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While we were focused on the House of Bishops meeting in New Orleans and its aftermath, sane people everywhere were spending their time in other pursuits, such as listening to the new Bruce Springsteen album, watching last night’s season premier episode of Friday Night Lights, and finding other soul-nourishing fare in the sometimes toxic stew of our popular culture.
A California pastor has set up a nondenominational (of the Southern-Baptist variety) church inside a nightclub, and one of its most faithful and regular attendees is a member of the hip-pop group the Black-Eyed Peas. The mission of the church is laudable, but what goes on in the club the other six days of the week—to say nothing of the content of some of the music—might give some pause.
Jesus and comedy are a tricky mix. Comedian Kathy Griffin’s Emmy acceptance speech was censored because of a punchline that the Academy of Arts and
A break from Bishop-related news: Salon’s annual “Buffy” award goes to the most underappreciated show on television. In bestowing this year’s award, Heather Havrilesky wrote: You’d think that if you trotted out the most original depiction of the modern American family since Tony and Carmela bickered over an open refrigerator, you’d reel in countless viewers and a big sack full of Emmys to boot. Not so for “Friday Night Lights.”
Among American readers religion is a best seller. There’s the flurry of books by committed atheists. But did you also know that three of the
“They’re silly, often irreverent and sometimes downright wicked. But The Simpsons may also be one of the most interesting examinations of religion in contemporary pop culture,” writes Kim Lawton. “The release of The Simpsons Movie is grabbing new attention for the popular animated television series that has an often surprising take on spirituality.”
David Aikman writing in Christianity Today What disturbs me … is the extent to which some Christians have turned themselves into the self-appointed attack dogs
Who has not yawned their way through a sermon or prayer at one time or another? How do you keep your mind from wandering from the divine service to thoughts about grocery shopping later in the day or your next work assignment?
One part concert, one part Christian revival, the Aquire the Fire rallies seek to “stage a reverse revolution” against secular popular culture. They have the pull of headlining rock concerts, drawing thousands of people regardless of the region of the country, the month of year or the day of the week. The audiences are nearly always predominantly teenagers and young adults.