Film Forum: About an Abortionist Mike Leigh's film Vera Drake impresses religious press with its treatment of a sensitive subject. Plus: The Grudge, Primer, Surviving Christmas, Spin, Stage Beauty, and more reviews of The Final Cut, Thé rèse, The Motorcycle Diaries, and Luther. by Jeffrey Overstreet | posted 10/29/2009 10:34AM
Film Forum: Cutting a Rug, Cutting Memories, and Cussing Puppets Shall We Dance? has critics smiling, but not quite dancing. Plus: The Final Cut, Team America: World Police, and more reviews of I ♥ Huckabees and Shark Tale. by Jeffrey Overstreet | posted 10/29/2009 10:34AM
Film Forum: Duff Raises her Voice, Latifah Drives Her Taxi Christian critics review Raise Your Voice, Taxi, Friday Night Lights, The Motorcycle Diaries and Bright Young Things; offer more on Monty Python's The Life of Brian, Shark Tale, Ladder 49, and Shaun of the Dead; and take a new look at the significance of Blade Runner. by Jeffrey Overstreet | posted 10/29/2009 10:34AM
Film Forum: Woman, Thou Art a Box Office Hit! Woman, Thou Art Loosed scores with moviegoers, while Shark Tale flounders, I ♥ Huckabees philosophizes, and Ladder 49 burns brightly. Plus, more reviews of Wimbledon, The Forgotten, Mean Creek, and Silver City. by Jeffrey Overstreet | posted 10/29/2009 10:34AM
Weblog: Spain Wants to Be Free of Catholic Church Plus: Mel's muse beatified, Bibles and creationism suggested for D.C. area schools, Britain prays for Ken Bigley, Sudan says U.S. hyping Darfur situation, and more articles from online sources around the world. Compiled by Rob Moll | posted 10/01/2004 12:00AM
Weblog: Supreme Court Rejects Catholic Charities' Appeal Catholic Charities and Roy Moore rejected by the Supreme Court. Plus: Pat Robertson in Israel, Woman, Thou Art Loosed, child porn scandals, and many more articles from online sources around the world. Compiled by Rob Moll | posted 10/01/2004 12:00AM
Darkness Visible An unsparing new memoir by the author of Slackjaw. By Jeremy Lott | posted 10/01/2004 12:00AM
Weblog: Judge Blocks Louisiana's Marriage Amendment Law school professor says banning polygamy is hypocritical. Plus: Blair pressures Sudan, and Canada's Supreme Court considers same-sex marriage. Compiled by Rob Moll | posted 10/01/2004 12:00AM
Weblog: Turkey's Christians Hope EU Entry Provides New Freedoms Plus: Courting the Catholic vote, Nigerian Anglican archbishop wants to start U.S. church, 30 states feared ready to ban abortion, fighting for Charlotte Wyatt's life, Billy Graham in Kansas City, and more articles from online sources around the world. Compiled by Rob Moll | posted 10/01/2004 12:00AM
Weblog: John Kerry—Bush and I Have the 'Same Position' on Gay Marriage Plus: Judge rules Britain's baby Wyatt should die, 53,000 killed so far in Nigeria, pastor bites cop, Mideast Christians booted from U.S., Billy Graham in Kansas City, and more articles from online sources around the world. Compiled by Rob Moll | posted 10/01/2004 12:00AM
Cockroaches and the Nicene Creed To an accompaniment of whale songs, the worshippers glory in God's creation; there's no service quite like the annual blessing of the animals at St. John the Divine. By Jennifer and Edwin Woodruff Tait | posted 10/01/2004 12:00AM
Weblog: 'Back-Alley Abortions' in the 21st Century A British newspaper finds a late-term conspiracy between country's largest abortion provider and a Spanish clinic. Compiled by Ted Olsen | posted 10/01/2004 12:00AM
Weblog: Supreme Court Will Rule on Ten Commandments Displays Plus: Catholic bishops challenge Kerry as evangelical theologians criticize Bush, 110 Iraqi Christians killed, and other stories from online sources around the world. Compiled by Ted Olsen | posted 10/01/2004 12:00AM
Books & Culture's Book of the Week: Whose Independence? All the Founding Fathers of America celebrated independence, but what the word meant depended on who was speaking. Reviewed by Preston Jones | posted 10/01/2004 12:00AM
Weblog: Shadowmancer, Other Taylor Books Burned Plus: Bush's Dred Scott code, banning nuns' habits in France, Focus's Candidate wins, and other stories from online sources around the world. Compiled by Ted Olsen | posted 10/01/2004 12:00AM
Weblog: Is Tony Blair Converting to Catholicism? Plus: Decoding religion-speak at the presidential debate, waiting for the shoe to drop on Anglicanism's future, and other stories from online sources around the world. Compiled by Ted Olsen | posted 10/01/2004 12:00AM
Matthew D. LaPlante in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | posted 2/07/2012 10:16AM
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