Polygamy and the Greens

When the same sex marriage debate filled the press and the airwaves, Christians argued that if the state attempted to change the definition of marriage to from a union of a man and a woman to the exclusion of all others, it would not be long till some one would advance an argument for polygamy. Of course that was scoffed at as scaremongering! "That will never happen!"

Well a mainstream political party will debate the question in a plenary session of their convention. In Canada! I'm not making this up!

TORONTO - The Green Party of Canada will consider a motion Sunday on whether or not they will push to decriminalize polygamy.

Party members in a workshop on Saturday evening voted to send the motion to the full-Party plenary, where they'll debate and vote on it.

Excuses

I found this deep in an old archive file on my hard drive! I thought it might be time to revisit this!

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Have you grown tired of hearing all the time-worn excuses people give for not going to church? Two pastors
put together this list of reasons for not attending the movies:

WHY I DO NOT ATTEND MOVIES

1. The manager of the theater never called on me.

2. I did go a few times, but no one spoke to me.

3. Every time I go they ask me for money -- they mention it even before I get in.

4. Many of the folks who attend do not live up to the moral standards of the films.

5. I went so much as a child I've had all the entertainment I need.

6. The performance lasts too long -- I can't sit still for a couple of hours or longer.

7. I don't always agree with what I see and hear.

8. I don't think that they have very good music.

9. The thermostat is always too high or too low, and the lighting is terrible.

10. The shows are usually in the evenings, and that's the only time I am able to be at home with my family.

Dominion Day

Here is an interesting article explaining why we should continue to call July 1 "Dominion Day". Changing the name to "Canada Day" was actually illegitimate, if not illegal!

Earthquake 2

It was a 5.5 magnitude quake along the Ontario Quebec border. Maybe Quebec is separating!

Earthquake

At 1:45 PM today we had an earthquake roll through southern and eastern Ontario. I was sitting at my desk and the whole house started shaking and groaning. My computer screen was rocking back and forth intensely. I immediately sent chat note to my son who lives outside of Ottawa and they felt it too. That's nearly 400 Km away! I'm going to watch the news!

Dinosaurs killed in (the) flood

I find this quite interesting. Evidence that the dinosaurs of Alberta were wiped out by a catastrophic flood -- a flood that occured "on a geographic scale that [was] so vast" that it created unprecedented carnage...


I wonder which flood that was: Could Noah have something to say about this.


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Burlington's Number One!

But this is a dubious distinction. Remarkably, the city I come from is number 3!

This only underlines the need for maintaining computer security!

Bonita's story

Bonita (my lovely companion) is posting a short illustrated story here. Enjoy... It's very cute.

Here is an interesting perspective!

Here is a man who would put "hot iron to flesh" for information!

Kind words from an American

It's not often that an American broadcaster notices Canada or says something nice....
Here is an exception.



This reminds me of a former Canadian broadcaster speaking well of our southern neighbours in 1973.



We may thank God for the peaceful coexistence that we have on this continent. No other continent has had peace for as long!

Abortion and Cancer

Here is an interesting and necessary read concerning the abortion industry, health and politics. It seems as if more and more evidence is coming to light that abortion is bad for the health of the mother as well as for the child! Go figure!

Google Staring Down the Tanks

I just read that Google's US executives have given an ultimatum to Beijing!

The Globe and Mail reports: 

Risking both billions of dollars in potential revenue and the prospect of triggering an Internet fault line, the world's biggest search engine is threatening to cease operations in China.
Citing a “highly sophisticated” cyberattack on its corporate infrastructure that appeared aimed at stealing intellectual property and spying on human-rights activists, Google said on Tuesday it will no longer censor search results on the Chinese version of its site, and may shut down its operations altogether in China, one of the fastest-growing markets in the world.
 
Read the rest of the story

This will be a watershed moment in history. It is either the beginning of the fall of a communist bloc, or the balkanization of the internet!

As Obama bows to the East

the ultimate free-enterprise no-borders internet-cloud company calls Beijing's bluff. "We're not playing your game anymore!" The audacity of it all! 

An "historic" piece of writing?

Yesterday, I read one of the most interesting pieces of political reporting and analysis that I've come across in a long time. Ron Graham writes about how it came to be that Mr. Ignatieff came to be leader of the Liberal party of Canada. It's published on line here.

You'll need a cup of coffee and the best part of half an hour, but if this is the only political analysis you read between now and the next election, it will serve you well!

If Ignatieff fails to "seize the crown", this piece by Ron Graham may well be noted as one of the most influential pieces of Canadian Political writing since.... well:  since Trudeau wrote for Cite Libre!

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Victory for Boisson

We can thank the Lord for the victory in the courts for Rev. S. Boisson of Red Deer Alberta. He had been persecuted for writing a letter to a local paper expressing his beliefs about homosexuality. The Alberta HRC had gagged him from speaking and ordered him to pay a fine to a complainant. The ECP Center assisted in fighting this onerous ruling and have recorded a win for freedom of religion and expression for Christians in this country. Read about it here.

Canada's Debt

The Canadian Taxpayer's Federation has an interesting site here. Watch your federal government spend money!

Citizenship Guide

It's not often (I don't think ever) that I'm really eager to get my hands on a government publication promoting this or that. However, over the last week I read much about Canada's new citizenship guidebook. After reading this I'm wondering how to get my hands on one! It sounds like the Government has finally prepared a booklet about Canada that's not about "healthcare" and "sharing" but about our constitutional history and our record of sound (relatively) representative (relatively) responsible government and our place in the World. I'm sick and tired of the mantra that "healthcare" defines us as a nation. Thank's to Mr. Warren for his column!

I found an ecopy here.

Big Pharma and HPV

I am thankful that I live in a time and place when many of the diseases of the past have been conquered by good vaccination programs. However, the recent hysterical hype over H1N1 just turns me off. More people die of seasonal flus than of H1N1.

But this story is over the top. Manufacturers of vaccines to protect girls from HPV are pushing hard to have all school age girls vaccinated, without, it seems, to have run adequate clinical trials! Shame! Shame!

A Sea Change in American Life

A new poll has been published in the USA about abortion.  This shows that the determination of the Pro-life movement has effect. I think of the young folks on university campuses who press on with their presentations even though they are shouted down and pushed around.  May they continue to be protected by the Lord of Heaven and the law of the land.

With a Little Help from His Friends

The other night our Prime Minister Stephen Harper joined Yo Yo Ma on stage at the NAC in Ottawa in a Beatles cover "With a Little Help From My Friends". This video has gone viral and is being seen by hundreds of thousands on YouTube and the Globe and Mail flash version. The most complete including his introduction and the surprised laughter of the audience can only  be seen on the PMO's own YouTube Channel. Only several thousand have seen it there so I thought I'd share it here. I have to smile at all the layers of irony of the song. Who does he need to love? Dion? Who are his friends? Jack and Gilles? After all these minority governments, where is love at first sight? Who is he going to get high with? Rahim Jaffer? It's just all too funny.

** I was hoping to keep it secret, but my sister caught me sitting in the orchestra! You can see me (or maybe its that proverbial double we all have). I've got a look-a-like at 3:52- 3:55 at the bottom right. He appears again at 4:13-4:15 on the bottom left. I'd love to know if he's a long lost relative. Even I think he looks like me!!!

Toronto Star

Remarkably, even the Toronto Star is calling for the repeal of the infamous "Section 13." Let's see if our politicians will dare to make this an election issue. "Where do you stand on 'Section 13'?" should be a question asked at every all candidates meeting if there is an election this fall!