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November 13, 2015
The Million Student March
There was a time when college students would march for civil rights and stage protests against the Vietnam War. Yesterday, students across the nation walked out of classes to be part of the Million Student March. Their demands? Free tuition. Cancel all student debt. Increase the minimum wage for campus jobs. From Students across U.S. [Read More...]
Democratic debate on Saturday night
On Saturday, the three Democratic presidential candidates left standing–Hillary Clinton, Bernie Sanders and Martin O’Malley–will debate each other on CBS from 9:00-11:00 p.m. ET. For more information, check this out: 2015 Democratic primary debate: Everything you need to know about Saturday’s Democratic debate – POLITICO. In the whole history of presidential debates, only a handful [Read More...]
We’re getting a new comment system!
In the rainbow of diversity we have here at the Cranach blog, opinions vary on all sorts of topics. But virtually everyone agrees on one thing: Not liking the Disqus commenting system that we’ve been stuck with. Patheos, who hosts this blog, is considering adopting a new commenting system, which is called the World Table. [Read More...]
November 12, 2015
Atheists who believe in God & believers who don’t
According to recent studies, 21% of atheists believe in God. 10% of them pray. A majority of atheists say that religion is somewhat or very important in their lives. This is slightly more than the larger category of the “nones,” those who say they have no particular religious identity, nearly half of whom say that [Read More...]
The life uniform movement
Have you heard of the “life uniform” movement? It involves wearing the same kind of clothes–e.g., blue Levis and a black T-shirt–every day. That’s what Steve Jobs did. An article in Christianity Today tries to turn this particular fashion choice into an act of piety. From Alfred Cedeño, Want to Be a Servant? Dress Like [Read More...]
“Modern Educayshun”
From Australian comedian Neel Kolhatkar, who plays the new kid in class. I think the best way to deal with this sort of thing is to make fun of it. HT: Jackie
November 11, 2015
“Conscience,” “calling,” and the new pastoral counseling
More from Terry Mattingly’s column about the new Protestant-like role of “conscience” in liberal Catholicism: He quotes Blase Cupich, the Archbishop of Chicago, on how he counsels the divorced and remarried, gays, and others in what the Church officially considers to be a sinful lifestyle. From Terry Mattingly: ‘Conscience’ becomes a key fighting word in [Read More...]
Court blocks Obama’s amnesty decrees
A federal court has blocked President Obama’s attempt to impose amnesty for illegal immigrants by executive order. The Supreme Court is expected to take up the case. So it appears that the immigration controversy will end up being decided not by legislation but by the courts. From Appeals court keeps block on Obama immigration actions [Read More...]
Debate post-mortem
So, after the 4th Republican debate, who won, who lost, who’s up, who’s down? Did anyone change your mind? Do you now have a candidate you are glad to support?
Freebies for Veterans Day
On this Veterans Day, let us honor those who served in the military not by pitying them because we think, rightly or wrongly, that they suffer from Post-traumatic Stress Syndrome, but by admiring them for their bravery, their patriotism, and their exploits. And if you are a veteran, check out all the free stuff that [Read More...]
