Another McVety front (taking us to 25)

The 12th item in Rushfeldt's list is the Canadian College of Christian Councilors (sic). If you type the name correctly into google you'll find your way to Canadian College of Christian Counsellors, which is an accreditation agency (as you may have guessed) for Christian counsellors.

Membership doesn't seem very demanding:

• A minimum of a Bachelor's degree in counselling or related field.
  
• Complete and submit all sections of the CCCC application forms, with references.
  
• Be willing to adhere to CCCC ethical standards for practice.
  
• Attend the CCCC general meetings
  
• Support the goals and objectives of the CCCC
  
• Maintain high educational standards
  
• Pay the required fees

Where is the check to be sent?

Canadian College of Christian Counsellors
50 Gervais Drive
Toronto, Ontario
M3C 1Z3
(416) 391 5000

For those of you who have been paying attention, you'll recognize that address as the home of several McVety fronts (here and here):

• Canada Christian College
• Evangelical Association
  
• Institute for Canadian Values.
• Christians United for Israel

So, McVety's now got at least five organizations in the list. We have, however, established the principle of only one front per customer. This takes the list to 24?

Update.  Follow the link for an up-to-date listing of Rushfeldt's list of 42 organizations calling for the impeachment of Justice Beverley McLachlin.

Only one front per customer, please (let's make that 35, shall we?)

The 19th group listed in among Rushfeld's "forty-two Canadian organizations" is Christians United for Israel. Its web page (here) gives its address and phone number as 50 Gervais Drive, Toronto, and (416) 391-5000, which are identical to Canada Christian College, the Evangelical Association, and the Institute for Canadian Values (as I showed here).

According to a page at its site, "Charles McVety is President of Canada Christian College and Canada Family Action Coalition. He is also Chair of Christians United for Israel - Canada."

Given that McVety has two or three other organizations in the list, and that as none of these are independent enough to have their own phone number, these really all can't be counted as separate institutions.

Update. Follow the link for an up-to-date listing of Rushfeldt's list of 42 organizations calling for the impeachment of Justice Beverley McLachlin.

more astroturfing for Christ (perhaps 37 or 36?)

To continue.

Among Rushfeld's 42 39 38 socially conservative groups demanding that Supreme Court Justice Beverley McLachlin be dismissed are these three (they are 8th, 24th, and 25th in the list):

• Canada Christian College
• Evangelical Association
  
• Institute for Canadian Values.

Canada Christian College is an evangelical bible college and seminary (wikipedia article here). The college and its president, Charles McVety, have been at the vanguard of the social conservative movement in recent years. The College is located in Toronto at 50 Gervais Drive, and its phone number is 416-391-5000.

The Evangelical Association, as you can see if you follow the link, is a credentialing organization directed by Rondo Thomas, who is VP of Student Affairs at Canada Christian College. For $50 per year and a processing fee, you can be ordained or licensed as a pastor, provided you are of good moral character and either have a theological education or are open to classes at the Canada Christian College. The Association's address is 50 Gervais Drive, Don Mills, Toronto, and its phone number is 416-391-5000.

If you follow the link for The Institute for Canadian Values, you'll see that it has the same address (50 Gervais) and same phone number (391-5000) as the CCC and Evangelical Association. In addition, the president of the ICV is Charles McVety, president of CCC.

Now, this rather looks like between the two of them, McVety and Thomas have attempted to make one organization (CCC) look like three. The Evangelical Association seems to function as a credentialling department for the College, while the Institute is a think-tank located there. The fact that they share an address and phone-number makes them look too closely related to be listed independently.

Update. Follow the link for an up-to-date listing of Rushfeldt's list of 42 organizations calling for the impeachment of Justice Beverley McLachlin.