By Rick Hiebert. All Tights Reserved. Used by Permission. Don’t mess with Todd Bentley. He’ll have you “whacked” by the Lord. One of the local papers in Croydon, England–where Todd Bentley was to evanglize earlier this year before he was banned from entering by immigration authorities–is rightly appalled by Bentley’s
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Bene Diction Blogs On: Chicago Magazine Let Us Prey: Big Trouble at First Baptist Church
Good read. Chicago magazine reporter Bryan Smith’s in-depth look at the culture of First Baptist Church of Hammond Indiana in Let Us Prey: Big Trouble at First Baptist Church: Last September, Schaap, 54, a married father of two, pleaded guilty to taking a 16-year-old girl he was counseling at First
Continue readingBene Diction Blogs On: “We have the right to be stupid [about Todd Bentley]“
By Rick Hiebert All Rights Reserved. Used by Permission Why does evangelist Todd Bentley, after the disgrace at Lakeland and being banned from entering Britain earlier this year, feel the need to keep going and going and going like the Energizer Bunny? An e-mail of his from a few days
Continue readingBene Diction Blogs On: Fumbling this political football?
By Rick Hiebert. All Rights Reserved. Used by Permission Damian Goddard, the sportscaster who was dismissed from SportsNet for sharing his views on gay marriage, knows exactly why the Argos won the Grey Cup this year. It’s due to Argo team discipline and taking few penalties, he says in this
Continue readingBene Diction Blogs On: His Mom has extra reasons to cheer?
By Rick Hiebert. All Rights Reserved. Used by Permission. Fans of the Calgary Stampeders in Sunday’s Grey Cup may be interested to know that one of their players takes a position on the long running Anglican debate over whether gays … Continue reading →
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By Rick Hiebert. All Rights Reserved, Used by Permission. Canadian Press is reporting that pro-life MPs have discovered another tactic that they can use in the House of Commons. Following the failure of Motion M-312, what pro-life MPs have started … Continue reading →
Continue readingBene Diction Blogs On: Obama’s possible failings our fault, says the Lord
By Rick Hiebert. All Rights Reserved, Used by Permission. If you are not a supporter of Barack Obama, you could be making the President fail. Thus saith the Lord. Per Wendy Alec, at any rate. As you no doubt know, … Continue reading →
Continue readingBene Diction Blogs On: Bob Jones University hires G.R.A.C.E.
Well, hell just froze over. Greenville News: Bob Jones University said it has appointed an outside Christian organization as an ombudsman to review “past instances in which it is alleged that the university under-served a victim or didn’t comply with … Continue reading →
Continue readingBene Diction Blogs On: Citizen Kang
Don’t blame me, blame Rick.:^)
Just acknowledging the day to the south of us.
Bene Diction Blogs On: Will Hugh Hefner outlive his magazines?
By Rick Hiebert. All Rights Reserved. Used by Permission Another of the spinoff “Special Editions” of Playboy has announced that it is shutting down. I was at my corner store last night when I noticed that “Playboy’s Lingerie” also was wrapped with plastic wrapping, this time stating “FINAL LINGERIE Issue”.
Continue readingBene Diction Blogs On: British Columbia coast earthquake
People in Terrace, Prince Rupert,Port McNeill, Kitimat, Smithers, Sayward, Quesnel report significant shaking from a 7.7 quake, near Haida Gwaii, (formerly Queen Charlotte Islands) 198 kilometres south-southwest of Prince Rupert, depth of 10 km. – U.S. Geological Survey This map of a potential tsunami path comes from Global Disaster Alert and
Continue readingBene Diction Blogs On: Even Hugh Hefner can’t make a go of it…
By Rick Hiebert. All Rights Reserved. Used by permission. It’s not like Hugh Hefner will have to stand in line at a food bank any time soon, but something that I thought would never happen is happening–one of his magazines is ceasing publication. Playboy is still ticking,, but as I
Continue readingBene Diction Blogs On: Axcess Automation/Fund updates – Gordon Driver arrested, Reynold Mainse facing OSC ruling in November. Acted contrary to the public interest
I’ve fallen behind a bit in updating the Axcess Automation/Funds saga. A lot has happened lately, with a couple of the key players in the ponzi scheme which saw investors lose millions. The Ontario Securities Commission has put up “Reasons and Decisions”, the findings of a hearing held in April 2011
Continue readingBene Diction Blogs On: Mr. Bentley strikes Norse letter writer as not unlike last month’s lutefisk
By Rick Hiebert. All Rights Reserved. Used by permission I found something of interest in a Norwegian paper, thanks to the Google Translate verion of a letter in a newspaper there. Letter writer Martin Hjellvik of Bergen wrote in the oped section of what I am guessing is a local
Continue readingBene Diction Blogs On: Controversial Kansas City pastor now Executive Director of Crossroads Christian Communications USA
Most people have never heard of Rev. Jerry Johnston. Canadians who watch 100 Huntley Street regularly have seen him a fair bit the past few months. I doubt viewers who watch 100 Huntley Street religiously know about Johnston’s background, and I suspect that Crossroads Christian Communications Inc. would prefer that their viewers
Continue readingBene Diction Blogs On: Nicholas Cage to star in Left Behind reboot film?
By Rick Hiebert. All Rights Reserved. Used by Permission. Canadian Christian filmmaker Paul Lalonde has big news that has just moved on Charisma News. He’s planning a remake of his company’s first Left Behind film, made a few years ago, and says that Nicolas Cage is set to star. I’d
Continue readingBene Diction Blogs On: King’s College President Dinesh D’Souza resigns after showing up with (married?) ‘fiancee’ at conference
Tampa Bay Online: NEW YORK — The conservative scholar behind a high-grossing film that condemns President Barack Obama resigned Thursday as head of an evangelical college following a report about his engagement to a woman while still legally married to his wife. The board of The King’s College announced school
Continue readingBene Diction Blogs On: Southern Baptists won’t sell Glorieta Conference Center to David Jang’s Olivet University
The Tennessean: LifeWay spokesman Marty King told the paper that a National Association of Evangelicals report on Olivet’s theological compatibility with the Southern Baptist Convention’s resources arm, commissioned by LifeWay and Olivet, was completed last week. “LifeWay Christian Resources has reviewed the report from the National Association of Evangelicals, and
Continue readingBene Diction Blogs On: Sovereign Grace Ministries hit with class action lawsuit
Finally. WASHINGTON – Three female plaintiffs claim an evangelical church group covered up allegations of sexual abuse against children, failed to report accusations to the police and discouraged its members from co-operating with law enforcement, according to a lawsuit filed Wednesday. The lawsuit was filed in Maryland state court against
Continue readingBene Diction Blogs On: Evangelical stardom and the fans who feed it
Herescope: Sacred Cows and Stars The Cult of Evangelical Leadership From the earliest days of the modern evangelical movement the church followed the same sociological patterns as the culture at large and elevated certain men to Superior Status. By the late 1970s, as the broader evangelical media became an integral
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