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Martin Scorsese said he hopes to use his latest film about Jesus Christ as a way to combat the negative associations with organized religion. The award-winning filmmaker and director talked about his past and how it’s shaped his work and his “religious” beliefs in an interview with the Los Angeles Times. After his most recent…

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Johnny Shelton, chaplain to the Baltimore Ravens, gets to combine his two great loves: faith and football. According to his website, Shelton moved around a lot in the Midwest, but “there were two things that were consistent in my life; ‘SPORTS’ and ‘CHURCH.’” A self-described “late bloomer,” while his athletic abilities improved through high school…

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Author Joyce Carol Oates was blasted on social media after getting into a spat over caring for widows and orphans and calling the Bible a work of fiction. The spat began when Matthew Sitman, a writer and cohost of the liberal podcast “Know Your Enemy,” made a comment on the breaking story of Alabama families alleging…

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Hall of Fame NFL coach Tony Dungy had some things to say about Taylor Swift’s impact on the NFL this season. Whether you love it or hate it, Taylor Swift has brought a new audience to the NFL this season after her romance with Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce. While being interviewed by…

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