Gene Edward Veith Jr.'s Blog, page 213
October 12, 2015
What St. Paul (and others) looked like?
A Spanish site linked to my post of long ago on the forensic research that reconstructed what St. Nicholas looked like. The site includes renditions (unfortunately without links to the original sources) of nine other historical figures who received the same treatment, including Copernicus, Dante, Bach, and Richard III. Especially striking was the reconstruction of [Read More...]
Did Homeland Security sabotage the speaker’s race?
Yes, the government is compiling all kinds of information about us, but that would surely never be used against anybody, such as a political opponent. Tell that to Congressman Kevin McCarthy who was set to succeed John Boehner as House Majority Leader. Suddenly, out of nowhere, McCarthy pulled out of the race. It turns out [Read More...]
Happy Indigenous Peoples Day!
Today is Columbus Day, remembering how Christopher Columbus landed in the “New World” on October 12, 1492. This has become controversial. For the people who were already here–the native Americans whom Columbus named “Indians”–the notion that this European “discovered” America is offensive, especially since Columbus’s landing marked the beginning of European colonization and the decimation [Read More...]
October 9, 2015
The numinous in religious experience
A couple of years ago, I blogged about the Numinous, that sense of uncanny awe that Rudolph Otto and C. S. Lewis considered to be at the heart of religious experience. Ben Stanhope at his Remythologized blog links to that post and explores the concept in greater depth, seeing it as central to Biblical worship [Read More...]
Woman of the Reformation
I came across an interesting post from CPH from last winter about Elisabeth Cruciger, the first female Lutheran hymnwriter, who lived a fascinating life in the early days of the Reformation. From Paul McCain, Concordia Publishing House: Bibles, Christian Books, Church Supplies, Lutheran Curriculum & more.\: Often, as we recall and recount the events of [Read More...]
Math discrepancy in astrophysics
There is energy even in a vacuum. But the amount predicted by quantum physics and the actual measurements are off by a factor of 1 followed by 120 zeroes. This discrepancy is described as “one of the most confounding (and embarrassing) problems in modern astrophysics.” It would suggest that there is something wrong with the [Read More...]
A non-American news source
“Oh, to see ourselves as other see us,” said Robert Burns in a Scottish accent. (See To a Louse.) It’s also good to see other things that we might not have seen before. And to see what is happening outside of our own country from the perspective of someone outside of our own country. So [Read More...]
October 8, 2015
Exorcising a whole country
Roman Catholic archbishops and exorcists met together to conduct an “Exorcismo Magno,” with the purpose of casting the demons out of the entire country of Mexico. Read this on whether to exorcise the United States. From What happens when an entire country becomes infested with demons? CNA/EWTN News: Can a country with deep Christian roots [Read More...]
The most-spoken language by 2050
Guess what the most-spoken language is projected to be by 2050, then see the answer after the jump.FRENCH! This is because the population is French-speaking Africa is booming, while China–with its one-child policy–is facing a big population drop-off. From French: Lingua franca: The language beloved by Parisian poets, Russian aristocrats and pretentious grad students [Read More...]
News from a Christian angle
World is a magazine I used to be associated with, and it now has a big website: WORLD. At some point, you need to subscribe to get full access, but you can check it out for free. Do so and bring up something from today’s issue to discuss.
