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What?! The devil is not the greatest threat to salvation? Watch this funny news report from “Family Guy.”

If you’re like me and you’re already burned out on CGI-laden blockbusters at the cineplex, I have the perfect movie anecdote for you— though it may be hard to find. The coming-of-age story “Son of Rambow” is in limited release at the moment, but this delightful tale will no doubt find a wider audience this…

The streets of Jerusalem have been known for centuries: from the stones that speak ancient rhymes to people from different religions as well as for its prophets and would-be prophets, its farmers-turned-kings, and shepherds-turned-leaders. And on Friday afternoon (on which most people don’t work–it’s like an American Sunday), most people are running around town trying…

As you may have read in Sherry Huang’s Idol Chatter post yesterday, a new parody website, Disbeliefnet.com, has just launched. Designed as a marketing tool promoting Bill Maher’s upcoming documentary, “Religulous”–which will explore the problems with religion in the world– the site is essentially an Onionified version of Beliefnet. I recently received an email “prayer…

There’s a new tongue-in-cheek religion website and its sacrilegious name is Disbeliefnet.com. You may notice similarites to our site (especially in the logo and eCards designs), to The Onion (for its irreverent humor), and Slate.com (in its heavy-handed “news” coverage). The site is a marketing tool created by Lionsgate to promote “Religulous,” an upcoming documentary…

People have been predicting the end of the world since, well, the beginning of it. For some, the Last Days are the ultimate righting of the scales, for some, the dark at the end of the tunnel, and for some, simply a “mulligan” on the current state of affairs. My new book “Apocalypse How” encourages…

In my quest to unearth hidden movie gems this summer season, I have stumbled across a heist movie I have heard little about. In fact, heist movies aren’t really my thing, but “Flawless” out on DVD this week, is an excellent old-fashioned period mystery with a tiny bit of social commentary slipped in for good…

The epic basketball showdown has almost arrived. Televisions and sports bars around the country will all be tuned into the NBA Finals for the classic match up of the Boston Celtics versus the Los Angeles Lakers. Both teams have experienced dramatic turnarounds this year. Key trades brought perfect complimentary players to their teams. Cover stories…

If you love Christian music of all kinds, you’ll love our brand new blog, Gospel Soundcheck. Written by music journalist, Joanne Brokaw, the blog will include reviews, commentary, interviews, video, and more on your favorite Christian artists and music–everything from pop and rock to southern gospel and praise and worship. Of course, Idol Chatter will…

The summer conversations often go like this: “What are you doin’ this weekend?” “Goin’ to a show.” “Yeah, what movie are you going to see?” There was a time when “show” didn’t mean TV or the movies—it meant live people on stage, right before your eyes, giving their all in a way that often caused…
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