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Popcorn and Penance

Tim Appelo of City Arts magazine met me recently to ask me about the debate amongst Christian moviegoers over James Cameron's Avatar. Our long conversation, which expanded to cover other movies that Christians have protested unnecessarily, became a brief article featured in the latest City Arts issue, currently

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Hello, Pittsburgh, I'm On the Air

This week, on Pittsburgh's WORD-FM, John Hall and Kathy Emmons are talking with special guests about Christianity and culture. And I got to join the party. Want to hear our on-the-air chat? They spoke with me about movies - including Avatar and Summer Hours - and I had

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David Brooks on Avatar

David Brooks in The New York Times turns his attention from America's occupation of Iraq and Afghanistan to humanity's occupation of Pandora: Still, would it be totally annoying to point out that the whole White Messiah fable, especially as Cameron applies it, is kind of offensive?