Eryn Sun

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• Feb 1, 2011

  In Celebrity We Trust? BBC's Beyond Belief Dissects A New Kind of Faith

  A popular radio voice invited to the think pool a rabbi, a Buddhist, and a feminist with a Christian perspective to examine the increasing status of celebrity culture over religion.

• Jan 31, 2011

  Technology Wins Again: Amazon's Kindle Surpasses Expectations and Paperbacks

  All bibliophiles alike will at first deny the claims that this little device could ever replace an actual book – the novelty of turning those gritty pages, the smell of fresh or vintage ink, whatever your preference.

• Jan 31, 2011

  Not Just Another Film Fest: Sex Ed Hits One Small N.C. Town

  A whole new kind of festival is hitting one small town in February, hoping to accomplish essentially what Robert Redford sought to do with Sundance: \"to broaden … minds, engage, provoke, inspire, and ultimately, connect\" – only, with sex instead.

• Jan 28, 2011

  Church and State Issues Flood Noah's Ark Theme Park

  Plans to build a biblical theme park complete with Noah\'s ark in northern Kentucky are being met with protest – at least from one group that claims a violation of the separation of church and state.

• Jan 27, 2011

  God Hates ... 'Red State'? Kevin Smith's New Film Gets Bloody 'Baptist'

  Though the means of his ventures are a bit askew, Smith seeks to stretch all of our orthodox muscles to get us rethinking about what faith, and ultimately what love really looks like – or doesn't look like

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  Jan 27, 2011

  Joel Osteen Finally Gets to the Truth of Sin, with Piers Morgan

  \"America's rock star preacher\" appeared on CNN Wednesday night in an hour-long interview echoing his widely popular beliefs on prosperity, suffering, and homosexuality – with one major change – sin.

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  Jan 26, 2011

  Martial Arts Ministry Kicks, Jumps and Sweeps for Christ

  For all of us beltless newbs, karate might as well be just another aggressive, hurt-each-other-till-we-die-kind-of-sport, with a lot of \"hi-yah\'s\" and grunts in between. A more organized \"Fight Club\" if you will. But for one group in particular, martial arts is an opportunity – to witness and testify in an... explosive way.

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  Jan 25, 2011

  National Pro-Life Youth Rally Inspires Students to Save Lives

  In spite of freezing toes and fingers, youths from across the nation assembled Monday afternoon to take a stand for life and learn how to save lives in their own schools and communities.

• Jan 24, 2011

  To TiVo or Not to TiVo: MTV's 'Skins' Tempts Again Tonight

  It looks as if MTV has found itself another hit indeed, with its U.K. adapted series, \"Skins\" stirring a rise in just about everybody and their… mothers too, in this case.

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  Jan 22, 2011

  Let the Sundance Festivities Begin – A Look at 3 Noteworthy Films

  This week, Park City welcomed a flurry of starved audiences in need of their yearly indie film fix – 115 features to be exact – that would inspire, touch, and propel them through the slew of mind-numbing mainstream blockbusters sure to bombard the screens in 2011.