I was baffled by the New York Times's article on vegan weddings that revealed many vegans opted to serve meat at their wedding receptions. The article dwelt on the question of whether the vegans and vegitarians ought to serve meat despite their own preferences. Guests who were not placated with meat tended to be quite upset. When Patrick Moore, a salesman from Attleboro, Mass., arrived at an old friend’s wedding in 1999 to discover nothing but vegetarian options, he made an excuse about … [Read more...]
Follow up to yesterday’s evangelism post
June 17, 2010 By 9 Comments
There are two useful parallels to evangelism for us to consider. One, proposed by Cranky Curmudgeon in the comments trail is the efforts of environmentalists in the face of global warming. The second is action taken by friends and family of a drug addict to try to get them to enter rehab. Dom and others in the comment trail are right to point out that aggressive, impersonal acts of evangelism are counterproductive. All it takes is a look at the effect that visiting evangelist Jesse Morrell … [Read more...]
“It’d be in me like a fever”
June 16, 2010 By 12 Comments
For an explanation of what Weatherwax Wednesdays are all about, read the introduction post. This week's quote is from Carpe Jugulum. In the passage below, Granny is speaking to an Omnian missionary named Oats. (For more about Om, check out the excellent Small Gods). Granny said, "It's no good you trying to make me believe in Om, though... People you can believe in, sometimes, but not gods. And I'll tell you this Mister Oats..." He sighed. "Yes?" She turned to face him, suddenly alive. … [Read more...]
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