Jesus as Harry Potter

Dom comments on an upcoming movie production based on Anne Rice’s novel, Christ the Lord. The producer, Good News Holdings (“a Spiritainment Company,” the CEO and co-founder of which is pollster George Barna) says of the story: “At seven years old, Jesus is a curious child, wise beyond his years, yet troubled by the secret…

A Long Time Ago …

Today is the 30th anniversary of the opening of “Star Wars,” and the US postal service is commemorating it with some new stamps. May 25, 1977, was the end of my sophomore year in high school, I was 15, and I didn’t go see the movie. I had other plans that summer, including a trip…

Religious and Civil Rights …?

It seems to me that the most important “religious and civil rights” include both freedom of religion and freedom of speech. This includes the right to disagree with someone else’s religion, and to say so. Bill Donohue, of the “Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights,” seems to disagree. Currently he is going after Bill…