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Let Pastors' Wives Do Their Own Thing

And please ignore the ones on reality TV.

Woman As Folly

I hope God doesn't see me the way I see 'The Real Housewives.'

An Open Letter to Terrell Owens

Your VH1 reality show is intriguing, but dude, your ego is outta control.

Christian Publisher Still Plans Kate Gosselin Book

Zondervan is advertizing a cookbook by the Jon & Kate Plus Eight star.

The Gospel and the Gosselins

Evangelicals and the making of Jon & Kate Plus Eight.

Deconstructing the Quiver

A review of Quiverfull: Inside the Christian Patriarchy Movement.

Losing It on TV

Ruby Gettinger, a Sunday school teacher in Georgia who weighed 700 pounds, battles her obesity — and leans on God — on national television.

Extreme Family  Subscriber access only

Jon & Kate Plus Eight is at home with faith.

Unexpected Detractors for UK's Make Me a Christian

Christian participant and viewers say reality show is harmful to faith.

Channel Surfing for Common Grace

How reality TV broadcasts echoes of the gospel.

Let's Talk About God, Baby

Pushed to the edge, 'Salt' of Salt-N-Pepa turned to Jesus; now the hip-hop duo is reconciling on VH1.

Unreality TV  Subscriber access only

How the ubiquitous genre actually misrepresents life.

Priest Idol  Subscriber access only

A Wheaton grad ends up on British reality TV. His mission: Save a dying church.

The Amish Come Knocking  Subscriber access only

UPN's Amish In the City shows us our modern selves in a mirror that is positively medieval.

Amish in the City: Has Reality TV Gone too Far?  Subscriber access only

The author of The Amish: Why They Enchant Us discusses why a television show about Amish teens is inherently flawed, and why we're drawn to their 18th-century ways.

Survivor's 'Pastor John' Sues Church Over Firing Words  Subscriber access only

Plus: Another Sri Lankan church is attacked, another Ten Commandments dispute, gay adoption, and many other stories from online sources around the world.

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