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Big News on the SPCK/SSG, J Mark Brewer Front: Bankruptcy Dismissed

Posted on September 2, 2008 by Dan

Graeme Neill  at the Bookseller reports that US judge dismissed the SSG bankruptcy: A Houston judge has dismissed the Chapter 7 bankruptcy filed by Christian 
bookseller St Stephen the Great. Courtroom minutes obtained by The Bookseller show that the case … Continue reading →

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Latest Internet View: J Mark Brewer, Houston, Texas Attorney and David Walker and His Supporters in the SSG/SPCK Story

Posted on August 9, 2008 by Dan

Matt Wardman writes in “SPCK Bookshops Weekly Saturday 9th August 2008:” Statistics Currently the Facebook Group has 418 members since it was set up on 22 July, two and a half weeks ago). There are 79 sites posting in support … Continue reading →

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Texas Hold ’em: Still More on SPCK/SSG – Dave Walker and J Mark Brewer of Texas

Posted on August 7, 2008 by Dan

The Rev Sam Norton, rector at West Mersea, Essex, United Kingdom has come up with a great find. Private Eye magazine has a small bit on the Dave Walker and J. Marker Brewer SPCK/SSG story. bloggers … have been checking … Continue reading →

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Durham Cathedral (Anglican) urged to take book shop from SSG: J Mark Brewer and Phil Brewer of Houston, Texas

Posted on August 26, 2008 by Dan

Graeme Neill writes the front page leading story at theBookseller.com Church urged to reclaim SSG shop A petition calling for the Dean of Durham Cathedral to take control of the cathedral’s St Stephen the Great bookshop from its owners Mark … Continue reading →

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David and Goliath: The Power of Google in the Dave Walker / SPCK Story

Posted on August 8, 2008 by Dan

Type in a perfectly reasonable search argument such as: “J Mark Brewer Texas attorney.” Wow! What is going on here? The first two entries are from lawyers.com. The third entry is the website for his law firm. Then look at … Continue reading →

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More and More: The Exploding SPCK / Dave Walker’s Cartoon Church Blog Story

Posted on July 23, 2008 by Dan

(Cross posted from One Episcopalian on Faith) I’m reminded of a brief story: Many many years ago, a small political newsletter in Washington D.C. referred  to a certain congressman as the stupidest man in congress. Now, this was back in … Continue reading →

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Thinking Anglicans: CartoonChurch and the owner of the former SPCK bookshops

Posted on July 22, 2008 by Dan

MORE, SEE PREVIOUS POST. Thinking Anglicans also has the story: Today he has removed all his blog entries on the subject after receiving a ‘cease and desist’ notice from the owner Mark Brewer. He writes: I have therefore removed all … Continue reading →

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No More Brewers in England’s Christian Bookshops

Posted on January 29, 2010 by Dan

For any of you who followed the saga of SPCK bookshops in England and the Texas lawyers who tried to squash opposition to them as they tried to make money for a phony charity they created, it is over.  Durham … Continue reading →

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The Father Geoff Farrow story that needs to be told

Posted on October 11, 2008 by Dan

Jonathan, the mad priest, reports on an important story and recommends action. I agree. Note: I have a few other suggestions if this story is important to you either because of the issue Fr. Farrow raises or because you support … Continue reading →

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J Mark Brewer of Houston, Texas and the Bookshop Mess

Posted on September 10, 2008 by Dan

Remember the Dave Walker story: a cartoonist in England who was blogging about the SPCK bookshops. The SPCK bookshops had been acquired by the Society of Saint Stephen the Great [SSG], a charitable organization set up by J Mark Brewer … Continue reading →

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Petition to Rescue Durham Cathedral Bookshop

Posted on August 20, 2008 by Dan

GETTING RESULTS FROM DAVE WALKER’S EFFORTS: From Phil Groom’s SPCK/SSG: News, Notes & Info blog: Today, we launch a formal petition to the Dean and Chapter of Durham Cathedral in a bid to rescue this once outstanding bookshop from the … Continue reading →

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Increase and Enlist: J Mark Brewer Does The Texas Two Step Cease and Desist

Posted on August 11, 2008 by Dan

I received an interesting email. The subject read Texas Two Step – Increase and Enlist. It reads: I was quite surprised. You are quite right. Should I want to know something about a Texas attorney named Mark Brewer, I probably … Continue reading →

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The Wardman Wire: Lambeth Conference Artist in Residence threatened with Legal Action over blog

Posted on July 22, 2008 by Dan

ALARMING STORY – WILL THEY ALSO SUE GOOGLE? Here is a simple search parameter to use with Google to retrieve removed pages. On the resulting list of pages, simply click on “Cached” instead of the highlighted headline. If you click … Continue reading →

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