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By James Perra

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A New Poor People’s Campaign
sojo.net
Photos from the Poor People's Campaign Launch in D.C.
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The Secret History of William Gibson’s Never-Filmed Aliens Sequel
vulture.com - Abraham Riesman
One of the many problems with Alien 3 was its lack of escalation. The first film in the franchise, Ridley Scott’s Alien, was a claustrophobic monster …
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Suicide Squad: The Extended Cut Is the Movie 2016 Deserves
io9 - Hudson Hongo
Suicide Squad: The Extended Cut is the cinematic equivalent of a train wreck. Suicide Squad: The Extended Cut is the physical equivalent of a train …
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Why Superman's Lame Disguise Might Actually Work
Gizmodo - Jennifer Ouellette
It’s been a longstanding complaint since the first Superman comics debuted in the 1930s: why doesn’t anyone see through Clark Kent’s lame disguise and …
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How Trigger Warnings Silence Religious Students
The Atlantic - Alan Levinovitz
Practices meant to protect marginalized communities can also ostracize those who disagree with them. Last week, the University of Chicago’s dean of students sent a welcome letter to freshmen decrying warnings
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We’re Helping Deport Kids to Die
The New York Times - By NICHOLAS KRISTOF
TAPACHULA, Mexico — Elena was 11 years old when a gang member in her home country, Honduras, told her to be his girlfriend. “I had to say yes,” Elena, now 14, explained. “If I had said no, they would killed
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10 Things Donald Trump Might Not Realize About Becoming “Born-Again”
patheos.com - Benjamin L. Corey
Donald Trump is a born again Christian– or so they say. And by they, I mean Focus on the Family’s Dr. James Dobson, who recently claimed that he had …
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Was Jesus A Pacifist?
patheos.com - Benjamin L. Corey
I hear the claim, “Jesus wasn’t a pacifist!” a lot. But is it true? Was Jesus a pacifist, or not? What we know about Jesus comes to us from the four …
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Houses
Why I'm Not a Conscientious Objector
christianitytoday.com - Matt Moorman
This June, CT drew attention to veterans’ experiences in the cover story “Formed by War.” To continue the discourse sparked by that story, alongside …
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The First Coral Reefs Are Starting to Permanently Dissolve
Gizmodo - Maddie Stone
As if the oceans needed more terrible news, scientists have learned that the coral reefs surrounding the Florida Keys are dissolving. The …
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Stars Hollow
Why We Want to Return to Stars Hollow
christianitytoday.com - Rebecca Jones, guest writer
The weirdest part of the Gilmore Girls hometown? How they did community right. How I made it so far into adulthood without having watched Gilmore …
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Lemonade
Bey and Bey's God
christianitytoday.com - Alissa Wilkinson
In “Don’t Hurt Yourself,” the third and angriest track on Beyoncé’s album Lemonade, the singer spits out the phrase “God complex” as an insult at the …
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X-Men’s Professor X Is Christ and Apocalypse Is a False God
IGN - Joshua Yehl
With X-Men: Apocalypse hitting on May 27, we did an edit bay visit with other press to chat with director Bryan Singer. Apocalypse and his Four …
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The Church Needs 'Lemonade'
HuffPost - Brandi Miller
Intuition. Denial. Anger. Apathy. Emptiness. Accountability. Reformation. Forgiveness. Resurrection. Hope. Redemption. If one were to put these words together on a Sunday morning, slip them into synthesizer
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Batman: The Killing Joke Animated Movie Rated R
IGN - Matt Porter
The first film in the DC Universe Original Movie series to receive an R rating will be Batman: The Killing Joke. Entertainment Weekly says this has …
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Loans
How a Texas Church Drove Out the Predatory Loan Industry
christianitytoday.com - James Addis
Payday lenders have been having a tough time in Garland, Texas. Their storefronts have closed, their gaudy signs spray-painted over in black. In …
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American Religion Has Never Looked Quite Like It Does Today
HuffPost
Based on these trends, the future of religion in America probably isn't a church. Nearly a century after German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche first proclaimed "God is dead,” TIME magazine released a
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I'm a Christian and I Hate Christian Movies
thrillist.com - Alissa Wilkinson
With God's Not Dead 3: A Light in Darkness hitting theaters this month, we're re-upping this introspective, relevant report from our archives. It's a …
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Critical thinking suppressed in brains of people who believe in the supernatural
International Business Times (GB) - Léa Surugue
The opposition between religious beliefs and scientific evidence can be explained by difference in brain structures and cognitive activity. …
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Pokémon Is One of the Creepiest Dystopian Societies Ever
io9 - James Whitbrook
For 20 years, Pokémon has had the reputation of a cheery kid’s franchise. But under the veneer of Ash and co.’s adventures, there lies one of the most …
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What DC's 'New 52' Got Right—And What It Got Wrong
io9 - James Whitbrook
Rumors abound that DC Comics’ new “Rebirth” project will reboot its comics continuity yet again, and put an end to the “New 52" era that began in …
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A New Interpretation Of The Force Was Revealed On A Trippy Star Wars Rebels
io9 - Germain Lussier
Star Wars Rebels keeps showing us these fascinating corners of the Star Wars universe that the main movies can’t quite get to. Last night, we …
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Calvinism
Super Bowl Theology: How Americans See God's Role in the Big Game
christianitytoday.com - Sarah Eekhoff Zylstra
Surveys suggest Christians believe much more prosperity gospel than Calvinism is at play. American Christians apparently aren't Calvinists when it …
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Coen Brothers
'Hail, Caesar!' — A Tale of the Christ?
christianitytoday.com - Alissa Wilkinson
Look, I know there’s no bigger cliché than a Christian critic sitting around identifying “Christ figures” at the movies. But in their latest, Joel …
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The Last Land Rover Defender
uncrate.com - Uncrate
The first Land Rover rolled off the line in Solihull in 1948. 68 years, later, so did the last. The Last Land Rover Defender is a 90 Heritage Soft …
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English is Surprisingly Devoid of Emotionally Positive Words
Gizmodo - George Dvorsky
While investigating non-English words associated with positive emotions and concepts, a British researcher recently discovered 216 foreign words for …
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I Miss the Heroes of the 80s Who Got Their Asses Kicked All the Time
io9 - Charlie Jane Anders
The 80s were a simpler, more macho time. It was the era of Ronald Reagan, Rambo, and Bruce Springsteen’s patriotic denim buttcheek. But when I think …
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Does It Diminish Diversity If Minority Heroes Share A Name?
comicsalliance.com - Andrew Wheeler
This week's announcement of a second Captain America title, Captain America: Steve Rogers, to run alongside the current Captain America: Sam Wilson …
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12 Fiction Books That Will Shape Your Theology
relevantmagazine.com - cchristophersmith
If you don't use novels to enrich your spiritual life, you're missing out.When we think about the role of reading in our spiritual formation, we …