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Matthew Paul Turner is the author of Churched, Hear No Evil, and the forthcoming Our Great Big American God, a retelling of God’s provocative American history.
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The Greatest Shipwrecks Still Out There
GOALSExplorers discovered the remains of the HMS Terror, one of the ships on the ill-fated voyage of Sir John Franklin. How many more history-making wrecks are still waiting?

Hollywood Goes Full-On Devil Worship
DIRTY DEED<p>Fox’s new show <i>Lucifer</i> has conservative Christian groups up in arms, and they may (unwittingly) have a point.</p>

Churches Are Luring Your Dad With Bacon
NOT KOSHERCombating an image that going to church is too "feminine," many houses of worship are coming up with creative ways to lure dads in on Father's Day.

Trapped in Megachurch Marriage Nightmare
Circle of HellWhen missionary Karen Hinkey found out her husband was attracted to children, she tried to separate from him. Her church elders told her to knock it off and “submit” to their will.

Homeschooler Can’t Prove She’s American
THE KAFKA LIFEHer parents homeschooled Alecia Faith Pennington and never filed for government ID. Now she can’t get a job, buy an airline ticket or have a normal life.

The Year in Cinematically Pimped God
FLOCKED AND FLOGGED<p>From biblical epics like <i>Noah</i> and <i>Exodus</i> to Kirk Cameron and sexy Jesus, 2014 witnessed a crop of films unashamedly adulterated with faith-driven narratives and godlyish themes.</p>

Is Christian Music Softening on Gays?
Benediction in the ClosetWhile change among religious folks is painstakingly slow, among those making faith-based music there does seem to be a shift of support for LGBT artists like Jennifer Knapp.

Preacher: I Have AIDS, Slept With Flock
Deadly SinsAn Alabama church is claiming that its longtime pastor revealed that he is HIV-positive and that he knowingly slept with female members of the parish.

This Nic Cage Bible Movie is God-Awful
The End Is NighOvert Christian messages and Nicolas Cage’s omnipresence are not the only reasons why this film about the rapture is terrible. The true apocalypse is that it has no soul.

The Hellish Sermons of Jonathan Edwards
Scare TacticsFrom a new book that explores the ever changing and always complex relationship between God and America, here’s a portrait of the preacher who tried to scare people into Heaven.
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