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Female Filmmakers Need Not Apply: USC Study Reveals Staggering Hollywood Gender Gap – Response by Screenwriter Cheryl McKay Price
Industry Lip Service to Equality Pales in Comparison to Actual Ratios “Nobody knows a woman like a woman. We should get to write, direct and produce for ourselves more than we apparently do. Where do I sign up to help…
Has entertainment replaced Scripture at center of Evangelical worship? by Chuck Swindoll
Is the church just a business with a Cross stuck on top? Great article by Chuck Swindoll–“America’s most influential active preacher”–in Leadership Journal. I disagree with him on some minor points on the inherent evil of technology and new media…
Hollywood National Day of Prayer Gathering Tonight
“I have found the greatest power in the world is the power of prayer” -Cecil B. DeMille, Academy Award-winning Producer Tonight believers in the entertainment industry and from local congregations throughout greater Los Angeles will gather at Bel Air Presbyterian…
The Myth of the Starving Artist – Survey of 13,000 Arts Program Grads Reveals Fulfillment and (gasp) Employment!
First major survey of arts grads finds that, despite low pay, respondents report high levels of employment and fulfillment. by Dan Berrett in Inside Higher Ed – May 3, 2011 Conventional wisdom has long-held that pursuing a career in the arts…
Why my Christian education has troubled me, by Mike Friesen
Not everything that claims to be ‘Christian’ education is actually Christlike Mike Friesen is one of my favorite former students, 20-something bloggers, and friends. He asked me to respond to his blog post yesterday (5/2). It fit so remarkably with…
Vibrant Faith Among Future Chinese Culture Makers: Christians Now Outnumber Communists, especially on Campuses
American visitors to leading Chinese universities are struck by the Christian climate that often prevails (Follow up to Chinese Government Crack Down on Beijing Worship Service Could Be Harbinger of New Wave of Persecution.) by Rodney Stark, Byron Johnson, and Carson…
Screwtape Letters, Blue Like Jazz Coming to Theater Near You: Future of Christian Filmmaking May Hang in Balance
‘Christian Filmmaking’ Captures Hollywood’s Attention as Never Before, but are Christian Filmmakers Up for the Challenge? As Soul Surfer roars past Fireproof‘s $33M payday, (eventually reaching $45M at the box office) Hollywood’s rush to cash in on adapting Christian stories–such…
Sex Objects: USC Study Reveals Hollywood’s Role in Sexualization of Teenage Girls
Winning Hollywood’s War On Girls There are a number of ways that faith-based filmmaking could make a significant difference in the culture-making impact of Hollywood: perhaps none more than as a movement aligned with Women’s groups against the radical sexualization…
Cheating God? Students who believe in a forgiving deity more prone to academic dishonesty
The down side of grace? Tell Your Students That if They Cheat, God Will Smite Them by Don Troop in The Chronicle of Higher Education Is God: A) punitive, angry, and vengeful? B) warm, loving, and forgiving? OK, folks, pencils down.…
Podcast: Dave Schmelzer and Gary David Stratton on Faith, Culture, Hollywood and Ivy League
On April 7, author, and playwright-turned-pastor Dave Schmelzer interviewed me for a podcast posted 4/19 on his website: Not The Religious Type, on the Blue Ocean platform. It was a great experience, and I really want you to listen to…
Maximizing Your Internet Presence: Is Your Website Helping or Hurting You?
25% of prospective college students decide NOT TO APPLY to a given school simply because of a bad experience on the college’s Website. Is your school, non-profit, business, church, or blog facing the same issues? The Chronicle of Higher Education…