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  • February 26, 2015
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    Biblical chocolate, Buddha bars, & sugar skull bottles: recent #FaithGoesPop sightings

    A few weeks ago I invited readers to show me their “faith pop” by using the hashtag #FaithGoesPop on social media (Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest, etc.). Over the last couple weeks,…

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  • February 15, 2015
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    Of Angels & Demons & Pop Culture

    I remember the first “demon” I came across in a film. More accurately, it was a poltergeist. Thought not technically a demonic force the actions of this pesky little…

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  • February 2, 2015
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    The best of #SuperBowl religion sightings

    Did you watch THAT game? Wow. What a finish! Yeah, there were a couple miracle catches in those final minutes, but what about more explicit religious…

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  • January 28, 2015

    Why 1/3 of Nations have Religious Symbols on their Flags

      Yes, you read that right. According to Pew Research, 64 nations around the world fly “national flags that include religious symbols.” (SEE GALLERY BELOW) Pew further…

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  • January 27, 2015
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    Is Kim Jong-un a god? The Interview & the Juche religion

    Last weekend (January 24 ,2015) the controversial comedy, “The Interview,” starring Seth Rogen, James Franco, and Randall Park was released to Netflix. The movie, which seemingly…

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  • January 22, 2015
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    The Mission and reclaiming humanity in our history

    The first time I encountered the movie ‘The Mission’ was in a hostel in Berlin. My wife and I were backpacking across Europe and we met up…

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  • January 8, 2015
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    How a Swedish novel can help us navigate religious, ethnic, tensions in Europe & elsewhere

    *This post originally appeared at KenChitwood.com The news coming out of Europe this week is disparaging. On Wednesday January 7, 2015 the headlines read, “TERROR IN…

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  • January 7, 2015
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    Religious Beertroversy over Gandhi Bot

    *This post originally appeared at Faith Goes Pop Who knew beer cans could be so contentious? There were the PBR cans that make up the Festivus Poles in…

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  • December 23, 2014
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    What the heck are Chrismons?

    Vintage Christmas style is in these days. From old style Christmas cards to ugly Christmas sweater parties to the retro-chic look of a “winter” (or Advent) beard,…

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  • December 17, 2014
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    Satanic symbols, spaghetti monsters, & “the War on Christmas”

    Satanists are erecting a holiday display in Michigan. Atheists are plopping down piles of spaghetti and assembling poles of Pabst Blue Ribbon beer cans in the…

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  • December 15, 2014

    Hanukkah It Off – Jewish a cappella group parodies Swift song for holiday

    It’s December. This means two things: 1) There will be parodies of popular pop songs to celebrate the holiday season. 2) Hanukkah is here. And, as…

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  • December 12, 2014
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    Coke Can Nativity

    Heather Choate Davis, author and cultural commentator, shared this photo on her Facebook page. She posted it with the words “Nativity scene meets culture.” Clearly, this…

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  • December 8, 2014
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    Good ole’ Christmas Carp – The Slovak Velija

    This entry is part of 1 in the series What is that?

    I am a foreigner at this table. A sojourner making my way through a labyrinth of strange foods and unfamiliar custom. It is Christmas Eve — a traditional time…

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  • December 2, 2014
    • The author, Megan Geiger, with a few of her Apostolic friends on fashion and faith.

    Being an Apostolic fashionista

    *A guest post from Megan Geiger.  Thank God for winter. Summer in Florida is not the easiest time to be Apostolic. With temperatures in the high…

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