Tag Archives: christianity

Pray Tell: “Spring Breakers” And The Faith of Faith

Lilit MarcusMarch 26, 2013 //

Spoiler alert! This post contains spoilers about the movie “Spring Breakers.” 

When I heard that Selena Gomez had been cast in a Harmony Korine movie, my brain kind of exploded. Korine is known for his dark, sexualized films (like “Kids,” which made Chloe Sevigny a star), while Gomez is a Disneyfied, baby-faced princess who until recently was dating Justin Bieber. The trailer and promo pics for “Spring Breakers” showed Gomez and her castmates – “High School Musical” alum Vanessa Hudgens, “Pretty Little Liars” star Ashley Benson, and the director’s wife Rachel Korine – wearing bikinis and little else as they drank, smoked, got arrested, and did drugs. Was this movie going to be Gomez’s “Can’t Be Tamed“/”I’m a Slave 4 U” moment?

Not quite. Keep reading »

Accused Rapist Meets Women On Christian Dating Site

Jessica WakemanFebruary 21, 2013 //
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Look, I’m not the world’s most observant Christian. But even I attended enough Sunday school to know that God would totally have said “Thou shalt not rape” had there been room on those tablets for an 11th commandment.

Which is why I feel confident saying that Sean Patrick Banks, 37, of Del Mar, California, who is accused of raping a woman he met on the Christian dating site Christian Mingle, is crappy Christian.  Keep reading »

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Angus T. Jones, Child Actor On “Two & A Half Men,” Calls The Show “Filth”

Jessica WakemanNovember 26, 2012 //
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What happens to actors on “Two And A Half Men”? Seriously, people!

Angus T. Jones, 19, the child actor who plays Jake on “Two And  Half Men,” was interviewed about his evangelical Christian beliefs for something called the Forerunner Chronicles, and goes on to bash the show as “filth” that’s brainwashing its viewers into evildoing.   Keep reading »

Straight Guy Lives Life As A Gay Man For A Year

Julie GersteinOctober 15, 2012 //
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These gay and lesbian couples were proud. Read More »
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Psychiatrist retracts BS "gay conversion" therapy study. Read More »
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Christian and gay.

Timothy Kurek grew up in a religiously conservative family, and was told that homosexuality was an abominable sin. He regularly counseled friends and families on how to approach homosexuality. “The loving thing to do is to tell my friend who is gay, ‘Hey, listen, you are an abomination and you need to repent to go to heaven.’ I absolutely believed in that lock, stock and barrel,” he said. And then four years ago, a close friend confided that she was a lesbian and that her family had disowned her because of it. Something in him broke.

11 celebs who came out and we were, like, "no duh"
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Tim Tebow Wants A Wife With “A Servant’s Heart”

Jessica WakemanSeptember 21, 2012 //
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We question his appearance on a lady site's list of "hot" dudes. Read More »
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Because if you can prove he isn't, you can make $1 million. Read More »
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Chris Brown's friends and bodyguard were acting like jerks. Read More »
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Tim Tebow in Vogue
  • New York Jets player Tim Tebow dishes about his ideal woman in a profile for Vogue and says he wants a woman who is kind and has “a servant’s heart.” Lest you think that means Tebow wants to be waited on hand and foot, “a servant’s heart” is a term in Christianity meaning someone is faithfully devoted to Jesus. [Faith Goes Pop]
  • Kanye West allegedly told Kim Kardashian to lose some weight by doing that nasty lemon juice, cayenne pepper and maple syrup cleanse thing. But considering the source is the not-very-reliable blog MediaTakeOut, this is probably a steaming pile of bullshit. [Gurl]

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LGBT Issues And Christianity At The Center Of Dan Savage And Brian Brown’s “Dinner Table Debate”

Daley QuinnAugust 23, 2012 //
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Dan Savage discusses his new show, "Savage U." Read More »
Obama Supports Gay Marriage
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The president comes out in support of same-sex unions! Read More »
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Dan Savage & Brian Brown Debate LGBT Issues And Gay Marriage

Well, it finally happened. Months in the making, Dan Savage and Brian Brown battled it out in “The Dinner Table Debate,” discussing LGBT issues and Christianity and moderated by Mark Oppenheimer.

First, some background. In April, Savage, a sex columnist and originator of “It Gets Better,” an anti-bullying campaign, gave a speech in April to 3,000 high school students, during which some of his comments led to 24 high schoolers walking out. During his speech, Savage said that the origin of much anti-gay bullying comes from the Bible. Keep reading »

Vatican Denounces Nun’s Book Supporting Gay Sex, Masturbation

Daley QuinnJune 5, 2012 //
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The Vatican denounced an American nun, Sister Margaret A. Farley, on Monday for her theological teachings in support of same-sex relationships, remarriage after divorce and masturbation.

In her awarding-winning 2006 book, Just Love: A Framework For Christian Sexual Ethics, Sister Farley writes that “masturbation … usually does not raise any moral questions at all.” Sister Farley, a member of the Sisters of Mercy and a professor of Christian ethics at Yale University, also wrote:

“[S]ame-sex relationships and activities can be justified according to the same sexual ethic as heterosexual relationships and activities … therefore same-sex oriented persons as well as their activities can and should be respected whether or not they have a choice to be otherwise.” Keep reading »

“Harmless” Is A Christian Horror Film About Porn

Amelia McDonell-ParryMay 2, 2012 //
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My favorite thing about the trailer for “Harmless,” a Christian propaganda/horror movie about the evils of porn, is that this fictional family is being terrorized by a box of porn. Now, let’s just pretend that I actually thought porn was metaphorically evil enough to make a horror film about — I would be far more terrified by the seemingly limitless array of pornography available via the internet, not a little ol’ box of VHS tapes. You know? This isn’t the ’80s! 

Michelle Duggar’s Tips For A Happy Marriage Include Being “Financially Dependent” On A Man

Jessica WakemanFebruary 17, 2012 //
Michelle Duggar marriage tips

I won’t beat around the bush: “tips for a happy marriage” from Michelle Duggar are as bad as they sound.

In the season premiere of “19 Kids and Counting” this week, the reality TV mama (whose family is stumping for Rick Santorum) is filmed at a conference on how to have a happy, evangelical Christian marriage in which the man is the authority and head of the household.

Michelle passed out tips from her lecture to the audience and a viewer screengrabbed the advice, where it was posted on Television Without Pity. Not suprisingly, you might want to “keep a barf bag handy” as Faith Goes Pop blogger Lilit Marcus puts it, because Michelle Duggar’s happy marriage tips include become financially dependent on your husband, always keeping your hair did, watch your weight, and being more “loyal” to him than your family and friends.

You can read some of the more egregious tips from “7 Basic Needs Of A Husband” — the workbook off of which Duggar was reading — after the jump:    Keep reading »

Christian Victoria’s Secret Model Quits On Account Of Jesus

Rachel KrauseFebruary 9, 2012 //
Victoria's Shady Secret
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Candice Swanepoel says it's hard for men to look past her job. Read More »
THE 2011 VS FASHION SHOW
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The most OTT looks from the show. 31 Photos »

In 2009, Victoria’s Secret launched a nationwide competition to seek out their newest Angel. Out of 10,000 real-girl applicants, all voted upon by fans online, only one emerged victorious: the then-19-year-old Kylie Bisutti, a newlywed Californian who then walked in the annual show alongside the established Angels. To most aspiring models, this would be a dream come true … but Kylie says otherwise. Now, after two years at the receiving end of a VS salary, she’s decided that lingerie modeling is against her Christian values, and violates the terms of her marriage. Keep reading »

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