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Self-proclaimed “culture warrior” seeks protection of the “Christian nation.”

It may indeed be a good sign that a man calling himself a vampire is more trusted than our nation’s banks. Can we set aside our differences for the economy’s sake?

The desire to regain control in the face of terrifying events is so strong we’ll do or say almost anything to put ourselves back in charge.

Can Matt Damon’s love trump God’s Will? Does it have to?

Rappers often credit God in their liner notes, acceptance speeches, and raps. They brag about being God’s sons and daughters. Some Five Percenter rappers have even claimed to be God, but few mainstream rappers have done so with the gusto of Jay-Z, also known by the nickname Jay-Hova, after the Judeo-Christian God.

While the current assault on unions seems driven mostly by the billionaire Koch brothers and corporate-funded groups, religious right leaders and activists have spent decades creating fertile soil for anti-union campaigns through the promotion of biblical capitalism.

End-timers, survivalists, conspiracy theorists: Republicans, no surprises.

There are places you never expect to be in life. For me, this was certainly one of them…

The top films for 2010—especially those up for this Sunday’s awards—leave most of the species-specific questions behind. Instead this year’s crop reflects anxieties (as well as promises) about who we are and who we might be becoming in and as humans, in our own skins—never mind the “prawns” or “Na’vi.” Questions provoked by this year’s films include those concerning the nature of our selves in connection and collision with our families, our larger social institutional entanglements, and our own bodies. The other key theme, effecting each of the others, had to do with the ways new media technology is inserting itself into our intimate lives, and changing our identities, both public and private.

The GCB pilot is being criticized by conservative Christian groups as “hate speech” and “misogyny.” How lovely that they’re taking feminism seriously!