No thanks for the fishes – yet
Sorry for the down time here at BDBO – we ran into a bit of server payment mix up. I was going to let BDBO go, but here we are,…
Bene Diction
Infamous Family Radio founder Harold Camping dies
The end for a doomsday prophet came quietly this past weekend. Harold Camping, the founder of Family Radio, and a man who made international news with his false predictions on…
West Jet Christmas video
“WestJet said that if the video attracts 200,000 views, the company would give away holiday flights to needy families.” – Market Watch
Mark Driscoll plagiarism debate twists and turns
I got an email from a reader today with the comment that this is usually something I’m on top of. BREAKING: Janet Mefferd Removes Tweets and Blog Material Regarding Mark…
Paul Crouch, founder of Trinity Broadcasting Network, dead at 79
The founder of the worlds largest Christian cable network, Paul Crouch died today in California. LA Times: The son of a Missouri missionary, Crouch moved to California in the early…
Rob Ford Opera
(CBC Radio’s Day 6 recorded this Rob Ford aria, arranged and written by Topher Mokrzewski, resident conductor with the Calgary Opera. Alex Beley and Tyler Fitzgerald sing as the Ford…
Conference circuit time for celebrity Calvinists – Act Like Men
US pastor Mark Driscoll was in Hamilton for the neo-Calvinist Act Like Men conference this weekend. According to one participating US celebrity pastor, Act Like Men Canada drew about 8…
Grimsby youth minister charged with sexual assault and exortion
“The arrest and charges against this former employee are being treated with the utmost seriousness and concern. And its urging anyone with information related to these charges to go to…
Pat Robertson not happy about Mission Congo debut at Toronto Film Festival
A documentary which debuted at tiff Friday night is getting a lot of buzz. Televangelist, multi-millionaire, and leader of the religious right, Pat Robertson is a man on a mission.…
Crossroads Christian Communications top management shake up, CEO Don Simmonds steps down
I have not had the opportunity to second source this information – I am in the process of doing so, it’s late night in Ontario, so I don’t expect any…
DayStar TV muscles into Canada through Grace TV
If you tune into Peter Youngrens Grace TV from now to September 2nd, you will be regaled with Marcus and Joni Lambs Daystar fundraiser. Daystar is an aggressive US religious…
US worship leader in Milton jail, can’t make bail or pay a lawyer
How can a former Saddleback worship leader sit in an Ontario jail with no money, no defence attorney and no one from churches he works for, or worked for in…
British evangelist Tony Anthony closes ministry after investigation finds most of his story is false
Tony Anthony I’m curious as to why Canada’s 100 Huntley Street has kept an interview with a thoroughly discredited British evangelist. In July a respected 3 man panel with the…
Newsweek bought by IBT Media, company with relationship to controversial Korean pastor David Jang
The sale of Newsweek to IBT Media, announced Saturday is generating some interest in media and evangelical circles. Christianity Today published an investigative series last year, The Second Coming Christ…
A Public Statement Concerning Sexual Abuse in the Church of Jesus Christ – G.R.A.C.E.
G.R.A.C.E. (Godly response to abuse in the Christian Environment) Recent allegations of sexual abuse and cover-up within a well known international ministry and subsequent public statements by several evangelical leaders…
Young raven asks for human help
Gertie Cleary compared the experience to a child with a splinter. “hen you pull a splinter out, they holler and screech and pull their hand away,” she told CTV News.…
PMO received complaints about Crossroads Christian Communications
Canadian Press: The Prime Minister’s Office and the office of the international development minister got about 170 letters and emails after The Canadian Press reported earlier this year on the…
Maclean’s article on Wendy Gritter and New Direction: Quietly head of the curve
Maclean’s Magazine has an article about Wendy Gritter and New Direction: Quietly ahead of the curve Gritter was optimistic when she started ministering at New Direction. She attended an Exodus…
Exodus International shuts down, leaders to start new organization
Tonight Canadians will have the opportunity to watch a show on OWN that has caused a lot of buzz south of the border. As important as the content of the…