The view from here
This was taken by Carol Tebay at the Bene Diction compound.:^)
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A blogging bishop
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…
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…
Light Bulb Madness: A New Case Study in Right Wing Misinformation
incandescent.png The examples of conservative misinformation—devoutly believed by followers, repeatedly asserted by ideological leaders and media outlets—are growing too numerous to c...
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…
Say Brother, Can You Share My Logic? The Climate Debate and “Talking Past Each Other”
al_gore_i_an_inconv_100607o (1).jpg I’ve previously written about University of Michigan business professor Andrew Hoffman’s insightful work on the underlying motivations behind clima...
Post Carbon Institute Analysis Suggests Shale Gas (Still) Worse Than Coal For Climate
Screen shot 2011-07-14 at 6.37.46 PM.png Shale gas cannot provide a low carbon “interim” fuel for the transition to a clean energy future, according to David Hughes, fellow at the…
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…
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…
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…
The YouTube Prophet
Speaks for itself. A documentary of John Crowder, a neo-charismatic new mystic.
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…
Watts Up With the Internet? Motivated Bias on Climate Skeptic Blogs
Disconfirmation-Model.gif 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 ...
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…
The Science of Astroturfing
astroturf.jpg Here at DeSmogBlog, and around the environmental and liberal political blogosphere, there is great concern about “Astroturf” organizations—groups that pose as real...
A Pan-European Approach To Banning Unconventional Gas?
CWB993.gif 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...
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…
Federal Agency Captured By Gas and Pipeline Industry
Screen shot 2011-07-06 at 4.28.04 PM.png The Department of Transportation’s Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) is responsible for overseeing, monitoring and main...
Climate Skeptics Misunderstand Us, Too
Heartland_Logo.png 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...