What TV Teaches Us About Abortion
Earlier this month, NBC did something rare. In fact, it’s happened on average only once every two and a half years years since 1972. The network (spoiler alert) included an abortion plotline in a...
View ArticleA Source Critic Looks at ‘Downton Abbey’
Editors’ note: Students of biblical interpretation know how source criticism attempts to find the original sources used by Scripture’s various authors and editors. Inspired by their example, an...
View Article‘Preachers of L.A.’ Brings the Prosperity Gospel to Reality TV
The Story: The prosperous lifestyles of six megachurch pastors in California will be the subject of a new reality show, “Preachers of L.A.,” slated for the Oxygen network this fall. The Background:...
View Article9 (More) Things You Should Know About Duck Dynasty
The beards are back for the fourth season of cable TV’s highest rated reality show. Here are nine more things you should know about the faith of the Robertson clan (see also the original 9 things...
View ArticleOut of the Mouths of Ducks
Chances are you’ve never heard of Newton Minow. He’s not a minor character in a novel by F. Scott Fitzgerald, nor a midlevel whistleblower in the National Security Agency. He’s not even a wealthy...
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