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Remembering the Weird ‘70s Ska Song That Became a Viral Super-Hit, ‘Jesus Is My Friend’

Posted on March 20, 2020March 20, 2020

No matter how many times you’ve watched this video of the Catholic band Sonseed performing their poppy ska jam “Jesus Is My Friend” on a 1970s religious TV show, it…

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Sports

There’s Actually No Evidence the Super Bowl Is a Hotbed of Human Trafficking

Posted on January 30, 2020January 30, 2020

One persistent, insidious narrative that pops up this time of year is the notion that the Super Bowl draws human traffickers like moths to a flame, and whatever city chooses…

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Here’s Martin Luther King Jr.’s ‘I Have A Dream’ Speech in Its Entirety

Posted on January 20, 2020January 20, 2020

It’s been more than five decades years since Martin Luther King stood on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial and delivered one of the truly great speeches in American history.…

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Culture

TBT: Meet the Joel Osteen Impersonator Who Infiltrated His Speaking Event

Posted on November 21, 2019November 21, 2019

Michael Klimkowski is a struggling comedian in L.A. who just so happens to look a lot like Lakewood Church pastor, best-selling author and TV preacher Joel Osteen. Last year, he…

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Culture

Here’s Exactly How Long Your Halloween Candy Lasts Before It Spoils

Posted on October 31, 2019October 31, 2019

Look, you’re going to score a ton of candy tonight. Correction: Your kids are going to score a ton of candy night, and you’re going to lump their profits in with…

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Here’s the Harrowing First Trailer for Netflix’s ‘Unbelievable’

Posted on September 5, 2019September 5, 2019

In 2015, ProPublica published a sad, deeply infuriating report of a Colorado teenager who told police a man had broken into her home, tied her up and raped her. What…

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Film

The ‘Crazy Rich Asians’ Co-Writer Has Backed Out of the Sequel Over Pay Disparity

Posted on September 5, 2019September 5, 2019

Crazy Rich Asians was one of 2018’s defining hits, thanks in no small part to a smart script written by Peter Chiarelli and Adele Lim. Director Jon M. Chu is eager to get…

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Film

Only Kevin Sorbo Can Protect the Second Amendment in the Bonkers First Trailer for ‘The Reliant’

Posted on September 4, 2019September 4, 2019

Kevin Sorbo fans, rejoice. Your favorite actor is back with another faith-based piece of social commentary that takes important, nuanced issues of the day and blasts them with an AR-15.…

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Music

Justin Bieber Bares His Soul in Emotional, Revealing Instagram Post

Posted on September 4, 2019September 4, 2019

Justin Bieber has been using social media as a confessional lately, getting pretty raw over Instagram about difficult seasons past and present, while also affirming that his faith — about…

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Tech

So, These Glasses Will Physically ‘Nudge’ You If You Stop Paying Attention in Class

Posted on September 4, 2019September 4, 2019

1984. Brave New World. Minority Report. The Jetsons. Sci-fi classics that anticipated a future seemingly lightyears in the future, but now tantalizingly, terrifyingly close. And now, another dispatch from another corner…

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Global

A Myanmar Pastor Could Be Prosecuted for Words to Trump About Religious Persecution

Posted on September 4, 2019September 4, 2019

Hkalam Samson, a Baptist minister from Myanmar, could face prosecution for his brief words with President Donald Trump about being “oppressed and tortured by the Myanmar military government” during a…

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Church
God

Whoa, Benny Hinn Is Rejecting the Prosperity Gospel: ‘I’m Correcting My Theology’

Posted on September 4, 2019September 4, 2019

Benny Hinn is one of the more controversial names in modern televangelism. Known for his massive “healing crusades,” he’s also been associated with what has become known as the prosperity…

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Film

The Beautiful Trailer for ‘Just Mercy’, Starring Michael B. Jordan and Brie Larson, Is Finally Here

Posted on September 4, 2019September 5, 2019

Bryan Stevenson’s book Just Mercy, about his time working as lawyer trying to get black men off of death row in the American South, is an incredibly harrowing read that exposes the…

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Culture
TV

Jim Gaffigan Doesn’t Think People Use the Prayer Hands Emoji Right

Posted on September 4, 2019September 4, 2019

This week, comedian Jim Gaffigan visited The Late Show, and he used the opportunity to vent about something extremely important: How people use the prayer hands emoji. “So you’re praying…

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Culture

This Popeyes Sermon Is the Inspirational Message Your Day Needs

Posted on September 3, 2019September 3, 2019

By now, you’ve probably heard about the Popeyes chicken sandwich. A sandwich so good it has threatened to unseat Chick-fil-A as the king of fast food chicken sandwiches, and is so…

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Remembering the Weird ‘70s Ska Song That Became a Viral Super-Hit, ‘Jesus Is My Friend’

There’s Actually No Evidence the Super Bowl Is a Hotbed of Human Trafficking

Here’s Martin Luther King Jr.’s ‘I Have A Dream’ Speech in Its Entirety

TBT: Meet the Joel Osteen Impersonator Who Infiltrated His Speaking Event

Here’s Exactly How Long Your Halloween Candy Lasts Before It Spoils

Here’s the Harrowing First Trailer for Netflix’s ‘Unbelievable’

The ‘Crazy Rich Asians’ Co-Writer Has Backed Out of the Sequel Over Pay Disparity

Only Kevin Sorbo Can Protect the Second Amendment in the Bonkers First Trailer for ‘The Reliant’

Justin Bieber Bares His Soul in Emotional, Revealing Instagram Post

So, These Glasses Will Physically ‘Nudge’ You If You Stop Paying Attention in Class

A Myanmar Pastor Could Be Prosecuted for Words to Trump About Religious Persecution

Whoa, Benny Hinn Is Rejecting the Prosperity Gospel: ‘I’m Correcting My Theology’

The Beautiful Trailer for ‘Just Mercy’, Starring Michael B. Jordan and Brie Larson, Is Finally Here

Jim Gaffigan Doesn’t Think People Use the Prayer Hands Emoji Right

This Popeyes Sermon Is the Inspirational Message Your Day Needs

David Oyelowo: ‘I’m Seeing More Christ on the Streets Than I’m Seeing in the Church’

White Christians, Being ‘Woke’ Isn’t the Point

Kari Jobe and Cody Carnes on Injustice, ‘The Blessing’ and Their New Album

Sufjan Stevens Is the Perfect Coronavirus Season Soundtrack

What If Jesus Really Meant What He Said?

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