Not About Religion Magazine and Blog
An intelligent, open-minded discussion of belief and non-belief...for entertainment purposes only.
Wow, wow, wow! This is a mind-blowing, goose-bump-inducing, passionate performance of “Jesus Gonna Be Here.” Tom Waits is a prophet. Tom Waits is a god. He may be possessed by the devil himself. Well, Jesus will be here Be here soon he’s gonna cover us up with leaves With a blanket from the moon With [...]
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Imagine if Barack Obama took a copy of the Bible and cut out his favorite passages with scissors, glued them onto paper and said, “there, that’s a better version.”
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No other character, historical or mythical, has inspired as many movies as Jesus Christ has. Some are excellent (Ben Hur), some are mediocre (Nativity Story), some are terrible (The Greatest Story Ever Told), and some are just silly (Ultrachrist!).
The editors of Not About Religion have compiled a list of 30 of some of the more notable titles in the Jesus movie genre.
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I remember reading Robert Heinlein’s Stranger in a Strange Land years ago as a pre-teen, and noticing the obvious Christian messianic theme that the book conveyed. Then I read Frank Herbert’s Dune, and noticed the same thing. Movies too: Superman, Star Wars, The Matrix, Batman, they are retelling the Gospels through science fiction.
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The first in a 4 part series, here we will examine some of the major prophets of religion, and the romantic relationships that may or may not have shaped the evolution of their respective faith.
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If Jesus were walking the earth today, you have to believe that Jack Black nailed how the son of God would react to the whole Prop 8 silliness. “Prop 8 – The Musical” starring Jack Black, John C. Reilly, and many more… by Jack Black
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