Now Streaming in Austin: Nothing But The Blood

Austin-made evangelical horror sees the insidious terror of belief

"...while self-quarantining. Why does America seem to beset by religious sects? Daniel Tucker, director of evangelical horror Nothing But..."

Aug. 4, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Anti-Abortionist and Heidi Group Founder Sues U.S. Government

Suit argues anti-choice and anti-LGBTQ groups with "sincere religious beliefs" deserve Title X money

"...Politico, argues that anti-choice and anti-LGBTQ groups with "sincere religious beliefs" deserve Title X money – federal grants designated..."

Aug. 2, 2019 News Feature by Mary Tuma

ACL Review: Chance the Rapper

God-fearing Chicago rapper preaches to the converted

"...the Pew Research Center, only 27% of millennials attend religious services weekly. With that in mind, here’s a safe..."

Oct. 8, 2017 Music Post by Abby Johnston

Majority of Texas Voters Favor State-Funded Family Planning

And disapprove of 2011 fam-plan budget cuts

"...A majority of Texans – across racial, political, and religious lines – support access to family planning for women..."

Feb. 19, 2013 News Post by Jordan Smith

SBOE Candidates Get 'A' for Attendance

SBOE debate clarifies candidates' differences in one race, similarities in another

"...in the SBOE's fundamentalist bloc, which has pushed a right-wing religious agenda...."

Oct. 15, 2010 News Feature by Lee Nichols

Reclaiming Education: Hoping for Sanity at the SBOE

Will it take a miracle to oust the religious right bloc?

"...Bush administration showed, it takes quite a lot of right-wing extremism to embarrass Republicans. However difficult that task, in..."

Feb. 12, 2010 News Feature by Lee Nichols

TV Eye

A new series charts the evolution of sex

"...there was no post-proposal fanfare. No outcry from any religious organization or moral watchdog group that I can find...."

May 9, 2008 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

The Rise of the Invisible Man

Can longshot Democrat Chris Bell ring up a miracle?

"...some side effects for Perry, too, Barnes said. The religious-right base has become so disenchanted with the Republican Party..."

Oct. 27, 2006 News Feature by Amy Smith

Page Two

In the Iraq war, there is no course to stay

"...would be blamed on the U.S. invasion. Oh, that's right, the "Coalition" invasion; I forgot about the 130 Outer..."

Nov. 25, 2005 Column by Louis Black

After a Fashion

Signs, signs, everywhere signs! Sigh! Is the (now) controversial Gomi Kitty really a sign?

"...been happily ensconced for the last two years. Then, right before Christmas, Lohse received a certified letter from the..."

Feb. 4, 2005 Column by Stephen MacMillan Moser

Page Two

Forget the middle ground: Why don't the progressives take over the Democratic Party and make a real fight of this thing?

"...serious indications of this country's future. These people are right! There is no middle ground. The only valid religious..."

Nov. 12, 2004 Column by John Sayles

Piglet's Big Movie

"...Being a Good Person that the world could use right now. It’s only the second feature-length Milne adaptation (the..."

March 28, 2003 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Out to Vote

The Woo Factor

"...have made high-profile speeches at events hosted by gay rights organizations. Texas Democrats also are seeking out gay voters,..."

Oct. 30, 1998 News Feature by Dan Quinn

Telling...

Does Parental Notification Bill Trod On Abortion Rights?

"...issue is "due, in some measure to their personal religious upbringing... It cuts both ways in both parties."..."

March 7, 1997 News Feature by Kayte VanScoy

Half Magic

Heather Graham turns director in empowerment comedy

"...illuminate the way to happier lives. Only in California, right? A guileless comedy without any tricks up its sleeve,..."

Feb. 23, 2018 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Bill of the Week: Immunization Choice for Children

Rep. Sarah Davis’ HB 97 would grant children the right to consent to their own immunization for cancer treatment

"...HB 97 would grant children the right to consent to their own immunization for cancer prevention..."

Jan. 20, 2017 News Feature by Sarah Marloff

GOP Marches Backward

2014 Texas platform veers hard right

"...nationwide scorn for its hard-line language on immigration, LGBT rights, and reproductive rights. National GOP leadership may have paid..."

June 13, 2014 News Feature by Brandon Watson

Heaven Is for Real

Greg Kinnear plays a dad who believes his son's claim to have seen heaven.

"...is no exception. While its heart is in the right place, the film fails to distill Todd’s conflict with..."

April 25, 2014 Movie Review by Steve Davis

We Need To Talk About Kevin

Tilda Swinton stars as the mother of a teen rampage killer who has a complicated relationship with her son.

"...her in the throes of ecstasy at some faraway religious pilgrimage, drenched in what at first appears to be..."

Feb. 3, 2012 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

SBOE: Without Darkness, There Can Be No Light

Centrists on path to loosen right-wingers' hold

"...Progressive and centrist Texans hoping to sweep the religious right wing out of the State Board of Education..."

March 5, 2010 News Feature by Lee Nichols

Lord, Save Us From Your Followers

Dan Merchant seeks to uncover why the gospel of love is dividing America.

"...and Bill Maher and stating they get several things right in their analyses. The filmmaker has a sure grasp..."

Oct. 2, 2009 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Election Notes

Notes from the campaign trail

"...nomination fight is over when leading members of the religious right in Texas came out for Gov. Mike Huckabee..."

Feb. 22, 2008 News Feature

After a Fashion

This may very well be the only time you will see Barney, Tinky-Winky, Winnie the Pooh, and Cher appear in the same 'After a Fashion.' What are you waiting for?

"...disinvited from the inauguration due to objections from the religious right. I imagine he went and drowned his sorrows..."

Jan. 28, 2005 Column by Stephen MacMillan Moser

Page Two

Tomorrow, we fight; today, we mourn

"...extended, widespread community of Republican political operatives and their religious and hard-right fellow travelers) accentuated every disruption, exploited every..."

Nov. 5, 2004 Column by Louis Black

This Old Mouse

Facing accusations of market saturation, cultural homogenization, and unethical labor practices, Disney keeps manufacturing the magic … but for how long?

"...family had ever braved the hot sun and the bright colors of Florida, we would have turned back when..."

May 10, 2002 Screens Feature by Michael Connor

A-to-Z Guide to Education in 1999

"...choose schools as they do long distance service. The right-wing CEO America Foundation dragged public schools into the marketplace..."

Jan. 7, 2000 News Feature by Kevin Fullerton

School Ties

"...new classmates, none of whom are aware of his religious background, he hears them make a few topical Jewish..."

Sept. 18, 1992 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Europa Europa

In this award-winning foreign film, a Jewish boy during World War II adopts various non-Jewish identities in order to save his hide, but his uncircumcised penis becomes a dead giveaway.

"...From Communist orphanage to Hitler youth group, Solly blends right in with each circumstance that he finds himself in,..."

Dec. 27, 1991 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Public Notice: Your Government at Work

The Texas Legislature and “the disturbing category of ‘Who Knows?’”

"..."For 40 years, the religious right has used 'faith' to push hateful, exclusionary legislation..."

May 26, 2023 News Column by Nick Barbaro

AISD's "Concerned Parents" Rail Against LGBTQ Inclusivity

Religious extremists against comprehensive sex ed and Welcoming Schools program

"...Concerned Parents of Austin, a newly formed religious extremist group, has spent much of the summer pressuring..."

Aug. 18, 2017 News Feature by Sarah Marloff

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