Monthly Archives: June 2010

Focus on the Family Canada – that’s them?

Posted on June 21, 2010 by Bene Diction

Nice to see Focus on the Family Canada get the attention of a reporter, and another reporter mention the surprised reporter’s coverage of  The Institute of Marriage and Family Canada. Douglas Todd writes about religion for The Vancouver sun, and one of … Continue reading →

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100 Huntley Street gets a D – Crossroads Christian Communications Inc. rated by MoneySense

Posted on June 21, 2010 by Bene Diction

MoneySense has taken the 100 largest Canadian charities and rated them, which I think is a great idea. The charity grading system lists 100 charities across the country under four categories so that donors can make more informed choices. 4 … Continue reading →

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Faytene Kryskow knows who the important people are: The Forgiven Summit

Posted on June 19, 2010 by Bene Diction

deBeauxO’s at Dammit Janet went to  the Ottawa Civic Centre last week for Forgiven, the New Apostolic Reformation driven show sort of put on by Kenny Blacksmith of Gathering Nations International. I think deBeauxO’s caught a great deal I wouldn’t … Continue reading →

Posted in Canada's Religious Right, General, Gods Generals The Roots of NAR | 8 Comments

Preston Manning–Keeping faith and politics completely separate will become impossible

Posted on June 18, 2010 by Rick Hiebert

By Rick Hiebert. All Rights Reserved. Used by Permission. If you have read Marci McDonald’s new book, you will recall that Preston Manning–the former Reform Party leader–is someone that she has misgivings about, which she shared at some length. On … Continue reading →

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O’Neill vs. [Marci] McDonald? (and other updates)

Posted on June 18, 2010 by Rick Hiebert

By Rick Hiebert. All Rights Reserved. Used By Permission. Marci McDonald and her book are continuing to get press coverage…but one possible upcoming story would not the be sort of thing that any author would want to see. My former … Continue reading →

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Grace TV – the money pit

Posted on June 17, 2010 by Bene Diction

Peter has an extraordinary ability to create “new”. New support, new supporters, new resources, new ministries etc etc. So no matter how many times he is knocked down, or how many things you might take away from him… he can … Continue reading →

Posted in Grace TV, Peter Youngren, World Impact Ministries | 15 Comments

Kenny Blacksmith – Ottawa Civic Centre – speaking for Canadians?

Posted on June 11, 2010 by Bene Diction

This is an odd event being held at the Ottawa Civic Centre this weekend which has been heavily promoted within independent Charismatic and Pentecostal churches in Canada for the past several months. Former Cree chief Kenny Blacksmith rented the Ottawa … Continue reading →

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Faytene apologizes for the “Hitler Youth” quote

Posted on June 10, 2010 by Rick Hiebert

By Rick Hiebert. All Rights Reserved. Used By Permission. According to a statement on her 4MyCanada website, Faytene Kryskow has apologized for citing the “Hitler Youth” as a historical example for youth, but hopefully only in a good way this … Continue reading →

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