“About as common per capita as vegans in Texas, Republicans in Hollywood are having a coming-out party of sorts in Zucker’s new movie, An American Carol.”  Read the rest of the article in Time.com Read more

The bishops of New York State have issued a document calling upon Catholics to “exercise our cherished right and our solemn duty as Americans and as Catholics” to vote to support pro-life and pro-family values. “We Catholics are called to look at politics as we are called to look at everything – through the lens of our faith,” wrote the bishops on Wednesday.  “We should be guided in evaluating the important issues facing our state and nation by the Gospel... Read more

Last night’s one and only Vice Presidential Debate turned out to be quite compelling. It was particularly interesting to watch Sarah Palin, who was a stark contrast to Joe Biden in the debate. While he appeared more stuffy and pompous, she seemed confident, cool, and very “down to earth” (much like the “average hockey mom” she keeps labeling herself as). What are your thoughts on the debate? Who won and how did Palin do? Read more

Punch-Out!! coming in ‘first half of 2009’ Read more

John Frame, seminary professor and theologian,  answers the question, “Should Christians go to movies?” He writes: Some Christians may wonder how a fellow believer can give any support to the film industry, notorious as it is for anti-Christian bias and moral relativism. I would note that there is also a view on the opposite extreme: some Christian critics of culture insist that all Christians have a responsibility to become culturally aware, to become knowledgeable about cultural trends in art, music,... Read more

Roger Kimball (Co-editor of the New Criterion) critiques the notion that art is experience and beauty is not relevant. “This much, I think, is clear: Without an allegiance to beauty, art degenerates into a caricature of itself; it is beauty that animates aesthetic experience, making it so seductive; but aesthetic experience itself degenerates into a kind of fetish or idol if it is held up as an end in itself, untested by the rest of life.” Read more

Collide Magazine offers the first post in a series called, “Stop Using Media“: “Yes, COLLIDE exists to encourage the use of media and technology in the Church … theproper use. Lately I’ve been thinking about a number of (in my opinion) improper uses of media and technology in the Church.” Read more

Keeping Christian Music Alive: “Though the future of Christian music may be uncertain, one thing is for sure: There’s still good music out there. Here are some of the artists we think represent hope for the Christian music industry. By no means is this an exhaustive list, just a few Christian bands that make great music.” Read more

The New York Times gives Fireproof a decent review! Read more