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Faithful Mormons won’t be happy with Hulu’s ‘Under the Banner of Heaven’

By Jana Riess — April 25, 2022
(RNS) — Despite excellent performances and production values, Hulu's 'Banner' left me with the same wary bewilderment I felt after reading Jon Krakauer’s book.

Tammy Faye, a double whammy of Christian love, wins in the end

By Leah Payne — September 17, 2021
(RNS) — A new film captures her interior world but doesn’t fully explain her ingenuity and power.

Actress Jessica Chastain looked at more than ‘The Eyes of Tammy Faye’ for new movie

By Adelle M. Banks — September 15, 2021
(RNS) — Tammy Faye Bakker taught ‘everyone is deserving of God's love and grace,’ said Chastain.

RNS News Quiz: School debt forgiven and a televangelist biopic

By Emily Churchill — June 5, 2021
(RNS) — Test your knowledge of the week's current events in the world of religion.

Director Martin Scorcese discusses meeting ‘disarming’ Pope Francis

By RNS staff — December 6, 2016
Scorsese met Francis to discuss his film "Silence" (opening Dec. 25), where Andrew Garfield and Adam Driver portray Jesuit priests in 17th century Japan.

Is Mel Gibson’s ‘Hacksaw Ridge’ good for the Jews?

By Yonat Shimron — November 23, 2016
(RNS) Embedded in the film are several small acts of reconciliation from Gibson toward the Jewish people.

Mel Gibson’s ‘Hacksaw Ridge’ puts Seventh-day Adventists in spotlight

By RNS staff — November 8, 2016
NASHVILLE — Hacksaw Ridge tells the extraordinary true story of the late Desmond Doss, a Seventh-day Adventist who refused to carry a weapon due to religious beliefs while serving as a combat medic.
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