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2015-03-10T10:03:18-07:00

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GODSTUFF: Beware the Chritches

Last updated on: March 10, 2015 at 10:03 am By Cathleen Falsani

The short definition of what constitutes a "Chritch" was neatly (and chillingly) offered a few years back by the conservative pundit Ann Coulter who described herself as a "mean Christian." Read more

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GODSTUFF: $50 Million for the Crystal Cathedral? Really Diocese of Orange? Really?

Last updated on: March 10, 2015 at 10:03 am By Cathleen Falsani

Poet W.H. Auden once described cathedrals as “Luxury liners laden with souls, Holding to the east their hulls of stone.” It’s an evocative image and a reminder that a cathedral, no matter how grand, is meant to be a vehicle of sorts — elevating the souls of worshippers and transporting them to a place of transcendence and communion with God. Historically, cathedrals were often the largest, most ornate and most expensive buildings around. Accented with spires, gargoyles and flying buttresses,... Read more

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2015-03-10T10:03:19-07:00

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GODSTUFF: Dudeism, Dogma, Special Ladyism and What Have You…

Last updated on: March 10, 2015 at 10:03 am By Cathleen Falsani

What would the Dude do? That is the central spiritual, if not theological, concern of the Church of the Latter-day Dude, the totally not-fake religion based on the ethos of Jeffrey “The Dude” Lebowski, the slacker savior of Joel and Ethan Coen‘s 1998 cult masterpiece “The Big Lebowski.” Organized (or rather, disorganized) in 2005, the Church of the Latter-day Dude, aka “Dudeism,” which prides itself for being “the slowest growing religion in the world,” has ordained more than 120,000 Dudeist... Read more

2015-03-10T10:03:19-07:00

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GODSTUFF: Bachmann is a Christian feminist? Yes, and I’m Galadriel, Queen of the Elves.

Last updated on: March 10, 2015 at 10:03 am By Cathleen Falsani

And if Bachmann and Palin represent a new breed of Christian feminism, then "The Hangover Part II" and "Bad Teacher" represent a new golden age of American cinema. Read more

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2015-03-10T10:03:19-07:00

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GODSTUFF: Paul Simon’s “So Beautiful or So What,” So Christian?

Last updated on: March 10, 2015 at 10:03 am By Cathleen Falsani

Paul Simon's latest album, "So Beautiful or So What"... The “best Christian album of the year” from a fellow who famously described himself in a long-ago lyric as one part of “one-and-one-half wandering Jews”? Read more

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2015-03-10T10:03:19-07:00

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GODSTUFF: Putting the “Holy” in Hollywood

Last updated on: March 10, 2015 at 10:03 am By Cathleen Falsani

Years before he was known as Pope John Paul II, Karol Wojtyla hoped to become an actor. The late pontiff studied drama in his native Poland at Krakow’s Jagiellonian University. Later, while preparing for the priesthood at a clandestine seminary, he also was a member of the underground Rhapsodic theater company. “Artistic talent is a gift from God,” John Paul once said. “And whoever discovers it in himself has a certain obligation: to know that he cannot waste his talent,... Read more

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2015-03-10T10:03:20-07:00

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GODSTUFF: A guide to relics (the macabre, the marvelous and the mystifying)

Last updated on: March 10, 2015 at 10:03 am By Cathleen Falsani

St. Patrick‘s tooth. Justin Bieber’s hair clippings. The bloodstained gloves that Mary Todd Lincoln carried to Ford’s Theatre. What do they have in common? They are relics — prized keepsakes, preserved because of their association with significant people and events. Bieber fans who line up for hours to peer at a lock of the teen idol’s hair inside its autographed glass case share a common desire — on a deeper level — with tourists who stop to see Mary Lincoln’s... Read more

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2015-03-10T10:03:20-07:00

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GODSTUFF: We are “One.” We get to carry each other…

Last updated on: March 10, 2015 at 10:03 am By Cathleen Falsani

Our aim is not to engage in psychological, cultural, or theological debate about homosexuality. Nor is it our goal to be right. We simply want to love them. Powerfully, without caveat, and as a unified voice. Read more

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Belieber! Book News

Last updated on: March 10, 2015 at 10:03 am By Cathleen Falsani

Now available through iTunes – two brand-spankin’ new FREE apps for iPodTouch, iPhone and iPad that will keep you up-to-date with all the Belieber! news you could possibly want. Find out about upcoming events before they’re announced elsewhere, hear about contests and Belieber! swag, get the inside scoop from author Cathleen Falsani and the latest news from Belieber Nation right on your phone, iPod or iPad. And the best part: It’s FREE! thanks to the awesome folks... Read more

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GODSTUFF: Jesus, Still Surrounded by a Bunch of Guys

Last updated on: March 10, 2015 at 10:03 am By Cathleen Falsani

Pop quiz: Name three women leaders in evangelical Christianity. Not including women known primarily as partner to their better-known husbands. And just to make it interesting, let’s say they have to be under age 60. Stumped? Don’t feel too badly. You’re not alone. Back in 2005 when Time magazine published its list of the “25 Most Influential Evangelicals,” only four women made the cut — and just two without their husbands. Of the two solo women, Diane Knippers and Joyce... Read more

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