Gene Edward Veith Jr.'s Blog, page 46
November 7, 2017
Lutheran Satire
Imagine my surprise, when reading an article by Charles Chaput, the conservative Catholic Archbishop of Philadelphia, to read a plug for Lutheran Satire. The article, Luther would be horrified by the world he forged in CatholicHerald.co.uk, describes the site like this: “The brainchild of a US Lutheran pastor, it focuses on Church humour from a Lutheran angle. The goal […]
A Democrat’s Exposé of the Democrats
The Republican Party is having its problems, but the Democratic Party may be in an even greater state of disarray. Especially now that a Democratic insider has published an exposé of the Clinton campaign’s takeover of the Democratic Party. Donna Brazile is a long-time Democratic operative and a frequent guest on TV news panels. After Debbie […]
November 6, 2017
95 Theses on Worship
In the spirit of the Reformation, my fellow Patheos blogger and church musician Jonathan Aigner has posted 95 theses on worship. He has posted them not on a church door; rather, he has posted them on his blog, Ponder Anew, which is devoted to discussions of worship and church music. I’ll re-post the first few, […]
Nearly 30 Killed in Deadliest U.S. Church Shooting
A gunman walked into First Baptist Church in Sutherland Springs, Texas, on Sunday morning and killed as many as 27 worshippers. The attack is being described as the deadliest church shooting in American history. Some 30 worshippers were also injured. The attack happened at approximately 11:30 a.m., which would have been near the end of […]
November 3, 2017
Luther’s Reformation of Beer
Not only did Martin Luther reform the church. He also reformed beer too. Specifically, the Reformation gave us beer brewed with hops. So says Nina Martyris, who takes the prize for an influence-of-the-Reformation-on-its-500th-anniversary story with The Other Reformation: How Martin Luther Changed Our Beer, Too : The Salt : NPR. She is drawing on a book […]
Russia Bought Ads Against Both Sides!
The Russians are being accused of intervening into the U.S. presidential election in support of Donald Trump. But the new revelations about the 3,000 Russia-paid Facebook ads show a very different purpose. The Russians bought anti-Clinton ads, but they also bought anti-Trump ads. They bought ads promoting “Black Lives Matter” and they also bought ads […]
November 2, 2017
ISIS Supporter Kills 8 in New York City
An ISIS supporter drove a pickup truck into a bicycle lane in New York City, killing 8 and wounding 12. The terrorist was Sayfullo Habibullaevic Saipov, a 29-year-old native of Uzbekistan who was a legal resident in the United States since 2010. He was wounded by police, but not fatally, and he was taken into […]
How Ethiopia Influenced the Reformation
As early as 1517, when the Reformation was just getting started, Martin Luther became interested in Ethiopian Christianity.
Astros Win the World Series!
The Houston Astros beat the Los Angeles Dodgers in seven games to win the World Series. This was the most intense, exciting, stressful, and thrilling series of games I’ve ever seen. This was the year I started following the Astros and it was quite a ride, culminating in winning the World Series. I’m exhausted right […]
November 1, 2017
The Gospel as Heresy
We posted about the “Filial Correction” in which a number of conservative Catholics accused Pope Francis of heresy; specifically, the heresy of Lutheranism. Pastor Ryan Tinetti, at his church website, discusses that post and goes deeper into the specifics of that charge against the Pope. Rev. Tinetti quotes from the document: [We] feel compelled by conscience […]
