Gene Edward Veith Jr.'s Blog, page 14
July 9, 2018
How Committed Are Churchgoers to Their Congregations?
What would make a member leave a congregation? How committed are churchgoers to their congregation and to its beliefs? New research from LifeWay delves into such questions and comes up with some answers that one might not expect. Read the report from Bob Sietana, in Christianity Today: Most churchgoers will put up with a change […]
The Sexual Revolution & Big Government
My former colleague Stephen Baskerville has published a powerful book on how the sexual revolution and its revolutionaries (including feminists, the LGBT movement, no-fault divorce advocates, etc.) have contributed to the growth of big government and state power. The book is entitled The New Politics of Sex: The Sexual Revolution, Civil Liberties and the Growth of […]
July 6, 2018
Death Comes for the Archbishop
Archbishops often live in palaces. Anglican archbishops, especially those at the very top of the hierarchy, tend to enjoy acclaim, luxuries, and all the perks of a high social status. Archbishop Benjamin Kwashi of Jos, Nigeria, is the new head of the conservative Global Anglican Future Conference, which has been battling the apostasy of mainline […]
With Ocasio-Cortez, Dems Consider Bernie Sanders Too Conservative
The victory of a 28-year-old avowed socialist over a long-time Democratic congressman in a New York primary has invigorated the progressive base. To the point of repudiating the former progressive hero, the 76-year-old avowed socialist Bernie Sanders, who is being called too conservative. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez defeated Rep. Joe Crowley, who was no less than the chairman […]
July 5, 2018
The American Dream
For the 4th of July, the lead editorial of the conservative newspaper the Daily Oklahoman printed excerpts from a number of classic Independence Day speeches. I was struck by this one in particular, from Martin Luther King, Jr., no less, which says that “the American Dream” is not about owning your own home; rather, it […]
Plans to “Violate the Norms” to Build a “Lasting” Progressive Regime
Even as Democrats denounce President Trump for violating political norms, some of their number are saying that they need to do the same thing once they get into power. The main norm they want to break is the one against using your time in power to establish permanent advantages for your party. Some Democrats are […]
July 4, 2018
The Lutheran Hero of the American Revolution
Among the heroes of the American Revolution, which we celebrate on this fourth of July, was a Lutheran pastor, Peter Muhlenberg. An article in The Federalist tells his story. And there was more to his career than his famous disvesting in the pulpit. He became George Washington’s aide, was a military hero, and after independence […]
Chesterton on the Virtue of Patriotism
On this Independence Day, I would like to offer you words from G. K. Chesterton on patriotism. For him, love of country was like love of family. You don’t necessarily love them for all of their wonderful qualities, as if you would stop loving them should they lose those wonderful qualities. You love them because […]
July 3, 2018
Catholic Disillusionment
Many Christians are attracted by Roman Catholicism, with its universal scope, its living authority, its unchanging moral and theological teachings, and its intellectual and aesthetic traditions. Some take the step of converting to Catholicism, only to find in actual American parishes not Aquinas and Chesterton but feminist nuns, New Age philosophy, leftist politics, CCM masses, and […]
If You Take Medical Marijuana, You Can’t Buy Guns
Here in conservative Oklahoma, we have just passed the nation’s most liberal medical marijuana law, allowing users to buy a license that will allow them to use the drug for any reason whatsoever as long as they get a doctor’s permission. And doctors are lining up to provide that service. (I mentioned the clinic that […]
