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Bestseller in Mideast: Barbie With a Prayer Mat - New York Times

A Barbie-like doll with "Muslim values," i.e. accoutrements like headscarf and prayer mat. nbr 2006-12-28 21:33 phil309 · religion · islam · news · popular_culture · parenting

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/09/22/international/middleeast/22doll.html?ex=1285041600&en=72bb8cc089bf9435&ei=5090&partner... - cached - mail it - history

Apocalypse now! Examining the 'Rapture' Craze (Vanity Fair)

On the significance of Tim Lahaye in popular U.S. evangelical circles.

by nbr 2006-12-28 21:33 phil309 · popular_culture · evangelicalism · religion · politics

http://www.vanityfair.com/commentary/content/articles/051128roco02 - cached - mail it - history

Daniel Boorstin

Classic cultural criticism which I'm embarrassed to say I've never ever read.

by nbr 2006-12-28 21:33 primary_source · popular_culture · commentary · print_and_read

http://www.cis.vt.edu/modernworld/d/boorstin.html - cached - mail it - history

Black Jesus Film Makes Waves at Sundance

A new South African movie portrays the life of Jesus as set in the context of modern-day Africa. I really want to see this.

by nbr 2006-12-28 21:33 popular_culture · media · religion · phil309

http://articles.news.aol.com/movies/article.adp?id=20060119060409990001 - cached - mail it - history

Wichita Eagle | 01/28/2006 | Super Bowl, 'Book of Daniel,' other cultural ideas of religion

A tongue-in-cheek commentary on the "religion" of the Super Bowl. Not particularly brilliant, but useful for PHIL309. Reprinted in the Inquirer.

by nbr 2006-12-28 21:33 religion · media · popular_culture · commentary

http://www.kansas.com/mld/kansas/living/religion/13730584.htm - cached - mail it - history

BREITBART.COM - God gives way to Grand Slam All Blacks in New Zealand church

Alex, writing on the Super Bowl article, also cited this rather remarkable story from New Zealand.

by nbr 2006-12-28 21:33 religion · popular_culture · media · phil309 · news_analysis

http://www.breitbart.com/news/na/051027000250.xbk66v79.html - cached - mail it - history

Burdens of the Modern Beast

Remarks on the phenomenon of people always carrying loads of crap around with them. I notice this too. It's weird.

by nbr 2006-12-28 21:33 popular_culture · commentary

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/02/07/AR2006020702030.html?sub=AR - cached - mail it - history

Kevin Sites in the Hot Zone From Yahoo! News

Interview with one of the stars of "Paradise Now," a Palestinian feature film portraying 48 hours in the life of two young suicide bombers.

by nbr 2006-12-28 21:33 popular_culture · violence · islam · film · middle_east

http://hotzone.yahoo.com/b/hotzone/blogs2572 - cached - mail it - history

USATODAY.com - Hindu lite

On the appropriation of so-called "Hindu-esque" ideas and symbols by U.S. popular culture - pro and con. See also snurl.com/yogahands and snurl.com/gr_hindu

by nbr 2006-12-28 21:33 religion · phil309 · news · u.s.-news · hinduism · popular_culture

http://www.usatoday.com/life/2006-02-15-hindu-lite_x.htm - cached - mail it - history

liveprayer.com/java

Bill Keller of liveprayer.com writes a nice story about how Harry Potter returns to his Muggle home, finds Jesus and renounces wizardry.

by nbr 2006-12-28 21:33 religion · popular_culture · random_sh!t · christianity · evangelicalism

http://www.liveprayer.com/java/ - cached - mail it - history

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