An advertisement for a religious campaign has been ruled out of order for lack of evidence that Jesus can heal AIDS.

It's not really a question of whether Jesus can, but ra  read more »

India's most watched religious channel, Aastha, has announced plans to introduce a religious version of the reality television show, Pop Idol.

So it's "American Id  read more »

Are Sarah and John Connor a sci fi version of Mary and Jesus?

 Herod the Terminator?

Now, his first novel, The Shack- centered on dialogues between a miserable main character, Mack, and three unorthodox characterizations of the Holy Trinity - telescopes Young's transformation to a man  read more »

South Park can depict Jesus however they want, but Comedy Central won't even show a benign image of Mohammed. I imagine there's a Danish cartoonist who can explain why.

A Roman Catholic priest dismisses the movie as ridiculous, thus shooting itself in the foot if it's trying to promote heresy.

In "The Nativity," Bakley promises that readers will "receive new information on when the birth of Christ happened," he writes. "It will show you the exact date and year he was born.  read more »

Did you know that Jesus Christ was a pimp? He must have been. I saw it on TV.

I have this sitting on my TiVo. I think I'll delete it. It's based on the "recently discovered" Gospel of Thomas, which was discovered as recently as 1945! But "The Secret Lives of Jesus" on the National Geographic Channel contends that this volume, written by Gnostics around 200 A.D., is just as valid as the Gospels written in the 1st Century. :sigh:  read more »

After films like The Da Vinci Code and The Passion of The Christ, another controversial film on anti-Christ is on the cards.

Anti-Christ is big business for movies. They want J  read more »

Happened today on Good Morning America. The show ran a segment on a painting by someone named Ron Burns who has recreated da Vinci's Last Supper with dogs substituted for Jesus and his disciples. Even more than the image itself, some will surely find the title that the "artist" gave to his work offensive: "Dinner and Drinks with Son of Dog."  read more »

More than a quarter of all Americans identify themselves as evangelical Christians, and the number is growing. There were dozens of fascinating stories in American religion in 2006, and on Monday, Christmas night, we'll be taking a look back at some of the people and trends that defined the year in Jesus.

It's another "year in review" show, but focused on Christianity, mostly American Christianity.  read more »

Stephen Baldwin, the man born into Hollywood royalty, has been born again.  read more »

Coveted space in the New York Times - the advertising pages.  read more »

An independent film is playing at a film festival in Florida.
"This bloody drama updates the story of Jesus' birth, life and crucifixion. A visually charged mixture of song, dance and magic realism i  read more »

The "Utah War" has largely faded from American memory as the Mormon Church – and the public's acceptance of it – evolved.  read more »

They call California the land of fruits and nuts for more than one reason. Proof is presented every day and front and center comes from a Bloomberg Report that details that visitors to the Gaia Napa Valley Hotel and Spa won't find the Gideon Bible in the nightstand drawer.  read more »

"Jessica Alba decided to leave her born-again Christian church after religious leaders accused her of being too promiscuous." Part of it was older men at church hitting on her. Part of it was her disa  read more »

“If I have to take a side in the culture war I’ll take their side,” meaning the Christian conservatives. “Because if you give me the choice of Paris Hilton or Jesus, I’ll take Jesus.”

Maybe there were a few people here or there in the Bible Belt and other Evangelical communities who were up in arms over Carly's song choice, but it couldn't have been enough to matter.

American Media Services Interactive announces the formation of its Ministry Division created to provide enhanced online initiatives to churches and church organizations through media strategies, conte  read more »

• Jesus was not born of a virgin;
• His father Joseph was a literary construct, as was Judas;
• His family thought he was out of his mind;
• There were probably not
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Andrew Lloyd Weber is planning to adapt Mikhail Bulgakov's "The Master and Margarita" into his next musical production or opera. The parody of Stalin's regime features Jesus and Pontius Pilate among o  read more »

A devotional film on Christianity Antima Theerpu was launched at Annapurna Studio on Wednesday. J Rajender is the director while Dhanekula Mallesh is producing it. The story is about the r  read more »

"The Rev. Ted Haggard has been fired amid allegations of gay sex and drug use, but the evangelical leader can still be seen at the height of his powers - preaching to thousands and condemning homosexuality - in the documentary Jesus Camp."  read more »

An art gallery is being taken to court for displaying a statue of Jesus with an erection.The sculpture by controversial artist Terence Koh, was part of an exhibition at the Baltic Centre for Contempor  read more »

A North Carolina artist intrigued by the public obsession with celebrity has found herself feeding that obsession with a painting of actress Angelina Jolie as the Virgin Mary hovering over a Wal-Mart checkout line.  read more »

Minnesota artist Brandon Kidder's recent award from the National Christian Art Competition is the result of 20 years of hard work -- which sounds like the standard winner's cliché until you factor in  read more »

The Twelve Disciples by Tony Yardley and Claire Spooner in collaboration with Carl Spooner reduces the 13 religious characters as different types of chairs.

What kind of chair  read more »

Billboards and posters have begun appearing in major metropolitan areas (like New York and San Francisco – most likely because this is riskier in the red states) with the slogan: "The Algorithm Constantly Finds Jesus"  read more »

The latest in TV reality shows places an Atheist man in a Christian home where he will attend services and Bible Study with them.

"Following controversy over the BBC’s Panorama programme Sex, Crimes and the Vatican, which was attacked for being biased and inaccurate, the BBC has at last come clean and admitted it is biased against Christians."  read more »

Australia's top religious art prize was thrown into turmoil on Wednesday after a judge quit in protest over the words "only women bleed" on a painting of Christ nailed to the cross.Organizers had hope  read more »

Rev. Gretta Vosper has laid down a radical challenge for Christians . . .  read more »

The awards recognized the most performed songs on Christian radio during 2006, a BMI news release said. Twenty-five songs were honored in the Christian Rock, Contemporary Christian, Inspirational, Urban Gospel and Southern Gospel categories

So they're awards not for talent, but for the best agents.  read more »

The Sadr City area of Baghdad, following a firefight between American and insurgent Iraqi military forces, was left with a poster of "Buddy Jesus" from the film Dogma.  read more »

As it turns out, the Da Vinci code is *not* the end of the world! Go fig.
(Properly submitted this time!)

The BBC is to screen a new drama about the final week in the life of Jesus Christ which appears to exonerate Judas and Pontius Pilate.

Such is the contrast between Katy Hudson, Christian singer, and Katy Perry, chart-topper. Same girl, two stage names, two vastly different personas.  read more »

The debate, which was originally planned for May 5, was rescheduled for this coming Wednesday so that the Christian speakers - Ray Comfort (author of God Doesn't Believe in Atheists) and Kirk Cameron (Growing Pains) - and their two atheist opponents would have more time to speak their views and so that a larger audience could be captured for their discussion.

It's Michael Seaver vs.  read more »

A five-woman prayer group said political correctness is taking Christ out of Christmas, so they bought billboard space with hopes of encouraging people to stop saying "Happy Holidays."It says, "I miss  read more »

Three women in Ohio want to make sure people understand that it is OK to say "Merry Christmas" because they said they are tired of hearing "Happy Holidays."

Suffolk's new Church of England bishop has announced that he will create Podcasts to introduce himself to his diocese.The 10th Bishop of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich, the Rt Rev Nigel St  read more »

Bollywood actress Mallika Sherawat will play an ascetic who befriends Jesus of Nazareth in a U.S. film that revolves around a legend that he visited India.  read more »

Swanson has written a provocative new book theorizing that Jesus Christ was married to Mary Magdalene, that they bore children and that LDS Church founder Joseph Smith was their direct descendant. Swanson also suggests that this heavenly birthright gave Smith spiritual authority as a prophet and affirms the historical legitimacy of the LDS Church.

So it's The Da Vinci Code meets the Book of Mormon. Vern Swanson's book is entitled Dynasty of the Holy Grail: Mormonism's Sacred Bloodline. Oh, but it's not in the fiction section, as much as it should be.  read more »

When the Sight & Sound Theatre opens in the spring of 2008, it will be Branson's biggest building — at 339,000 square feet — and home to "Noah The Musical," based on the Bible story.

The production has a cast of 45 actors, 150 live animals and an equal number of animatronic beasts. While the size of the project is impressive, owners Glenn and Shirley Eschelman say their faith in their God-given mission is worth the investment.  read more »

The Heartland Film Festival, holding its 17th annual event October 16-24, has the stated mission of honoring independent filmmakers "whose work explores the human journey by artistically expressi  read more »

French producer Phillippe Rebboah has approached Britney Spears to portray the mother of Christ in a satirical film of the Nativity story called Sweet Baby Jesus.

It was a moment of less-than-divine intervention last Sunday when a church security guard pulled a gun on a photographer outside Britney Spears’ house of worship.

I have to feel bad for Britney here.  read more »

Discovery Channel has put off the screening following protests by Christian groups in US, Canada, Jerusalem and India against the documentary.

So the Jesus Tomb documentary didn't even show? Huh.  read more »

"A cartoon version of the life of Pope John Paul II, telling the story of his life and death in animated form, is to be released on DVD by the Vatican."  read more »

Kerala's Catholic church on wednesday cautioned that "Aquarian Gospel", a new Hollywood production on Jesus Christ showing him visiting the Indian subcontinent during his "missing years", may end up c  read more »

Some Christians have called for an apology from CBS for actor Charlie Sheen's mocking of Christ, Christmas and Christians on a program shown earlier this week.

On the show Two and a Half Men, Sheen made some rather vulgar references as he parodied some Christmas with sexual lyrics. The American Family Association is upset and wants an apology.  read more »

A picture of Jesus Christ with beer can in one hand and a cigarette in the other, has appeared as the cover picture of an official journal of a local Catholic diocese in Thiruvananthpuram.

A Swedish artist unveiled Tuesday a sculpture depicting Christ as a well-endowed dog, saying he wanted to stimulate debate about religion and freedom of expression in the wake of a row ove  read more »

A British couple were watching Gibson's The Passion of the Christ, and they got into what became a violent argument over how Jesus' death was portrayed. Good thing they stopped short of a more accurat  read more »

"The five-part series, which the producers are calling an `observational documentary,' recorded the experiences of five laymen who volunteered to live, work and worship as Benedictine monks for 40 days last spring. It is being aired Sunday on The Learning Channel."  read more »

The closing scene of Denzel Washington's new movie, Deja Vu, had to be scrapped. A character comes face to face with costar Jim Caviezel and says, "Jesus!" It wasn't supposed to be funny, but given Ca  read more »

Tate Modern has been accused of religious discrimination and institutional anti-Christian bias in its commissioning procedures, by an artist who is taking the gallery to an employment trib  read more »

Stephen Baldwin from "The Usual Suspects" is planning to release a series of comic books called "Spirit Warrior."

The theme park — providing a daylong dose of sermons, music and theatrics designed to reinforce evangelical teachings — is one of the most obvious signals that Christian entertainment has entered the mainstream.  read more »

The movie Facing the Giants, which was put together by a Baptist church and made on a $100,000 budget opened last weekend in 12th place at the box office. Christians hope Hollywood will take notice.  read more »

The BBC are facing accusations of anti-Christian bias after a BBC drama portrayed evangelical extremists murdering Muslims. One Christian group said the corporation had a "sinister" and "malicious" agenda against their faith, while another claimed the BBC1 Spooks programme could be an "incitement to hatred" against them.  read more »

A children’s fantasy film that stars Nicole Kidman and features a little girl on a quest to kill God has some Christian groups upset over what they believe is a ploy to promote atheism t  read more »