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Celebrating the 40th Anniversary of the Moon Landing
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Douglas Howe
40 years ago this Monday, my neighbor, Neil Armstrong, walked on the moon. I’m not sure which is more unbelievable to me: the fact that it happened, or the fact that he and I now have mutual friends (I’ve never met him). It was, truly, an emotional moment for our country! For the first time…
Bob Dylan: Too Christian for Jimmy Carter?
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Paul O'Donnell
Jimmy Carter, it seems, believes in the separation between church and rock. The former president, whose 1976 White House campaign saw both performances by the Allman Brothers Band and the introduction of the term “born again” to the Washington media’s lexicon, has revealed in a new book that he became disenchanted with Bob Dylan after…
Hostage to Nobody: Derek Webb’s ‘Stockholm Syndrome’
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Paul O'Donnell
A few minutes of footage from the making of Derek Webb’s new, stunningly successful album, “Stockholm Syndrome” explains a lot about what Webb, the consciously controversial Christian singer-songwriter, is up to with his latest release. In the docu-video released last week on Webb’s personal site , along with the album (which comes out, minus a…
‘Bruno’ is No ‘Borat’
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Douglas Howe
We like to keep things positive here at Idol Chatter. The intersection of pop culture and faith is a dynamic and inspiring corner of the blogosphere. But I’m struggling to find what’s positive or inspiring about Sasha Baron Cohen’s latest film, “Bruno.” From “The Pink Panther” to “Monty Python,” “Blazing Saddles ” to “Ace Ventura,”…
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