Plus: Falwell gets another critical site, Christian radio station raided in DRC, the faith behind the world's fastest runners, and other stories from online sources around the world.
Compiled by Ted Olsen | posted 8/01/2004 12:00AM
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New record label launches with 'Passion' | Wind-up Records, the home of rock bands Creed and Evanescence, will launch a new imprint with the Aug. 31 release of "The Passion of the Christ: Songs," an album of original tunes from artists inspired by Mel Gibson's blockbuster movie (Associated Press)
Pop culture:
The gospel according to Spider-Man | Christians have discovered a powerful new teaching tool, and it's playing at a cineplex near you (Time)
Holy-wood or bust | Is there a Christian subtext in all films? Maybe not, but God crops up in some unusual places (Time)
Studios putting faith in religious videos | With 20th Century Fox set to distribute "Passion" on video, other major studios, including Paramount and Columbia, are releasing a spate of titles aimed at the booming market for faith-based entertainment (Reuters)
Beyond Bono | Jars of Clay finds its voice (Mark Joseph, National Review Online)
Pilgrimage of the Da Vinci code-breakers | Tourism to Rosslyn Chapel, which plays a major role in The Da Vinci Code, is up 96 percent (The Telegraph, London)
A word-of-mouth success | Why are people lining up to rubbish The Da Vinci Code? Simple - it's a bestseller that doesn't know its place (Lucy Mangan, The Guardian, London)
God, bands get ample time | Christian music fest closes strong with P.O.D. and MXPX (The Denver Post)
Pop psalmists | The Rev. Beth Maynard preaches from the Psalms in the Bible, but she also likes to quote what she considers to be modern-day Psalms — the songs of U2 (The Washington Times)
Scholar brings it all back home with the poetry in Dylan's songs | Christopher Ricks organizes Dylan's Visions of Sin around human experience, choosing to trace Dylan's work through the seven sins, the four cardinal virtues, and the three heavenly graces (The Boston Globe)
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