One day four years ago Jonas Elrod woke up with the inexplicable ability to see and hear ghosts, angels, demons, and auras. The documentary “Wake Up” follows his journey across the country and overseas for the next three years to find out why. From directors Jonas Elrod and Chloe Crespi, the film will premiere at…

Rapper and sometimes actor Snoop Dogg has revealed that he has joined the Nation of Islam, according to the BBC. After appearing at the group’s Saviour’s Day event in Chicago, Snoop told reporters why he decided to officially join the group though refused to say exactly when he joined. “I’m an advocate for peace, I’ve…

By Chris Sagona When Peter Manseau, a Washington DC-based religion writer, saw his unborn daughter’s ultrasound in utero, he felt his calling to write “Rag and Bone: A Journey Among the World’s Holy Dead.” It was seeing the technician identify her bones, the femur, the upper and lower arms, that inspired him to ponder the…

Last night’s “24” went where no television show has gone before. Senators’ staffs being run by undercover terrorists. An international dictator leading commandos into battle in Washington. A firefight in the White House. It bordered on the thin line between unbelievably realistic drama and, well, just unbelievably unrealistic. But I’ve been surprised by how the…

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