If we only have the will to walk, then God is pleased with our stumbles.
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A man charged with criminal negligence causing death following a street-racing incident was supposed to be under house arrest at the time. One of the men charged after a woman died in a racing incident in eastern Newfoundland earlier this month had been instructed to stay at home under house arrest, CBC News has learned. [...]
Sikhism officially rejects India’s caste system, but the murder of a Sikh religious leader at a Vienna temple is believed to have been motivated by caste-based prejudice. The mayhem in Vienna sparked rioting in Punjab state, northwest India. Dalits in Vancouver have denounced the killing, calling it an act of terrorism. Outraged by the killing [...]
The collect for today, the Feast of St Augustine (d. c. 605), first Archbishop of Canterbury (source): O Lord our God, who by thy Son Jesus Christ didst call thine apostles and send them forth to preach the Gospel to the nations: We bless thy holy name for thy servant Augustine, first Archbishop of Canterbury, [...]
Government aid to victims of the 6 April earthquake that hit L’Aquila, Italy, has been held up by a small problem. The city and surrounding area have 70,000 registered residents, but 100,000 people have applied for a grant. The local authority’s chief executive, Massimiliano Cordeschi, has noted an “incongruity” in the total numbers of residents [...]
Federal Grit leader Michael Ignatieff just visited Nova Scotia and, based on the Halifax Chronicle-Herald report, he had nothing substantive to say. What do you expect from the man of whom Rick Mercer said, “Does he have any opinions on anything? I haven’t heard them.” Federal Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff says Rodney MacDonald and his [...]
The Nova Scotia NDP offers another amazingly innocuous ingenious plan to improve health care if it wins the provincial election on 9 June. To reduce chronic disease rates, it will set up two ongoing gabfests—a council and a task force—and it will “work closely” with medical professionals. The sheer genius of NDP leader Darrell Dexter [...]
A British judge went out of his way to denounce “honour” crimes in a case involving three children of Pakistani descent being cared for by a non-Muslim family. The children’s mother is in prison for setting her sister-in-law’s house on fire in a dispute involving alleged violations of family honour. The father was refused care [...]
A report prepared by the Council of Europe reveals that murders of women by family members are more prevalent than previously thought. The report was discussed at a meeting in Istanbul. The draft report calls for immediate action to deal with what it describes as the growing problem of honor killings. British member of parliament [...]
The Malaysian government has forbidden Christians from referring to God as “Allah”, even though the word “Allah” means exactly that in the national language. The Roman Catholic church has gone to court to decide the issue. Muslim leaders insist that “Allah” must be restricted for usage in Islam, else “young or unsuspecting Muslims” might get [...]
My gmail account was hacked yesterday at 12:22 PM (Atlantic time), and a spam e-mail was sent from my address to every e-mail address ever entered at the account. The e-mail advertised the services of a Chinese company that I’ve never heard of. I apologise to everyone who received that e-mail. According to gmail’s activity [...]
“Set your affection on things above.” – Colossians 3:2 This morning’s recessional hymn on The Sunday after Ascension Day at Christ Church, Windsor. Hymn #178 in The Book of Common Praise (1938), official hymn book for the whole of The Church of England in Canada (later Anglican Church of Canada). O Christ, thou hast ascended [...]
The collect for today, Sunday After Ascension Day, from The Book of Common Prayer (Canadian, 1962): O God, the King of glory, who hast exalted thine only Son Jesus Christ with great triumph unto thy kingdom in heaven; We beseech thee, leave us not comfortless; but send to us thine Holy Ghost to comfort us, [...]
Many economists believe that legal and institutional arrangements are the decisive factor influencing economic development. In this view, nations with secure property rights and contract laws enforced by a judiciary free of government interference will benefit from substantial private investment and experience long-term economic growth and prosperity. A new paper by Peter Blair Henry and [...]
I know very little about Estonia, but I still found this video hilarious. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WUgqXGu_gTQ[/youtube] h/t: Edward Lucas
Marty Van Doren, RCMP officer and human trafficking co-ordinator for Ontario division, says that underage aboriginal girls make up some 90 percent of visible sex trade workers in Canada. And make no mistake about it, most prostitutes are lured or forced into the life, he said. “Are they victims? — yeah, absolutely,” Van Doren said. [...]
