For one, they used the wrong "effect".

Yup!

Two more. Actually, it's kinda two in one.

It's should be its

The year on the date is wrong, too - right?

Hmmm. Maybe terrible grammar is one of the "affects" of the new age and paganism.

Haha. I didn't even catch that, Quaid!
The date, I mean. I think you're right.

That means 4 errors!

Still one more.

I suppose "it's" should be "their"

Ding ding ding!

Your bonus points are here:

Also - and this may be minor, since I'm no expert in paganism - but isn't the pentagram supposed to be upside down?

I know it is in the reflection, but that's the reflection - I think they have them reversed (of course, I know very little about this so I may be wrong).

On a side note: The right side up pentagram always reminds me of the red star of the solar federation from Rush's 2112.

Bill, the star was one of the errors I noted. At first, I thought it was paganism corrected, but with all the other errors, it appears to be an upside-down pentagram (which drips with irony, doesn't it?).

Got em all..but I'm too late to play!

And here I was tickled at a bead magazine I just received which touted pretty jewerly on its cover. I'm easy to entertain, I guess.

Yeah, technically to be a pentagram, the star should be inverted. Oh, well . . .

Technically, the word "affects" could be used in a grammatically correct way. If you see it as the plural of the noun "affect" as in a social response to new age beliefs and paganism.

That's probably a stretch, though. :-)

Oh, and by the way, the new site design ROCKS!

Chris, the noun is "effect(s)". Verb is "affect(s)".

I didn't really even register the pentagram "error." Too appalled by the grammar.

I would seriously consider firing whoever worked this thing up and/or approved it, especially if I spent thousands putting this on postcards and posters or something.

"Oh, and by the way, the new site design ROCKS!"

Thanks Chris!

Chris, the noun is "effect(s)". Verb is "affect(s)".

True, but in certain instances the word "affect" with an a can be used as a noun.

See here

Like I said, I find it highly unlikely that this was their intention. Occam's Razor tells me that it was simply misspelled.

I think the star is OK the way it is. It's a Wiccan symbol I believe. I've seen the upside-down version a lot too, mostly on Slayer albums and in tattoos of extreme metal fans. :-)

"Effect" can also be a verb, e.g., "To effect a cure for strep throat, use penicillin."

Uh, I believe the URL is wrong, too. "resurgence.com" goes no where. The correct URL is "theresurgence.com"

Well, good grief. This is one disaster of a graphic, isn't it?

"upcoming conference" which was last week (or year, depending on how you read the date in the ad). So it looks like there might be a need for others to find a proofreader as well. :)

You're assuming the 7th is accurate as well. :-)

Well, it's still on Driscoll's Facebook, so I (wrongfully) assumed it was still a 'valid' advertisement.

I could probably use a proofreader. If I was paying someone to advertise for me, he'd better catch stuff like this.

The Wicca uses the pinnacle right side up. They say that the pinnacle was taken from them by the Satan worshipers. One of my ex-bosses is a witch.

Although these probably aren't grammatical errors in the precise sense of the term, the following are still cases of, er, unsatisfactory, "muddled style" perhaps.

(1) The conjunction of "New Age" and "Paganism" doesn't work. 'Paganism' is a noun. 'New Age' could be a noun, but without an article preceding it, it suggests usage as an adjective (which is more common).

(2) The conjunction. My complaint has two parts: (a) an uncoordinated series list; (b) the use of different expressions, '&' and 'and', in the conjoining of the series.

But I don't think it's actually a serial list. I think "their cultural effects" should be separated by a comma. Thus: "[The] New Age and Paganism, and Their Cultural Effects".

The category "Depressing" pleases me so.