Mike Timmermans

He/him. 🇨🇦🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ally 🌹🧦
On an unending quest to expand my horizons and challenge my beliefs.
RTs/follows are not an endorsement.

[Health Canada and PHAC @GovCanHealth]

There is an outbreak of E. coli infections linked to Pillsbury brand Pizza Pops. There are 20 cases in five provinces. Do not consume, use, serve, or sell the recalled products. More info: https://t.co/cKuRcbDvfI

[Don Darling @dondarlingSJ]

🧵1/17 Trump reminded many Canadians that we still care about decency, integrity, kindness, and competence in our leaders. That’s not weakness — it’s called character. And it’s exactly what we need right now. Here’s why I can’t support @PierrePoilievre :

[Mike Timmermans @MikeTimmermans]

@NCC_Skateway Thanks for a great season!

[Canadian Food Inspection Agency @InspectionCan]

🛒 Shopping for Canadian food? 🍁

Here’s what to look for ⬇️
https://t.co/OlIZFF4uT5

#FoodLabelling #ProductOfCanada #MadeInCanada

[Mike Timmermans @MikeTimmermans]

@PierrePoilievre Um, you recently paid $2000 to attend the American Private Healthcare fundraiser you sell out hypocrite.

[Health Canada and PHAC @GovCanHealth]

New episode of the Healthy Canadians #podcast now available. This time, we’re talking about the safety of our #cosmetic products. Don’t miss it!

Apple: https://t.co/kxGN0hggVh
Spotify: https://t.co/D59igpNq4w

[Theo Moudakis @TheoMoudakis]

Please enjoy my cartoon for Wednesday's @TorontoStar

[Andrew Coyne 🇺🇦🇮🇱🇬🇪🇲🇩 @acoyne]

Author of the Alberta Sovereignty Act speaks out.

[Josh Pringle @PringleJosh]

So, OC Transpo tells @AustinLeeCTV no one will be available for an interview.

You can't build trust with ridership if you don't explain what happened.

[Mike Timmermans @MikeTimmermans]

@smwgilbert This morning's commute was a nightmare. 😒

[Mike Timmermans @MikeTimmermans]

@_MarkSutcliffe Hi! Fix OC Transpo and the LRT.

[Tim Sledge @Goodbye_Jesus]

How to Be an Online Christian Apologist
10 Guidelines

1. Above all else, remember this: You are right. They are wrong. You are coming from a superior position. You have God on your side. They don’t.

2. Never, never think about the possibility that you might sound arrogant and condescending when you keep asserting that God has led you to the real truth.

3. Accept uncritically and parrot the answers well-known Christian apologists give about challenges to belief. Never check these things out for yourself.

4. Do not listen to ex-Christians when they tell you why they left and how life feels after leaving faith. Turn off all curiosity about an ex-believer’s life experiences. Listen only to what the Bible tells you about why people leave and how it feels to them when they leave. This enables you to know more about how their lives feel than they do.

5. Always assume that individuals who never believed will be immediately convinced when you quote Bible verses as proof of your beliefs.

6. Ignore the feedback of ex-believers when you are quoting Bible verses to convince them, and they tell you you’re quoting verses they memorized or quoted when they were believers.

7. When someone surprises you by responding with a Bible passage that disagrees with your position, tell them they are not interpreting the passage correctly.

8. If you find out that an ex-believer has studied the Bible more than you, confidently assert they were never a true believer and consequently all their study was in vain.

9. If all your arguments fail, attack the character of the person who disagrees with you! Tell this individual that there’s no way his/her life can have meaning, and there’s no way s/he can live any kind of moral life. Top if off with the warning: “You’ll be sorry when you burn in hell!” And be sure to convey that you see that destiny as a just reward.

10. Remember that you’re not just an apologist for Christianity, you’re also an apologist for your brand of Christianity. Confront Christians whose theology is different from yours with the same intensity that characterizes your confrontations with atheists.

Feel free to suggest additional guidelines.

Note: For the more literal minded, this is a tongue-in-cheek list, compiled after observing the actual behavior of online Christian apologists over a period of five years.

#exChristian #exChristianApologist

[EnviroCentre @EnviroCentre]

This morning the City of Ottawa recognized 2 incredible champions of cycling for the 2024 Bruce Timmermans Cycling Awards. Cat Weaver (founder of Trips for Kids Ottawa) won the individual award & Black Girls Do Bike - National Capital Region won the organization award. Congrats👏🏼

[Mike Timmermans @MikeTimmermans]

@elonmuskADO YES! Nobody calls it X anyway.

[Health Canada and PHAC @GovCanHealth]

This week on the Healthy Canadians podcast, our conversation about #AirQuality and what it means for our health.

Apple: https://t.co/xhL6BcJbzR
Spotify: https://t.co/eazj7InK3N

[Mike Timmermans @MikeTimmermans]

@StuntmanStu 🎯

[Dominic HK Beaudry @DhkBeau]

In Ojibwe our word for eclipse is makadewapikizi.

[William van Geest 🌻 @WVangeest]

By way of reminder, #OttCity is spending or has spent

- $23M for Earl Grey underpass
- $12M for Palladium Dr
- $90M for Greenbank alignment
- $113M for Strandherd Dr

The money is there; it’s the political will and vision that’s lacking. #Autowa #balance

[Merriam-Webster @MerriamWebster]

‘Eclipse’ is borrowed from Greek ‘ékleipsis’ which means “abandonment, failure, cessation, obscuring of a celestial body by another.”

So please protect your eyes when working through your abandonment issues today.

[Canadian Armed Forces @CanadianForces]

A celestial masterpiece is on its way! Today’s total solar eclipse got us thinking of the first time a solar eclipse was captured from the air by Canadian aircraft. On July 9, 1945, four RCAF aircraft, including a Spitfire, a Mitchell, and two Ansons, took part in Op ECLIPSE. 1/2