  to the “Value Voters Summit” put on by the Family Research Council in Washington, set up a booth and sold waffle mix for 10 bucks. They said their Obama Waffle mix … Continue reading →

A storm chaser blogger says he is in Galveston Texas and things are hairy. The Salvation Army is there for the long term, sheltering evacuees who won’t be heading home anytime soon, for many there will be no homes left to … Continue reading →

I wasn’t aware Ray Boltz was as successful in Christian music circles as indicated in The Blade article, I only know I really like a lot of his work. He’s made 16 albums. Didn’t know that. Sold 4.5 million and … Continue reading →

Dr. John Stackhouse takes a look at Gilles Duceppe, Opus Dei and the Ghost of Old Quebec David Baines of The Vancouver Sun has an interesting column on another Canadian faith healer most of us have never heard of. Kelowna … Continue reading →