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Movie Review: The Two Popes (two reviews)

23 Dec 2019
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WRN Editorial Staff

The Two Popes - Netflix Starring: Anthony Hopkins and Jonathan Pryce Director: Fernando Meirelles Review By Charlotte Odenson Inspired by true events, this beautifully shot film dramatizes...

‘Star Trek’: 50 Years of Humanist Values

17 Oct 2019
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Nathan Glover

This article was original published in 2016. Celebrating 50 Years of Star Trek and the humanist themes within the series. Media today is full of violence, prejudice and depravity. Parents are often...

VeggieTales Creator Says LGBT Representation in Cartoons is ‘Concerning’

24 Aug 2019
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Derek Welch

Arthur cartoon slammed by Phil Vischer for its portrayal of gay marriage A recent portrayal of gay marriage in the children's show Arthur has led to VeggieTales' co-creator Phil Vischer speaking...

Christian Group Calls Netflix to Cancel Amazon’s <em>Good Omens</em> for “Normalizing Satanism”

Christian Group Calls Netflix to Cancel Amazon’s Good Omens for “Normalizing Satanism”

20 Jun 2019
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Liza Kay

Writer Neil Gaiman and Publisher Cheryl Morgan Respond to the Blunder on Twitter Good Omens is a television series on Amazon Prime that is an adaptation from Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett's 1990-...

Elisabeth Moss on Scientology: You Can’t Take Away My Right to Believe

11 Apr 2019
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Derek Welch

Scientologist and The Handmaid’s Tale Actress Elisabeth Moss Responds to Criticisms of her Scientology Beliefs In an interview with The Daily Beast, Elisabeth Moss, Scientologist and actress...

Christian Cartoon ‘VeggieTales’ Will Release New Episodes This Year

06 Apr 2019
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Alison Lesley

The cartoon will be back with a new Christmas special to kick off a new nine episode series. as the show has been picked up by the Trinity Broadcasting Network (TBN). Working in conjunction with...

Benedict Cumberbatch is the Voice of Satan in Amazon’s Upcoming Show ‘Good Omens’

17 Feb 2019
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Elisa Meyer

'Good Omens' premieres this summer on Amazon Prime Video. The Neil Gaiman-authored miniseries will be available to stream May 31. The two pivotal roles of the show, the voices of God and Satan, have...

Scientology’s 2019 Super Bowl Ad Asks “Curious?”

04 Feb 2019
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Kelly Frazier

The Super Bowl ad spot marks the religion's seventh year advertising during the biggest NFL game of the year. As it has for the last several years, the Church of Scientology airs a Super Bowl ad in local...

History Channel’s “Jesus: His Life” Airs March 25

01 Feb 2019
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Kelly Frazier

Eight-part series event on History Channel will debut this spring. which will detail the life of Jesus from the time he was young until his resurrection. Unlike other television series which have...

Revered Christian Reverend writes Disney in the defense of Scientology

21 Dec 2018
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Derek Welch

Scientology's 'STAND' group and AME minster Rev. Dr. Cecil “Chip” Murray ask Disney head Bob Iger to take action against incendiary programming. In November 2018, the FBI reported hate...