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Goddard’s riveting account of firing from Rogers Sportsnet and hateful pro-homosexual responses to tweet

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This report describes some of the contents of the Part II video of Goddard’s talk at the CLC Forum. See the  video here . See  Part 1 report  and video here. TORONTO, June 28, 2012 - In his speech at the CLC pro-life Forum, Damian Goddard gave a riveting, very personal account of his firing from Rogers Sportsnet after having ‘tweeted’ in support of the true definition of marriage. Goddard, at first continues from  Part 1  to describe how the 911 “act of terrorism… harnessed me to get re-acquainted with my faith to re-connect with the ‘whole why am I here?’” Emphasizing that he “loved being a sportscaster” while on this spiritual journey, Goddard then said, “fast forward to May 10, 2011”, the date of his infamous tweet. It was “a typical day at home” with his two children while his wife was out giving gymnastics instruction. He was watching a TSN report on Todd Reynolds, vice-president of hockey agency Uptown Hockey, who voiced a disagreement with Rangers hockey player Sean Av

Biblical Marriage is a mystery

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The marriage (detail of bride and ladies) (Photo credit: Wikipedia ) Many, perhaps most, couples will be entering their marriages with expectations that are inconsistent to reality. It is only a matter of time when reality catches up to their relationship. Houses do not long stand when their foundations are gone. This much can be assured in marriage - in time the winds will come and the water will rise. Only those marriages with a firm foundation based on reality will survive. This becomes abundantly clear when reading the first chapter of Tim and Kathy Keller’s book, The Meaning of Marriage: Facing the Complexities of Commitment with the Wisdom of God . Two things are true about society’s attitudes toward marriage. First is a growing skepticism over the validity of the institution of marriage . The Pew Research Center found in 2010 that nearly 40 percent of Americans believe that marriage is becoming obsolete . And many, particularly the young, are acting accordingly. There