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In Praise of Film
15 January 2008 6:29 PM | 10 CommentsOne problem with much of the Christian commentary on the arts is that it treats every medium essentially the same. Television, music, film, stage, the internet, literature, and illustrated novels are all treated vaguely as one giant neutral monolith by which culture influences weak Christians. The truth is that these mediums are drastically different in what their primary uses are, how they are received, the amount of influence they can have, and their conditioning effects on our culture.
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Getting Our Bearings: A Review of “The Golden Compass”
12 December 2007 12:07 PM | 10 Comments“When Polar Bears Attack” is not the name of a new Fox Television reality show, rather it is the only remotely interesting part in an otherwise confused, tiresome, and overly-hyped film. The Golden Compass directed by Chris Weitz, was billed as another Lord of the Rings type fantasy epic film, it falls far short, however.
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Podcast #19: The Theology of Fall Out Boy
17 December 2007 1:03 PM | 4 CommentsMTV isn't really known for profound thought about life, death, God and philosophy, but Fall Out Boy has brought those concepts to the braindead masses. In this episode, David and Rich discuss the implications of such a surprisingly profound band, and also share their top 5 most profound rock songs.
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The CNN-YouTube Republican Debate: How Mike Huckabee Got it Wrong
29 November 2007 1:20 PM | 37 CommentsLast night’s CNN-Youtube debate was fascinating for a number of reasons. One was the moment that a sarcastic-looking kid basically asked a question about biblical inerrancy and the following took place:
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Huh. I can’t think of any response to this news except maybe to say that I liked (vaguely) the reference to saving throw vs. Hollywood soullessness.
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