Arts & Culture
Was Jesus vegetarian? New ‘Christspiracy’ documentary says yes.
By Kathryn Post — March 18, 2024
(RNS) — 'He was one of the most hardcore animal activists,' one of the filmmakers told RNS.
The Exvangelical plight: ‘Hurting because we followed the rules’
By William Schultz — March 15, 2024
Caribbean musician Sherwin Gardner’s viral hit song surpasses 1 billion TikTok views
By Adelle M. Banks — March 15, 2024
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In ‘Bob Marley: One Love’ film, what’s his faith? And why is marijuana deemed holy to the Rastafari?
By Luis Andres Henao — March 14, 2024
NEW YORK (AP) — The Rastafari message was spread across the world in the 1970s by Marley and Peter Tosh, another Jamaican reggae legend and globally known Rastafari.
Savannah plans a supersized 200th anniversary celebration of its beloved St. Patrick’s Day parade
By Russ Bynum — March 14, 2024
SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — Over the past two centuries, St. Patrick's Day in Savannah has morphed into perhaps the South's biggest street party between Mardi Gras in New Orleans and Florida's raucous spring break.
In ‘God’s Ghostwriters,’ scholar Candida Moss looks at the hidden hands behind the Bible
By Bob Smietana — March 13, 2024
(RNS)— In her new book, Moss argues that slaves and other lower-status workers played a key role in producing and preserving the Christian Scriptures.
‘Dune 2’ portrays the danger of mixing religion and politics. It doesn’t know the half of it.
By Bob Smietana — March 11, 2024
(RNS) — The sequel to the 2021 'Dune' movie makes religious pawns of Frank Herbert's proud Fremen.
A Turkish artisan has kept the Istanbul skyline lit during Ramadan for decades. He may be the last
By Robert Badendieck and Emrah Gurel — March 11, 2024
ISTANBUL (AP) — The future of Mahya, the unique Turkish tradition of stringing religious messages and designs between minarets, hangs in the balance.
Reeling religion: From anime and sci-fi to rom-coms, films are full of faith in unexpected places
By David W. Stowe — March 11, 2024
(The Conversation) — Plenty of movies have explicitly religious themes, but some of the most interesting examples of faith or transcendence on screen are much more subtle.
Animal chaplains offer spiritual care for every species
By Kathryn Post — March 8, 2024
(RNS) — 'This is beyond animal blessings and pet funerals,' said animal chaplain Sarah Bowen.
Greta Gerwig didn’t get an Oscar bid for ‘Barbie’ but she does get Genesis
By Dwight Lee Wolter — March 7, 2024
(RNS) — There’s a candy-coated biblical parallel to be found in the best-picture nominee.
Scorsese’s gods of the streets: From ‘Killers of the Flower Moon’ to ‘Silence,’ faith is rarely far off in his films
By Anthony Smith — March 7, 2024
(The Conversation) — Though only a few of Scorsese’s films focus on religious stories, deeper questions about faith, doubt and living in a violent world tend to haunt his movies.
Tattooing has held a long tradition in Christianity − dating back to Jesus’ crucifixion
By Gustavo Morello — March 7, 2024
(The Conversation) — Historically, many Christians got tattoos around Holy Week − usually a cross − to honor Christ’s martyrdom.
Carrie Sheffield’s journey to forgiveness after childhood in cultlike family
By Kathryn Post — March 5, 2024
(RNS) — In ‘Motorhome Prophecies,’ Sheffield chronicles her path toward forgiving her father, a self-declared Mormon prophet.
How Orthodox Jewish women are creating a parallel entertainment market
By Yonat Shimron — March 4, 2024
(RNS) — Jessica Roda's new book explores how women in Haredi communities are embracing and creating digital arts tailored to the gender-segregated world of women.
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