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Monday November 13, 2006

Church: This blog, which focuses on Canadian politics, takes an interesting look at Katharine Jefferts Schori, the new Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church.

Church: And while we’re on the subject of Katharine Jefferts-Schori, Mark Driscoll writes about her in an article. “All of this has led this blogger to speculate that if Christian males do not man up soon, the Episcopalians may vote a fluffy baby bunny rabbit as their next bishop to lead God’s men. When asked for their perspective, some bunny rabbits simply said that they have been discriminated against long enough and that people need to ‘Get over it.’”

History: The Ottawa Sun interviews Roy Giesebrecht, one of many men whose hockey career was interrupted by the Second World War.


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