I finally watched episode one of “The Secret Life of an American Teenager,” the new, much advertised and talked about television series that premiered on ABC Family last Tuesday. I know my fellow Idol Chatter blogger Kris is rather outraged about the proliferation of Christian stereotypes that raced across the screen as the show was…

I ran a preview of “The Secret Life of an American Teenager” last week because I was hopeful it could be an intelligent new summer series. It seems others were equally optimistic because the show debuted to the highest ratings ever for a premiere on ABC Family Channel. Which puts this show in the negative…

From the creative forces behind “7th Heaven” comes ‘Secret Life of the American Teenager,’ a new drama series about teen angst and family ties. It features Molly RIngwald as – gasp – the mom, not the teenager. Specifically, she’s the mom of a pregnant teenage daughter. And while the clips that have been made available…

Bishop and popular author N.T. Wright recently stopped by “The Colbert Report” to debate the afterlife, once again proving no one does late-night religion better than Colbert. Here’s how the discussion went:

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