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Books Besides the Bible: Is Science Fiction un-Christian?“[T]he presence of humanity and the prevalence of humanitarian themes throughout the best science fiction stories is not necessarily a denial of human nature, but often an affirmation of the best in us.”
Not Fit for Dinner: Placing #ObamaInHistory“We can disagree about the connections made on the President biography pages, but we we would be mistaken to think that Obama is ahistorical and is leading America in a past-less present.”
The Televangelists: In Praise of Sherlock & its Co-Creator Steven Moffat“Here, then, is a brief tour through Moffat’s oeuvre of awesomeness.”
Sacred Space: What’s Wrong with Videogames in Church?“My objection to video games in church boils down to what makes a church.”
Grace Notes: My Bloody Valentine“Few bands can claim to have altered the musical landscape, much less charted out an entirely new landscape.”
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Games Features Archive
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Podcast #45: Who’s Afraid of the Swine Flu?
Posted on May 8, 2009 | 1 CommentBen and Rich discuss what ails few. Plus: conferences, capitalism and gamer's choice. -
Gamer’s Choice
Posted on April 30, 2009 | 9 CommentsVideo games have the potential to clarify life, but first they need to be a little less clear. -
Podcast #42: Gaming Choices
Posted on April 17, 2009 | 1 CommentRachel Getting Married, Fallout 3 and choice in video games, how to choose what geeky television we should watch and our Top 5 Video Game Moral Quandries. -
Fallout 3: The Challenge of a Gaming Morality
Posted on April 7, 2009 | 5 CommentsAlan Noble explores the nature of morality in Fallout 3. -
Podcast #41: Ben and Rich are Chums Again
Posted on April 3, 2009 | 4 CommentsWe discuss NBC's Kings, casual video-game Peggle, and the death of print. Plus, our Top 5 Favorite Pop Culture Sources! -
A Parable of Peggle
Posted on March 24, 2009 | 3 CommentsRichard Clark finds resonance in what seems at first to be a simple, silly game. -
Podcast #38: Ben and Rich Look Forward, Part 3 (Games/Books/Music)
Posted on March 13, 2009 | 4 CommentsRich and Ben have a discussion about the games, books and music that CaPC is looking forward to in 2009. -
Left 4 Dead and Relearning “Gaming”
Posted on February 4, 2009 | 9 CommentsLeft 4 Dead challenges Alan Noble to remember the golden rule... even when he's killing zombies. -
Looking Forward: Video Games in 2009
Posted on January 30, 2009 | 11 CommentsAlan Noble and Richard Clark share the video games they're most looking forward to in 2009. -
Looking Forward: Politics in 2009
Posted on January 29, 2009 | 1 CommentBen Bartlett shares his top 3 political issues to watch in 2009. -
What was Actually So Great About 2008
Posted on December 29, 2008 | 6 CommentsAlan Noble takes back some of the foolish things he said in the past. -
Podcast #35: Blagojevich’s Big Mistake
Posted on December 17, 2008 | 5 CommentsBen shrugs at the latest political scandal while Rich wants to know what it all means, they both lament the latest Christian copy-cat products, and Rich explains with a series of rants his reasoning for abandoning the Wii and embracing the Xbox 360. -
Why I Made the Switch
Posted on December 12, 2008 | 16 CommentsRichard Clark explains why he turned his back on the Wii and embraced the Xbox 360. -
Memoirs from a Sci-fi geek
Posted on September 3, 2008 | 1 CommentBill Reichart explores the resonating qualities of science fiction. -
E3 Dialogue – MadWorld
Posted on July 18, 2008 | 4 CommentsRich and Alan discuss the merits and problems with the incredibly violent new Wii game from Sega, MadWorld. -
Kick’n Video Games, Old School
Posted on July 17, 2008 | 1 CommentBill Reichart takes a time out from the E3's onslaught of new games to discuss a film about one of the golden oldies. -
Nintendo’s Casual Focus at E3: Epic Fail or Good for Families?
Posted on July 15, 2008 | 5 CommentsRichard Clark responds to Nintendo's less than stellar keynote with a word of warning. -
Netflix on your Xbox 360: New ways to watch
Posted on July 14, 2008 | 8 CommentsAlan Noble kicks off Christ and Pop Culture's ongoing E3 coverage with a consideration about the good and bad implications of watching Netflix with your XBox buddies. -
The Dangers of Video Games
Posted on June 12, 2008 | 8 CommentsRichard Clark picks up his Wii Zapper and takes aim at a giant target that takes up the whole screen. -
In Praise of Video Games
Posted on April 30, 2008 | 8 CommentsRichard Clark finds something to like in an underrated pastime.