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"Christian" Call for Boycott of Bill Maher Film Adds to Satire

"Christian" Call for Boycott of Bill Maher Film Adds to Satire

Christians are calling for a boycott of the anti-religion comedy "Religulous," which debuts this weekend on the big screen. .

  • A question of duty - The Duchess

    The Duchess is the rather sad story of Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire, played by Keira Knightley. The film opens in 1774, when she is seventeen. Beautiful, intelligent and vivacious, life for Georgiana is about having fun with her friends.

  • Fewer Christians Read Their Bible

    Devout churchgoers, especially Catholics, are losing touch with the scriptures of their faith, research shows. Of those Australians who go to church, 21 per cent read their Bible daily, 14 per cent open it a few times a week and 6 per cent once a week. But 24 per cent said they read their Bibles only occasionally, 18 per cent hardly ever and 17 per cent said they never read the Bible on their own as a private devotional activity, according to the research, which is based on the 2006 National Chu

  • Author seeks to unravel God's truth about homosexuality

    Homosexuality is making some big waves in Hollywood, where a number of celebrities have either recently "come out" or offered support to efforts to normalise a behaviour that many still agree is unnatural.

  • Newsboys Capture Popular 'Go' Tour in New Project

    Popular Christian pop/rock group newsboys will be releasing a new CD/DVD project next week that captures their explosive sell-out "GO" tour, which ran from spring 2007 to spring 2008.

  • Britney's mum speaks fame, family and faith in new book

    Britney Spears wanted to sing ever since she was a little girl. But the years of sacrifices, auditions, performances, albums, fame, and paparazzi left the little Louisiana family swept up and spun around, and nothing turned out the way anyone ever imagined or wanted.

  • 222nd Anniversary of John Newton inviting Richard Johnson to consider the chaplaincy on the first fleet to the land Down Under

    \"Tuesday ,September 23rd, AD 2008,\" writes Pastor Rahme -author of \'The Man & The Story Behind Amazing Grace\' ,\"marks the 222nd anniversary of Rev.John Newton -as leader of \"the Eclectic Society\" (a practical group of evangelical clergy and Christian laymen) first approached Rev. Richard Johnson to consider the chaplaincy on the first fleet to the land Down-Under. Rev. Johnson accepted, and the rest is Australian history.\"

  • S. Baptist Bookstores Pull Magazine Featuring Female Pastors

    Over 100 Christian bookstores run by the Southern Baptist Convention have pulled from their shelves this month\'s issue of Gospel Today Magazine, which features a cover story about female pastors.

  • Christian Music Artist's Confession Shocks Believers

    The Christian blogosphere has been set abuzz since CCM veteran Ray Boltz made public his struggle with and eventual acceptance of his homosexual desires.

  • Faith in Jazz - Richard Maegraith

    Sydney musician Richard Maegraith talks to Keith Garner from Wesley Mission about faith, jazz and vocation. Professional jazz musician Richard Maegraith is breaking new ground as a 'jazz catechist' working to reach out to Sydney's jazz community. Dean of Sydney Phillip Jensen especially appointed the St Andrew's Cathedral member and, according to the Moore College student, good progress is being made.

  • 'Love Dare' Racks Up Big Numbers Ahead of 'Fireproof' Release

    The Love Dare, the book that began as a plot device for the upcoming faith-based movie "Fireproof" could become the top-selling Christian book of 2008 based on sales figures prior to its release next week.

  • 'Spore' Game Helps Players Understand Intelligent Design

    While the latest video-game craze, "Spore," touts the theory of evolution, taking gamers from a single-celled organism to complex civilizations, some say it also promotes God and intelligent design.