Sightings Articles
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Today's Amish Are Plain, Not Simple
Comments by Stephen Colbert overlook the complexity of Amish culture in the 21st century....
April 4, 2024
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Leaving Evangelicalism Behind
"The Exvangelicals" is both timely and superb: It deals with the issues that will decide the 2024 elections and discusses them with sensitivity, sophistication, and bravery.
March 14, 2024
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A Demon for Everyone: Religion in the Latest "Exorcist"
The ecumenical, even interfaith, nature of the film reflects the America of 2023....
October 26, 2023
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Selling the Gospel of Positive Thinking
It's the everyday nature of the failures in "Salesman," a film about Bible salesmen, that makes the film so powerful and relatable....