Journalist Michael Kinsley famously added a twist to American politics when he redefined a "gaffe" as when "a politician tells the truth some obvious truth he isn't supposed to say."
Journalist Michael Kinsley famously added a twist to American politics when he redefined a "gaffe" as when "a politician tells the truth some obvious truth he isn't supposed to say."
Day 4 without running water in Colorado City, officials unsure of when issue will be resolved
Day 4 without running water in Colorado City, officials unsure of when issue will be resolved
COLORADO CITY, Colo. (KRDO) On the fourth day without running water, Colorado City residents received a mobile public safety alert warning of an imminent threat from a shortage of water.
Tuesday, while repairs were being made at the water treatment facility in Colorado City, a powerline was accidentally cut, resulting in internet problems.
Since then, access to water has been limited to Colorado City residents. For some, there s no access at all.
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Pentecost Sunday, which falls 50 days after Easter, doesn’t get quite the attention that Easter and Christmas do, but traditionally it is just as important. Christians often refer to it as the “birthday” of the church, when frightened and cowering disciples were converted by the power of the Holy Spirit into fearless evangelists. They would be the missionary martyrs who would carry the Christian faith, as the scripture puts it, to the ends of the earth.
Pentecost 2021 is not a happy birthday for the Christian churches in Canada. From the seven months and counting abolition of religious liberty in British Columbia, to severe restrictions on worship elsewhere, Christian disciples may well feel, as their ancestors did at the first Pentecost, huddled together, fearful of the authorities.