Gene Edward Veith Jr.'s Blog, page 339
April 14, 2014
Feds back off in range war in Nevada
Tensions were high at a Nevada ranch, as owner Cliven Bundy asserted his right to let his cattle graze on public land while federal officials confiscated his lifestock and surrounded his home in what threatened to be a Waco-like conflagration. Some 300 protesters gathered in support of Bundy. But then on Saturday the feds backed [Read More...]
April 12, 2014
Letterman’s replacement will be Stephen Colbert
David Letterman, the late night talk show host on CBS, announced his retirement the other day, as of 2-15. And now we learn that he will be replaced by satirist Stephen Colbert. That would mean the end of the Colbert Report on Comedy Central, which has been the bane of conservatives though a very funny [Read More...]
April 11, 2014
Church of Norway says “no” to gay marriage
Surprisingly, the state church of Norway–unlike that of Sweden–has rejected same-sex marriage. Pastors will also not be allowed to bless “civil unions.” From Church of Norway rejects proposal allowing priests to marry same-sex couples | The Raw Story: The protestant Church of Norway on Tuesday rejected a proposal for religious same-sex marriage, even though it [Read More...]
All 552 episodes of “The Simpsons”
How would you like to watch all 522 episodes of The Simpsons? You will get your chance in a Simpsons marathon this summer. Also with a Simpsons app. From FXX plans marathon telecast of ‘The Simpsons’ – The Washington Post. The FXX network plans a marathon telecast this summer of episodes of “The Simpsons” — [Read More...]
LBJ is back in favor
How the left hated Lyndon Baines Johnson back when I was in college! “Hey, hey, LBJ, how many kids have you killed today?” A version of Macbeth–Macbird, I believe was the title–accused him of killing Kennedy among other vile deeds. He was hated because he waged the Vietnam War. And yet LBJ was the most [Read More...]
April 10, 2014
New car fever
You don’t need a new car, said one of the Tappet brothers on Car Talk, until your monthly repair bills exceed what your monthly car payments would be. I am approaching that point, so I’m researching new cars. Since you readers express remarkable expertise on just about every topic I raise, I come to you [Read More...]
Six trends about Bible reading
The American Bible Society has partnered with the Barna polling organization to study trends in the way people read and approach the Bible. The study has identified six trends. From The State of the Bible: 6 Trends for 2014 – Barna Group: 1. Bible skepticism is now “tied” with Bible engagement. 2. Despite the declines, [Read More...]
Accept gay marriage or lose your job
You have probably heard about the CEO of Mozilla (makers of the open source Firefox browser) losing his job when it was learned that he had given some money to support that referendum in California a few years ago that would block gay marriage in that state. Since the contribution records have been made public, [Read More...]
April 9, 2014
George Herbert’s struggles with his vocation
We’ve blogged about Miranda Threlfall-Holmes, who wrote in the London Guardian that the poetry of George Herbert helped to convert her to Christianity from atheism. She is following up that essay with a series of articles on particular poems from George Herbert, exploring them and showing how they are relevant to people’s spiritual conditions today. [Read More...]
Bible reading in the digital age
In answer to my question about how reading conditioned by the internet might affect the way people read the Bible, Rev. Lucas Woodford (my former pastor) pointed to this article by Robin Phillips published in Touchstone in 2012, which also gets into the various ways reading itself has already changed over the centuries. An excerpt [Read More...]
