Gene Edward Veith Jr.'s Blog, page 332
May 13, 2014
More on the (cancelled) Harvard Black Mass
Catholics at Harvard have come out with a good statement on the Black Mass that had been scheduled for last night but, apparently due to the public outcry, was cancelled. The op-ed piece in the Crimson, the university’s student newspaper, gives details about how the Body of Christ is desecrated during the Satanic rite and [Read More...]
May 12, 2014
Mama tried
Our daughter Mary sent her mother this touching, sentimental musical tribute. I would like to share it with all of you as a belated Mother’s Day testimonial.
Pastors with bodyguards and food-tasters
J. Lee Grady, editor of Charisma Magazine, takes some of his fellow Pentecostalists to task, urging that they drop six specific teachings and practices. What particularly interests me here is what he says about some Pentecostal pastors. They reason that they have been “anointed” by the Holy Spirit; therefore, they are the ‘Lord’s anointed.” Therefore [Read More...]
Harvard’s Black Mass
Harvard University will hold a Black Mass this evening, sponsored by the Cultural Studies Club and conducted by New York Satanists. Though the rite centers upon the profanation of a Communion wafer–usually sexual, according to Wikipedia, probably having something to do with the naked woman on the altar–the club is assuring the public that a [Read More...]
The Democrats’ billionaires
As Democrats demonize the Koch brothers for donating money to conservatives, their own billionaires are getting organized to make the most of their political donations. From Liberal donors eye new long-term investments in states and new voters to boost Democrats – The Washington Post: A group of wealthy liberal donors who helped bankroll the Center [Read More...]
May 9, 2014
Doctrine as health
What’s the importance of doctrine? Is it just “head knowledge” that can be set into opposition with the “state of the heart”? If your doctrine is off, does that mean you are not really a Christian? If not, what difference does it make? Pastor Matt Richard gives an answer by quoting Robert Kolb, who offers [Read More...]
How worship services have changed since 2000
LifeWay CEO Thom S. Rainer cites the findings of the National Congregations Study from Duke University on how church services have changed over the last 10 years. It isn’t just a matter of contemporary worship styles or the worship wars. The study cites changes that also, I dare say, apply to liturgical and traditional services. [Read More...]
Anti-Obama but pro-Hillary
President Obama’s approval ratings are plummeting, and Democrats’ prospects for the House and Senate look bleak. And yet in presidential polls, Hillary Clinton still beats all Republican candidates by far. So a substantial demographic does not like President Obama but does like Hillary Clinton. These are mostly blue collar workers and white Southerners, including many [Read More...]
May 8, 2014
The most popular Cranach posts
The most embarrassing Cranach post. . . .Asking your help in identifying the 5 best posts, whereupon no one could think of ANY! (Well, towards the evening there were a few.) So let’s approach this in another way. Here are the top 20 posts on this blog based on the number of page views. (That [Read More...]
Social scientists discover love
In a column on efforts to help young people in the Dominican Republic, Michael Gerson finds both from an aid worker and a social scientist that the biggest need of troubled children is love. I’m intrigued by how the social scientist defined it. From Michael Gerson: The global youth boom needs nurturing – The Washington [Read More...]
