GOD ONLINE: Exploring media spirituality

Batter up -- just don't batter the kid

Sat Jan 28, 2012 9:12 PM EST

DVD review: "A Mile in His Shoes." Nasser Group North. 89 minutes. Rated PG. My grade: B. For five years, filmmakers have been trying to copy the surprise success of Facing the Giants, a football film produced by a church in Georgia.

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sports, film, movie, faith, bible

Story of a controversial saint

Sat Jan 14, 2012 11:44 PM EST

DVD Review: There Be Dragons. Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment. 122 minutes. Rated PG-13 (violence).

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entertainment, movie, catholic, opus-dei, escriva

'Holy war' via mixed martial arts

Wed Jan 4, 2012 10:23 PM EST

DVD review: "Warrior." Lionsgate Films. 139 minutes. Rated PG-13. Using physical conflict as a symbol of inner battles is as old as the Bible, which says the patriarch Jacob wrestled an angel.

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religion, movies, mma, films, martial-arts

Cowboys and caddies

Mon Dec 26, 2011 11:59 AM EST

DVD review: Seven Days in Utopia. 100 minutes. Rated G. For 2011, we saw a rash of religious-spiritual sports films: basketball in Breaking the Press, football in The Fifth Quarter and Everything in Between.

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'VeggieTales' creator has a big ol' puppet Christmas

Sun Dec 4, 2011 9:02 PM EST

DVD review: "Buck Denver Asks, Why Do We Call It Christmas?" Jellyfish Labs. 90 minutes. The creator of VeggieTales is back, this time with big puppets instead of CGI fruits and vegetables.

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religion, christmas, veggietales

The bland leading the bland

Sun Nov 20, 2011 12:19 AM EST

DVD review: Love Begins. Twentieth Century Fox Home entertainment. 88 minutes. Strength, faith, courage, romance and the Wild West just seem to go together.

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entertainment, love, film, oke

Tebow documentary: Long on sports and business, short on Tebow

Sat Nov 12, 2011 9:51 PM EST

DVD review: "Tim Tebow -- Everything in Between." Summit Entertainment. 58 minutes. Everything in Between, which premiered Nov. 11 on ESPN2, is like a big donut: lots of material with a hole in the middle. It has a lot on the process of getting into the NFL.

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sports, video, film

Beautiful look at Catholic beliefs, but not Catholic people

Sun Oct 9, 2011 6:43 PM EDT

TV / video review: "Catholicism." PBS (check local listings). Cameras pan through majestic cathedrals; Hispanic children smile and sing; Africans dance in procession and Europeans pace reverently with lighted candles in Catholicism.

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Christian b-ball film doesn't quite sink it

Thu Sep 29, 2011 11:45 PM EDT

Film Review: 'Breaking the Press.' 20th Century Fox / Mustard Seed Entertainment.

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entertainment, film, christian, gospel

A window into Mormon minds

Sat Sep 24, 2011 6:35 PM EDT

DVD review: "A Mormon President." Adam Christing Productions. Straight documentary? Mitt Romney campaign video? One of those excruciatingly polite commercials for Mormonism. A Mormon President seems to be a hybrid of all three.

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religion, romney, documentary, mormons

The old college try

Thu Aug 25, 2011 10:41 PM EDT

MOVIE REVIEW: The 5th Quarter. PG-13. OK, I don't want to seem like the bad guy who disses a good-hearted movie. The 5th Quarter is a case study in teamwork and courage in college football. It's an inspirational story of a family overcoming grief, of good coming out of tragedy.

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religion, football, film, inspirational

A creationist trip to the Galapagos

Fri Aug 12, 2011 12:19 AM EDT

DVD review: 'The Mysterious Islands.' Provident Films, 90 minutes. Creationists now have their own documentary about the Galapagos Islands with The Mysterious Islands.

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religion, evolution, creationism, documentary

Well-stocked site for religion news

Sun Jul 31, 2011 10:33 PM EDT

Website review: 'Real Clear Religion' From the folks who created Real Clear Politics comes a faith-based version, Real Clear Religion. A two-word review: Bookmark it.

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news, religion

Patrolling culture

Mon Jul 18, 2011 6:00 PM EDT

In a blogosphere of rants, trivia and self-absorbed drivel, Patrol Magazine stands out.

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religion, christianity, culture

DVD review: 'The Lion of Judah'

Sun Jul 17, 2011 12:10 AM EDT

DVD review: 'The Lion of Judah.' AMG Films. 87 minutes. Beyond "children's animation," The Lion of Judah is hard to categorize. I wanted to like it for the eloquence it eventually shows, and the rather clever allegorization of the gospel.

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religion, movie, film, bible, animation

DVD review: KJB: The Book that Changed the World

Fri Jul 1, 2011 11:04 PM EDT

DVD review: KJB: The Book that Changed the World. Lionsgate Entertainment, 94 minutes, $21.99. On this 400th anniversary of the King James Version of the Bible comes a rare documentary, imparting knowledge and beauty alike -- and a peek into the personalities behind the events.

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religion, video, film, bible

Book review: The Szyk Haggadah

Sat Apr 16, 2011 11:39 PM EDT

You can get a Passover Haggadah from almost any synagogue or bookstore or even many supermarkets, but you'll seldom find one like The Szyk Haggadah (Abrams, $40 hardcover, $16.95 paperback, 128 pp).

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religion, holidays, jews, jewish, judaism, passover, haggadah

DVD review: 'Pink Smoke Over the Vatican'

Sun Apr 3, 2011 10:41 PM EDT

Nearly 100 women have been ordained as priests or bishops in recent years, and been condemned by the Roman Catholic Church. Their actions, feelings and spiritual urgings make absorbing material in Pink Smoke Over the Vatican.

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religion, women, church, catholic, films, documentary, priests, ordination

Declaration of Interdependence?

Sat Jul 3, 2010 7:11 PM EDT

For the Fourth of July, I'm lending God Online to my friend Rabbi Irwin Kula, president of the National Center for Jewish Learning and Leadership. Kula, one of the freshest thinkers I know, suggests we amend the holiday -- changing it from Independence Day to Interdependence Day.

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'Charisma' mag: Sharper, sleeker

Sat Jun 19, 2010 9:42 PM EDT

The label "venerable" can be a kiss of death for a website. But Charisma's new editor, Marcus Yoars, has overseen a good job of renovation for this 35-year-old publication. Change is everywhere on the site.

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religion, media, christianity, magazine, charisma

The right thing: Let's discuss

Sat May 22, 2010 11:14 PM EDT

We may disagree on faith and religion, but can minds meet on what's good and right? In Character argues that we can. Created by the Templeton Foundation, this Internet magazine sifts news and culture for underlying lessons of morals and ethics.

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religion, ethics, morality, morals

Doesn't diversity mean Protestants, too?

Wed May 12, 2010 12:22 AM EDT

If Elena Kagan is confirmed, it will be the first time three women have served on the Supreme Court. She will be the third Jew to join six Catholic Justices on a Protestant-free Court. What does that mean for President Obama's pledge to diversify the federal government?

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politics, court, jews, judaism, supreme, kagan

Networking for Earth

Sun May 9, 2010 8:11 PM EDT

Green is good. That's the simple idea behind Climatarians.org Instead of majoring on philosophy and theology, this site helps people link up for "sustainable goods and services."

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environment, ethics, networking

DVD Review: 'The Imposter'

Fri May 7, 2010 12:02 AM EDT

Prodigal son stories are always popular with Christians -- the sinner who sees the error of his ways and returns to the fold -- and the theme has been done to exhaustion in books and films. So The Imposter starts out handicapped.

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entertainment, music, film, christianity

TV review: 'The Diary of Anne Frank'

Sat Apr 17, 2010 11:32 PM EDT

Families clash, people bicker, brittle feelings snap in the new Diary of Anne Frank. As well they might, when eight people are confined in a few small rooms for two years.

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entertainment, television, tv, jews, holocaust, anne-frank

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Batter up -- just don't batter the kid
DVD review: "A Mile in His Shoes." Nasser Group North. 89 minutes. Rated PG. My grade: B. For five years, filmmakers have been trying to copy the surprise success of Facing the Giants, a football film produced by a church in Georgia.
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Story of a controversial saint
DVD Review: There Be Dragons. Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment. 122 minutes. Rated PG-13 (violence).
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'Holy war' via mixed martial arts
DVD review: "Warrior." Lionsgate Films. 139 minutes. Rated PG-13. Using physical conflict as a symbol of inner battles is as old as the Bible, which says the patriarch Jacob wrestled an angel.
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Cowboys and caddies
DVD review: Seven Days in Utopia. 100 minutes. Rated G. For 2011, we saw a rash of religious-spiritual sports films: basketball in Breaking the Press, football in The Fifth Quarter and Everything in Between.
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'VeggieTales' creator has a big ol' puppet Christmas
DVD review: "Buck Denver Asks, Why Do We Call It Christmas?" Jellyfish Labs. 90 minutes. The creator of VeggieTales is back, this time with big puppets instead of CGI fruits and vegetables.
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