Tyler Perry's A Madea Christmas

The auteur from Atlanta dons his Madea drag once more to spread holiday cheer.

"...charm of the Madea films, if that is the right word, is Perry’s in-drag portrayal of the lead character...."

Dec. 20, 2013 Movie Review by Louis Black

Luv Doc Recommends: Texas Freedom Network’s 11th Anniversary Celebration

Austin Music Hall, Saturday, September 30, 2006

"...for the war on terror. Easier said than done, right? Still, there is no doubt that the $200 billion..."

Sept. 29, 2006 Column by The Luv Doc

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Keep Off Barton Creek

"...congratulate ourselves on our respect for nature and probably rightfully consider ourselves as better denizens of the earth than..."

July 18, 1997 Column

The Rapture

"...of the film's title: the sacred moment when the righteous are spirited away into Heaven while the nonbelievers get..."

Nov. 15, 1991 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Equality Texas Promotes LGBTQ Friendly Legislation

Report finds “stark gap” between acceptance and lack of protections

"...a statewide political advocacy organization for queer and trans rights – urged lawmakers to take action in favor of..."

Feb. 27, 2019 Qmmunity Post by Lilli Hime

Death Watch: Faith in Executions

Religious beliefs barred a potential juror from Christopher Young's trial. Did that cause his sentencing?

"...Original story: Possible religious discrimination might grant a Texas death row inmate another..."

July 13, 2018 News Feature by Sarah Marloff

Contradictions of the 'Godly'

"...Hello editors, When one has experience debating religious fundamentalists, one commonly hears contradictory statements. So it didn't..."

Jan. 12, 2004 Postmarks

Naked City

Jerry and Perry Agree

"...Religious right-winger Jerry Falwell sent a special message to his..."

Nov. 2, 2001 News Feature by Lauri Apple

A Neighborhood of Churches

The Path to Glory is Right Downtown

"...grand palaces of the Christian faith. The density of religious institutions in the northern half of downtown Austin may..."

Aug. 11, 1995 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Eternal Spring

China's religious oppression explored through the art of Daxiong

"...their inability to push their believes on others. Actual religious oppression is what has happened for decades to Falun..."

Oct. 21, 2022 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

SBOE

Dem candidates for the SBOE hope to fight Cynthia Dunbar with the moderate Republican vote

"...Education – and an elected one, to boot. The religious right has used the SBOE's low profile to run..."

Oct. 2, 2009 News Feature by Lee Nichols

Naked City

Headlines and Happenings from Austin and Beyond

"...the Week "A State may not trade off the rights of some members of a racial group against the..."

July 7, 2006 News Feature

The Celestine Prophecy

The New Age metaphysics-cum-pulp thriller novel is now a movie.

"...nigh virulently, popular adventure yarn that aims to debunk religious doctrine … well, hold tight: The Da Vinci Code..."

May 12, 2006 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Virulent Neoleftist Utopian Moral Relativism

"...is a criticism of your beliefs “offered from strongly religious points of view.” Moreover, your lead-up and follow-up are..."

Jan. 6, 2006 Postmarks

The Matrix Reloaded

"...The Matrix (and George Lucas must be feeling old-hat right about now), but Reloaded suffers mightily from sequelitis. Forced..."

May 16, 2003 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Blue Crush

"...marrying the lunatic adrenaline of the former with the religious fervor of the latter … with Gidge's holdover itty-bitty..."

Aug. 16, 2002 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Family Fundamentals

"...the bond between parents and children when the family's religious beliefs and the adult child's homosexuality come into irreconcilable..."

July 19, 2002 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Naked City

"...can be made long and boring enough without the Religious Right's dogma on evolution, gender roles, and their view..."

July 12, 2002 News Feature by Michael King

Frailty

"...of horrific proportions -- one that involves elements of religious perversion, child abuse, and yes, several axe murders. It's..."

April 12, 2002 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Road to Redemption

"...advises the film's tagline, and in some respects, it's right -- it is a trip, though the chipper tone..."

Feb. 16, 2001 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Omega Code

"...Spelling. Neither smart and provocative enough to inspire serious religious debate nor amateurish enough to qualify as good schlock,..."

Nov. 5, 1999 Movie Review by Russell Smith

Texas Republicans, Defiant as Always

Why the GOP isn't listening to you: They don't have to

"...hangover, consider instead freedoms, like the First Amendment: a right to free speech, but not to be heard. Over..."

July 5, 2015 News Post by Richard Whittaker

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The price of Republican domination and the pleasures of repeated listening

"...Democrats are incompetent, bleeding-heart liberals; at worst, they are outright traitors – internationalist, Marxist agents out to destroy this..."

May 20, 2005 Column by Louis Black

Who Is Jesus?

It's Judgment Day for Austin's City Manager

"...photograph by John Anderson At the council retreat just..."

Sept. 12, 1997 News Feature by Audrey Duff

Taking Politics Back to School

State Board of Ed races highlight educational tensions

"...Right there, just across Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard, a..."

Sept. 17, 2010 News Feature by Lee Nichols

Outrage

The objective of this documentary by Kirby Dick is to out closeted gay and lesbian policymakers, whose hypocrisy harms the GLBT community.

"...self-declared gay congressman, states that elected officials possess “no right to hypocrisy,” a position the film echoes. Personally, I..."

May 29, 2009 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Page Two: Flip It and Reverse It

Bush abandons troublesome action for the sanctity of meaningless battles and ideological purity

"...Iraq, Bush has done to his core voters, the religious right wing of the Republican Party. He has missed,..."

July 7, 2006 Column by Louis Black

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Our readers talk back.

"...Thanks for the recent and informative article "Let's 'Rumbo'! Right Now!" [News, Feb. 25]. As a fifth-generation Austinite of..."

March 11, 2005 Column

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Our readers talk back.

"...Bear Creek, we could purchase land, easements, and development rights that would ensure permanent protection of Barton Springs and..."

July 9, 2004 Column

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Our readers talk back.

"...(including myself). With that, in response to the minority's right to be protected, I ask: Is America not a..."

April 2, 2004 Column

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