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June 2014

June 02, 2014

Memory eternal: The life and quiet ministry of ‘Ann B.’

One of the complicated subjects that religion-beat professionals talk about behind the scenes, if they...

April 2014

April 12, 2014

WPost: Confessions of a (liberal) Christian film critic

The following observations have little to do with the normal work that we do here...

April 07, 2014

What precisely pulled Mickey Rooney back from the abyss?

There are no second acts in American lives. -- F. Scott Fitzgerald (1896-1940) Oh really?...

April 03, 2014

And for a change, a ‘Noah’ movie story that sails smoothly

Last week, I criticized USA Today's fast-food cheeseburger of a story on the religious controversy...

March 2014

March 27, 2014

About those rough religious waters for the ‘Noah’ movie

A USA Today headline declares: 'Noah' hits rough religious waters on-screen The top of the...

March 03, 2014

Time: McConaughey’s ‘confounding’ speech at Oscars

Did you hear that awkward sound at the Oscars last night, the one right after...

February 2014

February 13, 2014

Hollywood’s ‘Noah’ wars: Why not quote the Bible?

Let's face it. That Noah character in Genesis 9 is one pretty wired, complex fellow....

November 2013

November 02, 2013

Pod people: Does it matter if celebrities/royals have faith?

As the old saying goes, Americans don't have a royal family. We have celebrities. We...

July 2013

July 17, 2013

Boy Scouts: Hollywood vs. some vague army of Americans

On one level, the recent Reuters "special report" on the financial issues haunting the 10,600-acre...

June 2013

June 22, 2013

Media MIA: Mother Dolores Hart’s love for Jesus

It's the question that echoes between the lines of mainstream news features about the life...

March 2013

March 04, 2013

Inside the History Channel’s epic TV miniseries ‘The Bible’

This is one of those GetReligion follow-up posts where we basically say, "See, was that...

January 2013

January 31, 2013

Megan Fox, glossolalia and AP Style (you read that right)

The Associated Press Stylebook and Briefing on Media Law is a lot of things and...

December 2012

December 16, 2012

So, ‘broader societal problems’ in Newtown, or not?

It goes without saying that the GetReligion crew has been closely watching the coverage of...