Anglican Same-Sex Blessings.
Anglican churches in Nova Scotia and P.E.I. will now apparently have the individual autonomy to choose to bless same-sex marriages. A tiny step to be certain, but at least it’s…
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When is a scholarship a "forgiveable loan" (or vice versa)?
A very interesting class action lawsuit has been launched here in The Hammer. It involves students of Redeemer University College and their parents who claim they were ripped off by…
Gender As Afterthought
It’s not so strange to want children to be safe from bullying. It’s also not strange to want children to grow up whoever they want to be. One thing many…
Time for the post Rapture headcount….
May 21 came and went with no earthquakes or other disasters to speak of, unless you think this blog qualifies. The Rapture was supposed to happen on Saturday, and near…
The world ended yesterday
Or not. Nothing happened. What a shock. No quakes, no Rapture, no nothing. The closest we came were some day-early Victoria Day fireworks in Canada and some American atheist jokesters…
Obama: 1967 borders, please
It's quite the provocation in the minds of many, but Barack Obama has done an almost complete reversal of what he said when campaigning in 2008. At a meeting of…
Market research for a new religion
Having looked into various religions like Christianity, Judaism and Islam I've decided that the marketplace is in bad need of a new faith, but given our modern age I think…
Is Christianity an evil religion?
It has become something of a common practice for those of the Christian faith to ask whether Islam is an inherently "evil" religion. I've even heard fundamentalists question whether Muslims…
In Defense of Abortion
In this month’s Canadian federal election, abortion was not an issue. However, whenever election time roles around in North America, the issue of abortion tends to garner at least a…
On Faith and Inductive Logic
Perhaps largely due to its strong religious associations, the word 'faith' is often significantly abused by both sides of the religious debate. The result has been some consistent misconceptions about…
Less than a week until nothing out of the ordinary happens. Poll: How will Rapturites react?
It is no longer news that a small group of devout American Christians are eagerly awaiting this coming Saturday, May 21st, which they believe will see the Rapture of all…
Don’t Let Life Get You Down . . . .
Two weeks from tomorrow it'll all be moot, anyway.Stock up on emergency supplies and offer to take care of your "believing" friends' pets when they are released from their earthly…
Japan tsunami
No politics, entertainment, business or whatever, and for the obvious reasons ... Certainly this is a sad day with the news about one of the biggest earthquakes (8.9, off Honshu,…
Catholic Child Abusers
No, I'm not not talking about the priests who are forcibly sodomizing little boys. That deserves attention, undoubtedly, but I'm talking about mental abuse. This kind of bullshit.It wasn’t until…
Catholic Child Abusers
No, I’m not not talking about the priests who are forcibly sodomizing little boys. That deserves attention, undoubtedly, but I’m talking about mental abuse. This kind of bullshit. It wasn’t…
Catholic Child Abusers
No, I’m not not talking about the priests who are forcibly sodomizing little boys. That deserves attention, undoubtedly, but I’m talking about mental abuse. This kind of bullshit. It wasn’t…
Catholic Child Abusers
No, I'm not not talking about the priests who are forcibly sodomizing little boys. That deserves attention, undoubtedly, but I'm talking about mental abuse. This kind of bullshit.It wasn’t until…
Galactic Ruler Xenu Hires a Lawyer
There once was a guy who wrote sci-fi short stories for pulp magazines. Then one day he wrote this story:75 million years ago, the earth was over-populated with 186 billion…
"Bless Me, Father" – There’s an App for That . . . .
But Bennie and his Jerks don't like it.Via the New York Daily News:Officials in Rome have declared that an app available on Apple's iPhones, iPads and the iPod touch cannot…
Jack saw the high road and said, "Nah."
Today’s Winnipeg Free Press continued to follow the latest insanity rising from the Bloc Quebecois. Sidenote: Someone should pass a memo to Gilles reminding him that he represents the majority…