Benedict Cumberbatch Used to ‘Expose Himself’ in Front of Churches
Benedict Cumberbatch sure knows how to spice up an evening. The star of Star Trek and Sherlock (related: when is a new season airing? It has been forevvvvvver) says that he went through a church-flashing phase while on a childhood summer trip to Greece: "I used to expose myself in front of religious places. I was a very hot, bored boy and was surrounded by people who were older than me who were goading me. So when they got bored or the football went through a stain-glassed window — not to … [Read More...]
Tony Winner Billy Porter Thanks His Mom for Being ‘the Personification of True Christianity’
When Billy Porter won a Tony for his role in the new musical Kinky Boots last night, there was barely a dry eye in Radio City Music Hall. The actor teared up during his acceptance speech, especially when he thanked his mother. ".... my mother, Clarenda Jean Ford, at home in Pittsburgh, you are the personification of true Christianity. Your willingness to embrace that which you don't understand with unconditional love is a template which the world could benefit from in employing," he said. … [Read More...]
Josh and Anna Duggar Welcome Son Marcus Anthony
Josh Duggar and Anna Duggar have paid me the ultimate compliment by naming their third kid Marcus. Josh and Anna are following Duggar tradition by giving all their kids names that start with the same letter - Marcus' older siblings are Mackynzie and Michael. Like his older siblings, Marcus will have his birth featured on television - TLC is airing promos for a Father's Day-themed episode in which Anna goes into labor. Let's hope that she didn't have to give birth on a toilet this time, ok? This … [Read More...]
Vampire Weekend Creates an Indie-Rock Last Supper
Two Vampire Weekend posts in like a month? Who am I? Anyway, the band has yet another video with spiritual elements. This time it's for their single "Diane Young." In the video, the band, plus fellow musicians like Santigold, Sky Ferreira, and Chromeo create a sort of neo-hipster Last Supper. It's pretty, even if the song's not as good as "Oxford Comma." … [Read More...]
Michelle Duggar’s Sister Kathie Died – Will We See That On the Show?
Michelle Duggar's sister Kathie Ruark Arnold passed away in March. Michelle is the youngest child in her family and stayed behind to marry Jim-Bob Duggar when the rest of her family relocated to Ohio. There were one or two episodes of 19 Kids and Counting where Michelle visited her Ruark relatives, but for the most part they haven't been featured on the show - this could be simply because of geography (although Ohio is way closer than Jerusalem or Tokyo, where the Duggars have been recently), … [Read More...]
Dog the Bounty Hunter’s Daughter ‘Baby’ Lyssa Chapman Talks About Her Faith Journey
Lyssa Chapman, daughter of Duane "Dog the Bounty Hunter" Chapman, has just released a memoir called Walking on Eggshells. In it, she talks about her rocky childhood, her struggles with her family, rape, addiction, and abuse, and her eventual journey toward Christianity. In this video, Lyssa explains her story and talks about why she wrote a book. … [Read More...]
Frances Bean Cobain Called Twilight ‘A Sexist Mormon Piece of Shit’
For some reason, a producer for the film Twilight thought it would be a great idea to get Frances Bean Cobain, daughter of Kurt Cobain and Courtney Love, to play the female lead in the movie. Frances isn't an actress and has mostly stayed out of the spotlight as an adult (which - good on her). Courtney told Howard Stern that when Frances got the offer to play Bella, she turned it down, saying that Twilight was "a sexist Mormon piece of shit." The author of the series, Stephenie Meyer, is LDS, … [Read More...]
Josh Duggar’s LinkedIn Page Shows Exactly How ‘Qualified’ He Is for His ‘Job’
Recently, we reported on the news that Josh Duggar, oldest kid of the 19 Kids and Counting clan, was moving his young family to DC to take a job working in politics. The news was confirmed on the TLC reality show recently, and it looks like Josh is spiffing up his online presence as he gets ready to take a job he's completely unqualified for. First up: a LinkedIn page. I've always wondered how you write a resume when you've never had a real job (is "being on reality TV" a job?), so thanks to … [Read More...]
Vampire Weekend’s New Single Asserts That Zion Doesn’t Love You
I think of Vampire Weekend as a disaffected art rock band, but do they have a spiritual side? Their latest single, "Ya Hey" (a pun on one of the Jewish names for G-d, Yahweh) contains quite a few spiritual lyrics, like "Zion doesn't love you/and Babylon don't love you," and refers to whoever "you" is as a "saint." The video is deliberately oblique, just showing people (mostly wearing muslin wraps that look like togas, or standing in front of the Chrysler Building) opening bottles of … [Read More...]
Christian Rocker Tim Lambesis Reportedly Put Out a Hit On His Wife
Well, damn. Tim Lambesis, lead singer of the Christian heavy metal band As I Lay Dying, has been accused of putting out a hit on his estranged wife. Tim and his wife Meggan Lambesis separated last year and were in the process of getting a divorce. The San Diego, CA police department deserves the credit here: when they got a tip about Tim's actions, they put together a sting operation and busted him trying to hire an undercover police officer to kill his wife for him. The couple has three kids. … [Read More...]
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