Monthly Archives: April 2010

Lin Yu-Chun

Lin Yu-Chan is a 24 year Taiwanese man who works part time in a music store and makes about $470/US a month. Until this week. He loves to sing, so much that his family threatened to kick him out if … Continue reading

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Keeping Canadian Catholic priest abuse secret: Windle letter

A year after Canadian Catholic Bishops released their 1992 report on priest-child abuse, a Canadian bishop was busy hushing things up. 4 Archbishops and 2 Bishops had probably read what was hailed as a ground breaking report – From Pain … Continue reading

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Stephen Harper calls the cops – Helena Guergis

The last time a Prime Minister called the cops on a cabinet minister was in 1987. (PM Brian Mulroney – André Bissonnette – land deal. He was charged and aquitted by a jury) Statement today from the Prime Ministers Office: … Continue reading

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Drew Marshall show tomorrow – some bloggers

Saturday (tomorrow) April 10th, 2010 Drew Marshall, who won a spot in many hearts with this appearance on Canadian religious TV, will have some bloggers on his radio talk show. Two Canuck bloggers are in the line up, along with … Continue reading

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Nate Phelps interview on Vision TV’s The Standard

2 years ago Trevor Melanson struck up a conversation with his cab driver on his way to the Cranbrook BC airport. It turned out he was talking with Nate, one of the sons of Fred Phelps Jr. Melanson wrote about … Continue reading

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West Virginia hard realities

Polycarp was required to be at the scene of the West Virginia coal mining explosion yesterday. His work is just beginning. Coal miners are often seen as intellectually impoverished, backwards, backwoods, but coal miners are the heart and soul of … Continue reading

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Michael Spencer 1956-2010

Michael Spencer, The Internet Monk, a blogger who challenged more people than he dreamed of, died today at his home in Kentucky. Michael  was known for his blogs, The Internet Monk, Jesus Shaped Spirituality, a group blog Boar’s Head Tavern, … Continue reading

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The day before

The slacktivist: Nothing worth doing is completed in our lifetime; therefore, we are saved by hope. Nothing true or beautiful or good makes complete sense in any immediate context of history;
 therefore, we are saved by faith.
 Nothing we do, … Continue reading

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