Skeptics Behzad Elahi and Michael Kruse of CFI Canada’s Skepticism Committee on the Michael Coren TV Show on Alt Med
While I don’t usually get the warmest welcome defending atheism on the religious program the Michael Coren Show, yesterday my nemesis Coren was possibly even harder on a couple of naturopaths that he had on as [...]

Although it’s called the Faith Matters panel, today’s episode of the Michael Coren Show spent roughly half the time focused on topics that had little if anything to do with religion.  For example, we covered the troop escalation in Afghanistan: Prostesters March as Obama Speaks at West Point.  Coren tried to connect this by suggesting [...]

Today we had a more enthusiastic than usual episode of the Michael Coren Show (CTS TV).  On the Faith Matters panel for the first time was Cheri DiNovo, the NDP MPP for Parkdale-High Park and former United Church Minister.  As a result, the show got off to an unusual start by focusing on DiNovo’s rather [...]

Firstly, a heads up that I’ll be appearing rather earlier than expected on the next Michael Coren Show Faith Matters panel, this Thursday 6pm.
Then on the same network this Saturday, November 7, from 6-7pm, CTS TV will air a pre-recorded 1 hour show in which I and Age Smies of the Humanists of Canada appeared [...]

I’ve finally gotten around to posting some of the lectures and debate talks I’ve given in the last while.   The following can all be found on the transcript page of the Centre for Inquiry website:
1.  Panel: Hamilton World Religion Conference.  Topic:  The Role, Character and actions of God.
October 18, 2009, Bishop Ryan School, 50 [...]

Michael Coren was very much back on this episode, which is airing tonight at 8pm on CTS TV.  The show featured the usual christian evangelical Joe Boot (Senior Pastor, Westminster Chapel, Apologist and Author) and catholic priest Fr. Tom Lynch (Professor of Moral Theology, St. Augustine’s Seminary), but the muslim position on the panel was [...]

This was one of the best showing I’ve had on the Michael Coren Show in my humble opinion.  I think it had something to do with the fact that the host was away and replaced by the very professional and well spoken Tim Denis, who has a sort of Steven Paiken charm (that’s not to [...]

The last time I was on the Michael Coren Show last Thursday was utterly unpleasant.  I had been sick for two straight weeks leading up to the week preceding the show with the worst flu I ever recall experiencing.   It probably wasn’t swine but the symptoms were more or less as bad (except for death, [...]

I recently received an invitation by phone, followed by the email below, about joining the team that the National Post - one of Canada’s largest newspapers - is building for a project called “Holy Post” which will be a regular blog on religious matters. Other participants include famous Canadian columnists Barbara Kay and John [...]

I’m thrilled to report that I’ve been invited to participate in a panel on The Agenda with Steve Paikin, TV Ontario’s “flagship current affairs program” dealing with a cross section of issues in politics, culture and society.  If you don’t live in Ontario you can always watch the streaming video on their site.
Ironically, though we’ve [...]

I really enjoyed my one hour live on Goldhawk Live on Rogers TV yesterday with the TTC Commission and a very friendly UCC reverend.
There were some great moments, like when a caller said he was watching with his 9 year old son and that they were concerned about the “dirty world of religion.”  Now clearly [...]

Breaking with our usual monthly Tuesdays, I was called in today on short notice for a faith matters panel on CTS television.  I think they were anticipating an election call or something more exciting to discuss in federal politics.  I’m happy to say federal politics did not come up once.  But we did have a [...]

Thank you to those who sent comments regarding the issues on today’s episode of the Michael Coren show. I was happy to incorporate as much as possible.
The first two thirds of the show never left the general topic of whether politicians should or could use religiosity in public discourse and only when the matter turned [...]

I want to thank everyone who sent me comments for your quick work, which I believe made a huge difference on today’s Michael Coren show.  I remind you the show will air tonight at 8pm on CTS (channel 9 in Toronto, otherwise check availability http://www.ctstv.com/availability/index.asp.
For those of you who miss it, here’s a brief run [...]