I get mail

No, I’m not some hipster blogger whose going to complain about the hate email I get from crazy people. I actually got mail, in my mailbox. The real deal.

To be fair, it wasn’t addressed to me, directly, but I feel it was destined for me to read. Most of the time I just toss anything that isn’t a bill… but…

I did this course. I knew what to do.
Ground Zero
Volunteer Minister
[..]
“IF ONE DOES NOT LIKE THE CRIME, CRUELTY, INJUSTICE AND VIOLENCE OF THIS SOCIETY, HE CAN DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT.”
L. RON HUBBARD
Religious influence in society
Role of the Volunteer Minister

Apparently Scientology has come to my neighborhood.

And if I want to be a volunteer minister, it will only cost me… C$250
And if I want the handbook, it will only cost me… C$159
And if I want to be a lifetime member C$127.20
Free delivery.

That last part was a nice touch, I thought.
I don’t know, if it was C$127.00, I might have gone for it. But that extra 20 cents, that just seems too much. When I volunteer at CFI I get free wifi.

Come on Scientology…where is my wifi?

Star Trek Religion

David Brooklyn submitted this photo as his contribution to the church sign series.  David says These were posted front and back on a local church last summer. I’ve already shared them on Facebook, but thought you might like them. . . .

Howard Stern vs Kirk Cameron

By: BillyBob One of my favourite YouTube critiques of the religious right is Howard Stern taking on Kirk Cameron’s claim that religious rights are being curtailed in the United States. Richard Dawkins or Jerry Coyne could present logical and reasoned arguments to refute Kirk Cameron’s claims, but I prefer Stern’s … Continue reading

WTF Is Science?

If I lived in Toronto, I would accept this Facebook invitation from Rufina Kim: You are cordially invited to the first meeting of a new campus group established to discuss and debate various topics in scientific controversy and the implications of such controversies in the real world. For our first … Continue reading

Every Day Is Darwin Day

Every day is Darwin day if you play the Ikea Monkey Game, based on Darwin — the monkey who made global headlines during Christmas after he was captured wandering in a Toronto Ikea wearing a shearling coat, produced by Barnabas Wornoff, a Seneca College animation professor, and a group of … Continue reading

More Than a Beautiful Face

Hedy Lamarr (1913 – 2000) was considered “the most beautiful woman in Europe” and “the most beautiful woman in the world.”  However, Rita J. King , in the Linkedin article, “Five Things that the ‘Most Beautiful Woman in the World’ Taught Us About Innovation,” highlights Lamarr’s additional qualities: Her real … Continue reading

Pedestrian Church Sign

This sign, mounted in front of Saint Giles Presbyterian Church in Peterborough, ON, is the first of a series of church signs to be posted on this site: Peterborough has a lot of churches; therefore, there are a lot of signs.  I see this one as I drive by St. … Continue reading

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