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TV’s Favorite Family Dumps Religion
Modern Family, which won the Emmy award for best television comedy after its first season, just turned on religion. But what was really interesting about this episode, called “Earthquake,” was the way it…
Read MoreMormonism in 92 languages
LDS General Conference this weekend has global reach.
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‘Miracles’ Rejects Disenchantment, Not Science
For two decades The Insane Clown Posse, a hip-hop group from Detroit, has cultivated an underground network of dedicated fans. The Posse, usually abbreviated to just “ICP,” consists of Shaggy 2 Dope and Violent J. Their musical stylings are known as “horrorcore” because…
Read MoreDefying Gravity Defies Sci-Fi Conventions
A primetime sci-fi soap opera takes on issues of secular vs. spiritual—in space.
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Evangelical Stephen Baldwin’s Imitatio Christi & “Reality” TV
The initial rush of schadenfreude is gradually replaced with a genuine affection for the “good guys,” and righteous frustration at the machinations of the villains.
Read MoreRepublican Party: You Are What You Are!
I was not so quick to respond to sensationalist headlines of bigotry and racism at McCain/Palin rallies… but I was wrong.
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