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Passages
SBC leader resigns, adoption agency co-founder dies, and other transitions in the Christian world.
Good Dog, Bad Dog
After seeing Benji: Off the Leash!, some Christian critics want to adopt him, others to impound him. Plus: Hero, Exorcist: The Beginning, Without a Paddle, We Don’t Live Here Anymore, Riding Giants, and more reviews of Open Water, Garden State, Napoleon Dynamite, The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement, and Alien vs. Predator.
Hellboy, Evil, and the Cross
The Hellboy sequel opening soon is just the latest in a long line of films about battling supernatural baddies—with the Cross often wielded as a weapon of goodness.
Curses! The Readers React
We’ve recently reviewed some CDs by Christian artists who happened to include profanity in their lyrics. We asked readers what they think … and here’s what they said.
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
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Eutychus and His Kin: January 13, 1978
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Refiner’s Fire: Of Heroes and Devils: The Supernatural on Film
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Refiner’s Fire: Science Fiction Films: A Cast of Metaphysical Characters
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Editor’s Note from March 21, 1980
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