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My fellow Idol Chatter bloggers and I have written before about how we believe Will Smith doth protest too much that he is not involved in Scientology. I have even questioned Smith’s claims that all religions are basically the same— including Scientology. Well, Smith is denying his involvement in Scientology yet again–this time to Fox…

The decision that has Harry Potter fans in mourning–Warner Bros. Postponing the movie release of “Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince” until July 2009–turns out to be a boon for Stephenie Meyer’s “Twilight” fans. “Twilight,” the movie, was moved up three weeks and now releases on November 21st (Woohoo!) and now Bella and Edward…

Do you feel there’s not enough wholesome kids’ entertainment on TV these days? Have no fear–‘The Banana Splits’ is full of cute, funny jokes and songs that will entertain your little ones and not drive you crazy. embedVideo(1799063618);

In ad campaigns for the drama’s current season, “Gossip Girl” has embraced its seamy side, using quotes from negative reviews as positives to attract viewers to the sex-ridden show. Now a new review, by actor and vocal Christian Stephen Baldwin, has been issued. And Gawker, predicting it’s only a matter of time until a rather…

Fancy yourself a Jedi? In the UK, long the home of pioneering Jedi religious beliefs since Welsh brothers founded an official Jedi church last year, now finally there’s a Jedi course at Queen’s University, Belfast to teach you all those handy Jedi mind tricks that will help you to win friends, influence people and convince…

So much for “I Wanna Hold Your Hand” and “All We Need Is Love.” Such messages are apparently lost on “self-styled preacher of hate” Omar Bakri, who–according to the UK Daily Express–has threatened knighted Beatle Paul McCartney that “he will be the target of suicide bombers unless he abandons plans to play his first concert…

The news that David Foster Wallace hung himself this weekend came as such a shock not only because it was the news of great loss for literary and academic culture–which it is–but also because it seemed like such a contrary act for a man so life-affirming and life-giving. The line we often hear about postmodern…

Though I am a huge fan, I have never made it to a Sam Phillips concert–not even when she played a Christian college a few hours away from me last week–but Monday night I will have a chance and I urge anyone who is not familiar with her amazing music to join me. NPR will…

So I have something that I think is pretty cool to share, and even though it’s about my own new novel, “The Possibilities of Sainthood,” I’m sharing it anyway! A new trend that has sprung up among young adult authors is to have a “book trailer” done for your novel. A book trailer is just…

Christian singer Chris Tomlin is known for such popular worship hits such as “How Great Is Our God,” “We Fall Down,” and “Holy Is the Lord,” and this year, for the second year in a row, won the Gospel Music Association’s Dove Award for Artist of the Year. On September 2nd, his new album, “Hello…
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