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Channukah and Christianity

Tuesday, December 11th, 2007

There is a fascinating article on the origins of Channukah in the Jerusalem Post. The article points to ancient midrashic origins of Channukah:
Schauss felt that the true reason for lighting candles lay in the flames themselves. He was certain that that the Festival of Lights was originally a “nature festival, one of [...]

The Star on Hijab Murder – It “can divide families”

Tuesday, December 11th, 2007

The Toronto Star is shamelessly fronting for radical islam in a story of a poor teenage muslim girl whose father strangled her for refusing to wear a hijab (muslim head covering). She died in hospital today. Instead of trotting out their resident radical feminist Michelle Lansberg to rail against an evil [...]

In A Related Discovery, Man Named ‘Mike’ Married a Woman Named Jen!

Monday, February 26th, 2007

The CBC and other outlets are all worked up into a Tizzy about James Cameron’s latest docementary, purportedly proving that Jesus was married to Mary Magdalene, had children, and that his body has been found in a tomb in Israel (back in the 1980’s no less).
Well, far be it for me to undermine the work [...]

Easter Video Redux

Wednesday, April 12th, 2006

I released this video a couple of weeks ago in advance of the Easter Season, but I thought I’d give it a bump since it’s almost good Friday.
Its fairly graphic, given that I used clips from Mel Gibson’s “The Passion of the Christ”, but I think it is a powerful little video.
It also [...]

Easter Video

Sunday, March 26th, 2006

In advance of Easter, I’m going to release a video I made for a celebration of good friday last year. Its fairly graphic, given that I used clips from Mel Gibson’s “The Passion of the Christ”, but I think it is a powerful little video.
It also happens to be my first ever attempt at [...]

Quite Possibly the Best Article on Evangelicals in Canada yet published!

Monday, October 31st, 2005

Christianity Today has placed online an article first published in the Vancouver Sun on Sept. 3rd 2005 in response to multiple attack ads placed against evangelicals. It makes for an excellent read, and it clearly illustrates what evangelicals are REALLY about.
Read the article here.