Alleged ponzi scheme uncovered, another church targeted…

From The Province:

He went to church on Sunday and sang in the choir.

Today, Vancouver investment dealer Sean Kim sits in a Korean jail after allegedly scamming $30 million from Korean-Canadians in the Lower Mainland.

Kim, 39, whose full name is Sung Wan Kim, was arrested by Korean police last weekend on fraud charges related to a Ponzi scheme.

Korean police believe he has left behind up to 200 victims in B.C., and that the final damage could exceed $60 million.

The targeted group is Foursquare Gospel Church.

So-Con new Harper speech writer

The Prime Minister’s Office has hired a former Calgary Herald columnist who has a history of speaking out against gay rights.

Nigel Hannaford has resigned from the Calgary Herald to be a speechwriter for Prime Minister Stephen Harper.

Hannaford, who has been in the newspaper business since 1975, joined the Calgary Herald in 1999 and was appointed in 2000 to the Herald’s editorial board — a position he held until recently.

In his Slings & Arrows column, Hannaford espoused socially conservative values, arguing against gay rights and undermining the legitimacy of human rights commissions.

more at Xtra

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Quite the line up at at this get together Iqnite our Culture.
Clones of familar  US religious right groups, for the low price of $75 bucks.
REAL Women, Focus on the Family Canada,
CTS television personality Michael Coren, Equipping Christians for the Public Square’s Tim Bloedow, Rev. Charles McVety of Canada Christian College, John Carpay of  The Canadian Consitution Foundation, Stephanie Luck, a Colorado transplant with the Christian Legal Foundation andGisele Baribeau, of Christian Youth Worldview and Leadership (home schooling). The topic: “Freedom and Family: Where Rights Meet Responsibilities.” 
Being streamed live on UStream. Equipping Christians for the Public Square has been holding this annual conference since 2004.