Bene Diction
Radio-Canada’s indepth news story on Faytene and her allies
By Rick Hiebert. All Rights Reserved. Used By Permission. I hope that Faytene Kryskow, after that damning story that ran last night on the Radio-Canada news program Enquete, has her Laroussse’s at hand. If she was hoping to build support amongst francophones for her work, she may now be hard pressed to do so, as [...]
Bev Oda ignored CIDA, betrayed KAIROS
Dennis Gruending 2010. Used by permission. All rights reserved. A year ago I wrote stories about the Conservative government’s ham-handed bullying of the Canadian ecumenical social justice group KAIROS. The story is now in the news again in a way that would be comic if it were not so nasty. It provides yet another glimpse into [...]
God is going to get you – PEI’s Ronald McKinley
PEI Transportation Minister Ronald McKinley (Lib. Cornwall-Meadowbank ) to Progressive Conservative Olive Crane in the legislature: I’m not what you call a saint, but I believe in God and I believe in [doing] the best I can do. You were at CBC pushing Sunday shopping, were you not? On TV?” he asked Crane. “Right after [...]
Exodus Global Alliance under investigation
An international religious group that claims to help men and women “overcome” their homosexuality is generating controversy because of its charitable status in Canada. As part of its mission statement Exodus Global Alliance, based in Ajax, Ont., says it is “serving people affected by homosexuality through counselling, support groups and other services.” “Our issue is [...]
Charles McVety channels John Hagee – letting Iman Delic speak is serious security failure
Imam Zijad Delic of the Canadian Islamic Congress has been uninvited from an event at National Defence headquarters marking Islamic History Month. If I’m reading the article properly the Defence Department’s visible minority advisory group event has been cancelled, not just the invitation to Iman Delic. The decision was announced late Friday afternoon by Defense [...]
“Curing” Gays Isn’t Charity
By Mark@Slap Upside The Head 2010. Used by permission. All rights reserved Update: I’ve set up a sub-page to help organize a campaign. Visit http://www.slapupsidethehead.com/action/ On Wednesday, I posted a story about how Exodus Global Alliance—a religious organisation that offers “freedom from homosexuality” through prayer and something they call sexual reorientation therapy—was denied charitable status in New [...]
Bringing in the chiefs
John Baglow 2010. Used by permission. All rights reserved McDonald’s recent book on the relationship between the Religious Right and the Harper government, The Armageddon Factor, may have been unclear on finer points of theology, and it contained a small handful of solecisms over which the Usual Suspects snorted and slobbered. But in general it was a [...]
Karl Rove, Grant Jeffrey Headlined Summit Hosted By CUFI Canada Co-Chair
Rachel Tabachnick July 2010. Used by permission. All rights reserved. This summit took place on June 25 -27 and is old news, but since it failed to make it into U.S. media, I think it is worth noting. Also, the blurring of the lines between end times prophecy and foreign policy will continue with the [...]
Timothy Bloedow’s Christian Government website becomes Christian Governance
Timothy Bloedow, legislative assistant to Reform-Conservative MP Maurice Vellacott, former director of Equipping Evangelicals for the Public Square and former Christian Heritage Party of Canada candidate is ramping up his political activism “for promoting explicitly Christian culture and governance.” In May Bleodow changed his website Christian Government to Christian Governance: ChristianGovernance is pursuing a two-fold purpose: 1) [...]
Demographic winter and the religious right
Dennis Gruending 2010. Used by permission. All rights reserved. Recently I received an email message urging me to read and then pass it along if I want to save Western civilization. The subject line said: Joys of A Muslim Woman: A MUST READ. Actually, it was not about joy at all but was an alarmist [...]
