Religious Dispatches: Jesus, Carpet Bomb My Heart: An Uncover Muslim in Detroit But there is a more inescapable truth about Engle’s “Dearborn Awakening.” He chose a speaker who lied, obfuscated, and confused. Should any of the participants want to learn more about Islam, if even to bring Jesus to Muslims,
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Bene Diction Blogs On: A visit with Ole Anthony, The Trinity Foundation
Wade Burleson got to sit down and visit with Anthony Ole of The Trinity Foundation – a man who has spent much of his life attempting to expose corruption in religious broadcasting. The Prosperity Gospel’s Fundamental Flaw is Its Faith in Faith. We learned many things from Ole last Friday
Continue readingBene Diction Blogs On: Former Canadian sportscaster now spokesperson for US anti-gay group NOM
A Canadian is going to be a spokesperson for a US anti-gay group. Damian Goddard, a former Rogers SportsNet employee who lost his contract with the network earlier this year, has been working for a web offshoot of the National Organization for Marriage. He is now going to be their
Continue readingBene Diction Blogs On: Ron Luce’s Teen Mania subject of documentary: Mind over Mania
Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy Teen Mania is a multi-million dollar independent religious organization run out of Texas, it’s known for it’s intense stadium events called BattleCry/Aquire the Fire and for it’s in … Continue reading →
Continue readingBene Diction Blogs On: Crystal Cathedral asks for meals for Robert and Arvella Schuller; have limo, will deliver
A request from the Crystal Cathedral for meals for 85 year old Robert Schuller and his wife Arvella did not sit well with some members of the church. When The Orange County Register published this piece, outrage spread past glass … Continue reading →
Continue readingBene Diction Blogs On: Prairie Bible Institute abuse survivors speak out
Prairie Bible Institute now known as Prairie Bible College is the oldest Canadian Bible school and renowned around the world for its missionary training program. In its eighty-nine years, Prairie has sent missionaries to over 114 different countries. This ultra-conservative … Continue reading →
Continue readingBene Diction Blogs On: Refuting the theology of Debbie and Micheal Pearl, No Greater Joy Ministries
In light of the post below on the viral video of Texas Judge Michael Adams beating his 16 year old daughter, I’m grateful to The Wartburg Watch for bringing this book to my attention. This is an excellent opportunity to … Continue reading →
Continue readingBene Diction Blogs On: Viral video of Texas judge beating daughter and unexpected fallout
A video of a Texas judge verbally abusing and beating his daughter is being seen all over the world. This beating of Hillary Adams occurred when she was 16 – seven years ago. She is now 23, and she uploaded … Continue reading →
Continue readingBene Diction Blogs On: Rick Perry quotes Canadian satirist – seriously
At an appearance in New Hampshire last week, Mr. Perry, struggling to regain momentum in the race, made reference to the quote, which he said was sent to him by his son. “This was in Toronto,” he told the crowd … Continue reading →
Continue readingBene Diction Blogs On: Charles McVety starts Canadian Religious Broadcasters Association
In February of this year, religiousbroadcasters.ca was registered. The organization is housed at Canada Christian College in Toronto. This registration occurred shortly after Charles McVety’s program was kicked off Crossroads Television System and his show Word.ca was dropped by the … Continue reading →
Continue readingBene Diction Blogs On: Toronto 911 not amused at Mayor Rob Ford’s verbal abuse
Wow. Just wow. I have been following the Rob Ford, This Hour Has 22 Minutes story and wrote up a post last night that I trashed. I don’t think the crew was in the right showing up at his home … Continue reading →
Continue readingBene Diction Blogs On: Tim Hortons Blenheim – public display of affection
Once this story hit the internet this week, all heck broke loose. It’s become a confusing story about reactions. Tim Horton’s issued a statement on Facebook apologizing to the two women (the assistant manager supposedly said if they didn’t leave … Continue reading →
Continue readingBene Diction Blogs On: Harold Camping leaves Family Radio
The Christian Post and Charisma Magazine are reporting that 90-year-old false prophet Harold Camping has been forced to step down from Family Radio. The Christian Post: Harold Camping, who predicted Oct. 21 to be the day Christians would be caught … Continue reading →
Continue readingBene Diction Blogs On: Federal Conservative MP’s and staffers, It gets better
In 2008 former pastor, now Senator Don Meredith hopes those who bullied Jamie Hubley are punished. CBC: “Individuals who have caused this should be punished to the nth degree, according to the law, because there’s no way that anyone should … Continue reading →
Continue readingBene Diction Blogs On: Another lawsuit for Eddie Long and New Birth Missionary Baptist Church
If I was an elder at Eddie Long’s church, I’d be getting a bit tired of the lawsuits coming my way. a)After reaching an out of court settlement with four men who had accused Long of sexual abuse in May, … Continue reading →
Continue readingBene Diction Blogs On: Hill Times interview with Dennis Gruending
Hill Times Kate Malloy interviews author Dennis Gruending: Competition among religious ideologies will continue with ‘an enduring intensity,’ says Gruending How much of a force is the religious right in Canadian federal politics and how does it compare to the American religious right … Continue reading →
Continue readingBene Diction Blogs On: The Occupy movement
OccupyWriters – a one sentence letter. OccupyWriters.com is an open letter of support by creative writers for Occupy Wall St and the Occupy movement around the world, signed by more than 1,000 writers to date. There are many well-known writers … Continue reading →
Continue readingBene Diction Blogs On: CBC apologizes to Chris Hedges (The Lang & O’Leary Exchange)
“Listen, don’t take this the wrong way, but you sound like a leftwing nutbar.” Kevin O’Leary to Chris Hedges on The Lang & O’Leary Exchange October 6, 2011 I’ve not watched this show, the day this interview took place, Diane … Continue reading →
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