By Rick Hiebert. All Rights Reserved. Used by permission. As traditional as a church may be, as the world changes, little things about how the church does things may change too. This fall, a new Catholic bishop will be able … Continue reading →
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Bene Diction Blogs On: Oh, please
By Rick Hiebert. All Rights Reserved. Used by permission. I spotted this on the Facebook Wall of Faytene Grasseschi (the former Faytene Kryskow) on Tuesday. The “status” reads: Faytene Grasseschi Patricia King is very likely the most Jesus-like person I … Continue reading →
Continue readingDeSmogBlog - Clearing the PR Pollution that Clouds Climate Science: Light Bulb Madness: A New Case Study in Right Wing Misinformation
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The examples of conservative misinformation—devoutly believed by followers, repeatedly asserted by ideological leaders and media outlets—are growing too numerous to c…
Continue readingMike Powell Fanclub: Radio Topics, July 19
Happy Tuesday! Adam is off to Toronto, where he will try not to fall a sleep while working in the United Church archives. I’m here, though, so tune into CKCU to listen to the show.
Spacing Magazine brings its summer roadshow to Ottawa tomorrow evening at the NAC. We’ll speak with Spacing Ottawa editor Evan Thornton […]
DeSmogBlog - Clearing the PR Pollution that Clouds Climate Science: Say Brother, Can You Share My Logic? The Climate Debate and “Talking Past Each Other”
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I’ve previously written about University of Michigan business professor Andrew Hoffman’s insightful work on the underlying motivations behind clima…
Continue readingDeSmogBlog - Clearing the PR Pollution that Clouds Climate Science: Post Carbon Institute Analysis Suggests Shale Gas (Still) Worse Than Coal For Climate
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Shale gas cannot provide a low carbon “interim” fuel for the transition to a clean energy future, according to David Hughes, fellow at the Pos…
Continue readingBene Diction Blogs On: SGM Survivor blog receives threats
It is one thing to get hate mail. Most of us who expose bad behavior in evangelical circles have been the receipients of some blistering anger and even rage. It is another thing to be confronted with CJ Mahaney/SGM fanboy … Continue reading →
Continue readingBene Diction Blogs On: Those who can do…and a “tale of the tapes”
By Rick Hiebert. All Rights Reserved. Used by Permission How does the old saying go? Anyways, Todd Bentley would like you to think that he is so adept at raising the dead that he can teach you to do the … Continue reading →
Continue readingBene Diction Blogs On: Pulpit and Politics soon to be a book
Dennis Gruending, a popular Canadian religion blogger will be publishing a book in the fall, titled after his blog, Pulpit and Politics: I have been struck over the past few years by the growing competition between religious progressives and conservatives … Continue reading →
Continue readingBene Diction Blogs On: The YouTube Prophet
Speaks for itself. A documentary of John Crowder, a neo-charismatic new mystic.
Continue readingBene Diction Blogs On: CJ Mahaney is our man – Sovereign Grace Ministries board statement
It took Jesus 30 years to prepare for ministry. He ministered publicly for 3 years. He was crucified and rose 3 days later. It’s taken the board of Sovereign Grace Ministries six days to issue a statement of resolutions essentially … Continue reading →
Continue readingDeSmogBlog - Clearing the PR Pollution that Clouds Climate Science: Watts Up With the Internet? Motivated Bias on Climate Skeptic Blogs
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Recently, I’ve become aware that the prominent climate science skeptic blogger Anthony Watts has been challenging a number of my posts. Maybe it’s because in …
Continue readingDeSmogBlog - Clearing the PR Pollution that Clouds Climate Science: Stephen Colbert Skewers Talisman Energy Over Gas Fracking Coloring Book
Stephen Colbert devoted a must-see segment of The Colbert Report last night to the subject of hydraulic fracturing (fracking), mocking gas company Talisman Terry for its coloring book propaganda, “Talisman Terry’s Energy Adventure” [PDF] and generally …
Continue readingDeSmogBlog - Clearing the PR Pollution that Clouds Climate Science: The Science of Astroturfing
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Here at DeSmogBlog, and around the environmental and liberal political blogosphere, there is great concern about “Astroturf” organizations—groups that pose as real…
Continue readingDeSmogBlog - Clearing the PR Pollution that Clouds Climate Science: A Pan-European Approach To Banning Unconventional Gas?
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A German member in the European parliament (MEP) is proposing a straightforward way to prevent (or outlaw) exploration and drilling for unconventional gas in the European Union (EU). H…
Continue readingBene Diction Blogs On: CJ Mahaney and the SGM Wikileaks
There is going to be a huge kerfuffle in a section of the God blogosphere as news of a decision by a major ministry leader to step away for awhile starts to reverberate. CJ Mahaney, founder of a group called Sovereign Grace … Continue reading →
Continue readingDeSmogBlog - Clearing the PR Pollution that Clouds Climate Science: Federal Agency Captured By Gas and Pipeline Industry
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The Department of Transportation’s Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) is responsible for overseeing, monitoring and main…
Continue readingDeSmogBlog - Clearing the PR Pollution that Clouds Climate Science: Climate Skeptics Misunderstand Us, Too
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So recently, I’ve watched a few videos from the Heartland Institute conference on “Restoring the Scientific Method”—and it has been a fascinating experi…
Continue readingMike Powell Fanclub: Radio Topics, July 5th
Happy July! I hope that everyone had a great long weekend- join Adam and I as we prepare for the marathon that is Bluesfest. We’ll talk about some of the following- so tune in from 7-9 on CKCU!
The Royals were in town! They did things! They are very polite! They went shopping!
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