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BBC News: Is the new Superman meant to be Jesus?

Friday, July 28th, 2006

The BBC News website has an interesting article asking “Is the new Superman meant to be Jesus?”
Is the Superman Returns movie meant to remind us of the Bible? And if so, is it blasphemy?
I’m not sure how it is blasphemy unless the Narnia series is as well …
An all-powerful father sends his son to Earth […]

Hanks: The Da Vinci Code Is Good For Churches

Monday, April 24th, 2006

Tom Hanks told Entertainment Weekly:
“I think the movie may end up helping churches do their job … If they put up a sign saying, ‘This Wednesday we’re discussing the gospel,’ 12 people show up. But if the sign says, ‘This Wednesday we’re discussing The Da Vinci Code,’ 800 people show up.”
I’m not sure what he […]

People are Hungry for [Wrong] Information

Thursday, April 6th, 2006

NPR had a short segment on the increased interest in religion, specifically the history of Christianity driven by the success of the Da Vinci Code. They talked about the book, counter-books, related history and items like the Gospel of Judas (for which I’d recommend you read Rick Mansfield’s comments — suffice to say […]

Some D* V***i C**e Stuff on MSNBC

Monday, April 3rd, 2006

The book and up comming movie has become such anathema to some Christians that I now feel compelled to censure the title itself, but I trust you know what I’m talking about. In case you might have missed it, MSNBC is devoting a whole section to The D* V***i C**e /Holy Blood, Holy Grail […]