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Hollywood And Violence

C U R R E N T F E A T U R E S T O R Y by the Editors of ReligionToday September 13, 2000 Hollywood Selling Violence to Children Hollywood has been caught selling violent movies to children. …Children under 17 are seeing sex and violence and hearing profanity because Hollywood is […]

Harry Potter

POTTER CHARMS MODERN DAY WITCHES By Deepti Hajela – Associated Press Writer July 2001 NEW YOR (AP) He’s a charmer, that Harry Potter. The adolescent hero of J.K. Rowling’s series rides a broom, owns an Invisibility Cloak and has cast a spell over young readers the world over. He’s got modern day witches enchanted too. […]

Tv And Violence

Disney/ABC tightens TV ad policy after federal report on children & violent media By Art Toalston HOLLYWOOD, Calif. (BP)–The Walt Disney Company, sensitized to cultural issues by an ongoing boycott by various evangelical groups, has announced its ABC network will not accept R-rated movie commercials on any TV show airing before 9 p.m. Eastern time. […]

Suffering

Clergy/Leaders’ Mail-list No. 1-128 (Apologetics) The Cry for a Reason in Suffering (Part 8 – conclusion) by Ravi Zacharias ——————– THE TRIUMPHAL MOMENT ——————– There is intrigue and experience beyond anything we might have expected as a closure to this book of Job. Job was now fully cognizant of the fact that the whole problem […]

Apologetics: Christianity, Trinity And Communion

“D.Castles” wrote: > > Rowland Croucher wrote: > > > Sean McHugh wrote in message > > . > > > > > > > > > Richard Kerr wrote: > > > > > > > David Castles wrote: > > > > > > > > > > Rowland Croucher wrote: > > […]

Homelessness

A CHALLENGE TO THE GOSPEL MESSAGE Mary Scullion, RSM In 1990, Sister Mary Scullion was invited to give the prestigious Boardman Lecture, an annual event sponsored by the University of Pennsylvania’s Department of Religious Studies. This talk was given on November 1, 1990. I. Introduction It is truly an honor and a privilege for me […]

The Case For Faith

EXCERPT: THE CASE FOR FAITH, by Lee Strobel http://www.ZondervanChurchSource.com/product.asp? ISBN=0310220157 A very challenging excerpt from Lee Strobel’s book The Case For Faith. Strobels is from Willow Creek and has the ability to tackle some of the more thorny questions facing post-modern Christians. FROM CHAPTER ONE >From Minister to Agnostic Some five hundred miles north of […]

Copernicus

(Andrew Bromage) writes: >G’day all. >”george spiggott” writes: >>I must forward a copy to John Shelby Spong who has been trying to rid the >>church of first century superstition throughout his career only to be >>vilified and accused of heresy. >Fundamentalist and more conservative Christians certainly accuse him >of heresy. Other Christians merely accuse him […]

A Winning Pro-Life Strategy

Better to Save Some Lives Now than None at All, Ever by Darla St. Martin [Darla St. Martin is the Associate Executive Director of the National Right to Life Committee. This editorial is reproduced from the National Catholic Register’s “Commentary and Opinion” page.] Pro-lifers share a common goal. We want to end abortion and build […]

Reel Spirituality

… an interview with Robert Johnston about his new book Reel Spirituality. The book is an exploration of the intersection between theology and film and is excellent. The style is similar to that of Michael Frost, who has an incisive grasp of this cutting edge area of ministry. (I understand Michael will also soon publish […]