Wisdom From the Desert

"A time is coming when men will go mad, and when they see someone who is not mad, they will attack him saying, 'You are mad, you are not like us'." --- St Antony of Egypt

Blog Author

Scott Gilbreath,
Falmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada

More info here

I am webmaster for Christ Church, Windsor. I also blog at Anglican Essentials Canada Blog, and formerly blogged at Magic Statistics.

Subscribe to my feed

 

May 2009
S M T W T F S
« Apr   Jun »
 12
3456789
10111213141516
17181920212223
24252627282930
31  

Archives

Collapsible Archive

Essential Links

Free Canuckistan

Biblical Art on the WWW

click to go to the SoConBlogs.com aggregator and find out how to join

Recommended

Get Firefox!

Made on a Mac

Apple, the Apple logo, and Mac are trademarks of Apple Computer, Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries. The Made on a Mac Badge is a trademark of Apple Computer, Inc., used with permission.

Services




Archive for May 19th, 2009

“White liberalism” hinders action against forced marriage

Tuesday, May 19th, 2009

So says Baroness Sayeeda Warsi (at right), a British Muslim peer, Conservative MP, and Shadow Minister for Community Cohesion and Social Action.
PC SENSITIVITIES must not block efforts to protect women from forced marriage and violence, a leading Muslim peer said yesterday.
Sayeeda Warsi believes “white liberalism” – the belief people cannot talk about such matters because [...]

Expert testimony at Ottawa honour killing trial

Tuesday, May 19th, 2009

Hasibullah Sidiqi is on trial in Ottawa for shooting to death his sister and her fiancé. He does not deny the homicides, but claims he was justified because his sister had offended family honour by becoming engaged without their father’s consent. In effect, says Mr Sidiqi, he was provoked by his sister’s actions—a [...]

Obama urged to remember persecuted Christians in Egypt

Tuesday, May 19th, 2009

US President Barack Obama has chosen Egypt as the site of his promised major speech to the Muslim world.  Christian Freedom International (CFI) hopes he will not overlook Egypt’s atrocious record of trampling on the religious liberties of Christians.
According to [CFI President Jim] Jacobson, “When it comes to human rights and the treatment of minority [...]

Defending Carrie Prejean

Tuesday, May 19th, 2009

Royal Hamel of the Guelph Mercury’s Community Editorial Board says, “Bravo to the brave Miss California”:
The United States is embattled in an escalating culture war on the issue of same-sex marriage. If the battle plays out as it did in Canada, many Christians and many churches will run for cover instead of speaking clearly what [...]

Guyanese human trafficker busted in Canada

Tuesday, May 19th, 2009

RCMP last week arrested Savita Singh, a 43-year-old Guyanese woman, together with three Ontario residents, on charges of conspiracy to violate immigration laws by smuggling two Guyanese into the United States.
Four years ago, she was convicted in a US court on similar charges.
The Canadian charges are similar to trouble Singh faced in Maine in 2005.
According [...]