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October 2013

October 01, 2013

Katy Perry’s Song “By the Grace of God” Is a Flashback to Her Christian Singer Days

Before Katy Perry was an animal-print-and-candy-loving pop star, she was Katy Hudson, aspiring Christian singer....

September 2013

September 12, 2013

Vince Gill Heckles Westboro Baptist Church Protesters

It seems like the Westboro Baptist Church just hates everybody. Country singer Vince Gill was...

August 2013

August 25, 2013

Pastor Fired Because He Attended Rick Ross Concert

Pastor Rodney Willis, who was the leader of Mt. Salem Baptist Church in Winston-Salem, North...

August 19, 2013

Watch Ke$ha’s Backup Dancers Crash a Westboro Baptist Church Protest

The Westboro Baptist Church sometimes likes to take pop songs and rework them so that...

June 2013

June 27, 2013

Garfunkel & Oates’ New Song Is About Anal Sex for Jesus

[Warning: This is very, very NSFW. Don't come crying to me later because I put...

June 05, 2013

Vampire Weekend Creates an Indie-Rock Last Supper

Two Vampire Weekend posts in like a month? Who am I? Anyway, the band has...

May 2013

May 09, 2013

Vampire Weekend’s New Single Asserts That Zion Doesn’t Love You

I think of Vampire Weekend as a disaffected art rock band, but do they have...

May 08, 2013

Christian Rocker Tim Lambesis Reportedly Put Out a Hit On His Wife

Well, damn. Tim Lambesis, lead singer of the Christian heavy metal band As I Lay...

April 2013

April 14, 2013

Justin Bieber Thinks Anne Frank Would Have Been His Fan If Not for That Whole Pesky Holocaust Thing

Considering that the Anne Frank House is probably the best-known attraction in Amsterdam, it's not...

April 09, 2013

Queens of the Stone Age’s New Song Is Called ‘My God Is the Sun’

Not "the son," in case you were wondering.

April 04, 2013

The Very Not-Religious Cat Power Is Wearing a Cross Necklace in Her New Video

Cat Power, aka Chan Marshall, sports a cross necklace in her new video for "Manhattan."...

March 2013

March 04, 2013

Kandi Burruss’ First Gospel Single ‘Stay Prayed Up’ Is Here

As much as I love Real Housewife singles, most of them are godawful singers who...

January 2013

January 29, 2013

Real Housewife Kandi Burruss Is Doing a Gospel Album

Real Housewives of Atlanta star Kandi Burruss announced on last night's episode that she is...

December 2012

December 26, 2012

Beck Says Scientology Is ‘Always the Last Question Journalists Ask’

The ever-innovative Beck has a new album out - but it's actually a collection of...

October 2012

October 01, 2012

Tori Amos: ‘I Chose to Look at Christianity As Another Myth’

Singer/songwriter Tori Amos has never shied from talking about religion. She grew up the daughter...

September 2012

September 25, 2012

Mumford & Sons Releases Religiously-Tinged New Single ‘Babel’

Brit band Mumford & Sons just played Saturday Night Live last week in support of...

July 2012

July 04, 2012

Guns ‘N Roses Guitarist Plays Israeli National Anthem

Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal, aka Ronald Blumenthal, is the lead guitarist for the current incarnation of...

April 2012

April 30, 2012

Korean Christians Protest Lady Gaga Show

How do you say "adults only" in Korean? Lady Gaga was scheduled to perform an...

April 27, 2012

Tanlines Drummer Jesse Cohen Moonlights as a Jewish History Expert

Lots of famous musicians get their starts doing something else - bartending, working in a...

April 17, 2012

FGP Celebrity Quote of the Week: Amy Ray Is Used to Jesus

Amy Ray is one half of folk-music legends The Indigo Girls. Although she occasionally sings...

March 2012

March 27, 2012

When Queen (the Band, Not the Person) Met Passover

Passover is coming up, which means two things: one, no carbs, and two, cheesy Passover-themed...

March 23, 2012

Backstreet Boy Howie D Is Organizing a Fan Trip to Israel

Do you love the Backstreet Boys? How about travel? Well, you can finally combine these...

March 22, 2012

We’re About to Find Out What Drake’s Bar Mitzvah Was Like

Rapper and proud Heeb Drake was spotted filming at a Miami synagogue this week. The...

March 02, 2012

Check Out Arcade Fire’s Spiritual Song for the ‘Hunger Games’ Soundtrack

As the Hunger Games opening day approaches, songs from the soundtrack are starting to trickle...

March 01, 2012

‘Book of Mormon’ Gets Purim-ized

The Jewish holiday of Purim is next week. If you're not familiar with the holiday,...

February 2012

February 28, 2012

Erykah Badu’s Allah Tattoo Gets Her Banned from Malaysia

Erykah Badu was planning a few concerts in Malaysia this week, including one in the...

February 13, 2012

Two Religion-Themed Moments from Grammy Night 2012

Last night's Grammy awards were full of moments both touching (Adele crying at her wins...

February 12, 2012

Remembering Whitney Houston, Gospel Singer

If tomorrow is Judgment Day and I'm standing on the front line and the Lord...

February 11, 2012

Israelis Want War to Wait Til After a Madonna Concert

While artists like Cat Power are calling off their Israel concerts, Madonna is going full...

February 10, 2012

Cat Power Calls Off Israel Concert

Hey, have you heard that Israel can be pretty controversial? Although singer Cat Power had...