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Public School Bible Classes Run Afoul of Law
Classes violate state and federal provisions
"...In the Permian High School class on Bible History and Literature, students watch a slide show that..."

Jan. 17, 2013 News Post by Jordan Smith

The Neon Bible
"...his Distant Voices, Still Lives, Terence Davies' The Neon Bible is an autobiographical memory film that ponders the childhood..."

July 5, 1996 Movie Review by Steve Davis

For the Bible Tells Me So
Various men and women of the cloth provide a systematic dismantling of the idea that the Bible condemns homosexuality.
"...– as they systematically dismantle the idea that the Bible condemns homosexuality. “Biblical literalists” (discussed in the film but..."

Oct. 19, 2007 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

Two Off the Stack: A Bible to Party By, and Hints From Heloise
Handy Household Hints From Heloise and The Party Bible
"...of lime-green napkin rings, you might consider The Party Bible: The Good Book for Great Times by Connor Pritchard..."

Sept. 13, 2010 Books Post by Anne Harris

Bible Monument Case Thumps Its Way Through Courts
Constitutionality of Harris County display heard in Austin court
"...Bible Monument Case Thumps Its Way Through Courts One Saturday..."

Dec. 16, 2005 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Bye Bye Bible
5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upholds earlier ruling that Harris County courthouse Bible monument must go
"...County, asking that officials be ordered to remove a Bible on display in a monument to philanthropist William Mosher..."

Aug. 25, 2006 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Warning: Bible Lesson
"...Mark, though it's printed second (after Matthew) in the Bible. Scholars believe Mark wrote circa 70 AD, and they..."

Dec. 25, 1998 Column by Michael Ventura

A Giant Dog Rewrites the Bible
Locals cover Arcade Fire’s entire Neon Bible LP
"...front-to-back cover album of Arcade Fire’s 2007 opus Neon Bible is astonishing. Forget that the Canadian indie troupe’s poetically..."

Sept. 19, 2019 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

The Bible Tells Us So
"...The academic debate over what the Bible has to say about homosexuality focuses primarily around five..."

May 29, 1998 News Feature

Bible Support for Abortion
"...the fun of it, I'd respond to Alanda Ledbetter's Bible quotes with a few of my own ["Postmarks" online,..."

Feb. 6, 2004 Postmarks

Standiford Owns the Bible, Talks to God, Decides Who Is a Believer and Who Isn't, and Feels Hating Others Is the True Way, so Don't Disagree With Him!
"...Black would have you believe that agreeing with the Bible, or even trying to make sense of it, is..."

Jan. 30, 2004 Postmarks

As Clearly Stated in the Bible
"...Dear Editor, As clearly stated in the Bible, all Jeff Bridges movies are not created equal. It..."

Jan. 13, 2011 Postmarks

The Bible Doesn't Tell Them So
"...amendment [Proposition 2] seem to assume they have the Bible and American tradition on their side. They should look..."

Nov. 7, 2005 Postmarks

It Belittles the Bible to Have a Different Reading Than Mine
"...Dear Editor, "The existence of the Bible, as a Book for the people, is the greatest..."

Feb. 6, 2004 Postmarks

Death Watch: Pick Your Poison
Danny Bible will be executed. The question is, how?
"...killing of the "Tourniquet Killer" Anthony Shore. 66-year-old Danny Bible, known as the "Ice Pick Killer" for the weapon..."

June 22, 2018 News Feature by Sarah Marloff

Timshel Is the Gospel According to Women
Translation of Bible passages finds the stories lost between the lines
"...the Austin area) released Timshel, an idiomatic collection of Bible stories consisting of 20 well-known Bible passages (10 per..."

Oct. 1, 2021 Arts Feature by Ramón Rodriguez

James' Journey to Jerusalem
A movie about a Christian pilgrim and chance, temptation, and illusions’ protection.
"...intriguing fable, James’ Journey to Jerusalem is like a Bible story coming to life from some yet-unpublished modern testament...."

May 14, 2004 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Son of God
This biopic is strictly for easily-entertained believers.
"...the life of Jesus (Morgado), edited down from The Bible, a 10-hour History Channel series, this feature film includes..."

March 7, 2014 Movie Review by Louis Black

Slamdance Slams Into The Paramount
Utah fest award winners 'The Dirties' and 'Bible Quiz' this weekend
"...Road, as its award-winner-highlighting tour brings The Dirties and Bible Quiz to the Paramount...."

March 1, 2013 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Holy Smoke!
The Barbecue! Bible
"...Live fire cooking is the world's first cooking method;..."

June 25, 1999 Food Feature by Mick Vann

God in the Schoolroom, God in the Lege (Part 1)
Do you really need the Bible to be a constitutional lawyer? Sen. Estes thinks so.
"...So Bible study – sorry, classes in religious literature – will..."

May 24, 2007 News Post by Richard Whittaker

The Song
When he rockets to sudden fame, a Christian songwriter is tempted by the perks of fame.
"...a TV show like Nashville. Voiceover recitations from the Bible’s Song of Solomon and Ecclesiastes pop up frequently to..."

Sept. 26, 2014 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

I'm in Love With a Church Girl
The title says it all.
"...DEA sting, clubbing, a prolonged coma, and lots of Bible study. But the action – punishingly turgid, spread-it-on-a-cracker cheesy..."

Oct. 25, 2013 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Tyler Perry's Madea's Big Happy Family
Madea is tasked once again with fixing a broken family.
"...comedy into dismal melodrama.” Deathbed scenes and colonoscopy humor, Bible quotations and Maury Povich “Who Is the Real Baby..."

April 29, 2011 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Letters to God
A young boy with cancer writes letters to God, an action that affects the lives of others around him.
"...purpose of bringing others into the light. “Quoting the Bible to me isn’t curing my son,” wails his sensible..."

April 16, 2010 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Fireproof
God helps a firefighter, played by Kirk Cameron, to repair his marriage.
"...in God, washed dishes, and a deep appreciation of Bible quotes that are short enough to fit on a..."

Oct. 3, 2008 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

The Ten Commandments
This family-oriented adaptation of the Book of Exodus is the inaugural film in a planned franchise of crudely animated Bible stories.
"...in a franchise of 12 feature films based on Bible stories, using a crude form of three-dimensional computer animation...."

Oct. 26, 2007 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Facing the Giants
A born-again high school football coach draws on a higher power to inspire his team to victory.
"...to Jesus, all it takes is a little late-night Bible study, a few thoughtful walks through gauzy pastures, and..."

Nov. 17, 2006 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

Jesus Camp
This film is not a freak show or exposé but rather a call to arms to pick sides in the deepening cultural, political, and spiritual schism between the two Americas of the 21st century.
"...watching this fly-on-the-wall account of the annual Lakewood Park Bible Camp, a gathering for children as young as 5,..."

Oct. 6, 2006 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

The Devil Wears Prada
A fresh and caustic take on the fashion industry is hobbled by a threadbare plot about a girl learning that it's wrong to sell her soul for designer shoes.
"...Somehow she lands an interview at Runway magazine, the bible of fashion, whose editor Miranda Priestley (Streep) has a..."

June 30, 2006 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

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