Oprah, Quackery & The Public Confessional

John H. Armstrong June 19th, 2009

Weston Kosova and Pat Wingert believe television celebrity Oprah Winfrey possesses a…

“lifelong quest for love, meaning and fulfillment [that] plays [itself] out on her stage each day. In an age of information overload, she offers herself as a guide through the confusion.” (“Crazy Talk: Oprah, Wacky Cures and You,” in Newsweek, June 8, 2009)

I can’t think of a better description of the star appeal of Oprah Winfrey than that—she is a guide to millions of viewers who see her as a … (Read More)

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Etcetera - 01.2009 - Role Models

Erik Guzman February 4th, 2009

Michael Phelps' role model status is going up in smoke and, America, we feel your pain. Join us on this edition of Etcetera and we will gladly take Phelps' place on the empty pedestal he has left in your heart.

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Seriously, check out this show and leave your thoughts on role models in the comments. I'd love to discuss.

Here are some links that came up in this show…

- Gh … (Read More)

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Coping with complex sex talk

Terry Mattingly January 14th, 2009

Trust me. There are times when your GetReligionistas get tired of writing posts that criticize the same publications for making the same errors, time after time. Meanwhile, we know that readers may also tire of hearing us praise some of the same skilled, talented professionals who know what they are doing on the religion beat.

So, with that later truth in mind, let us turn to yet another story by Eric Gorski, who basically is charged with covering religion on most of the planet earth for the Ass … (Read More)

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The Church is Not Cool

Erik Guzman October 26th, 2007

Joel Osteen, Pat Robertson, Ted Haggard, and Jerry Falwell are not cool (although Falwell is cooler now than he was before May 15, 2007).

We here at Steve Brown Etc. aren't cool either, but we do like to interview the hip in the body of Christ. (Get it? Hip? In the body? Yeah…I'm definitely not cool.)

Anyway, what is cool? Who are the good guys and who are the bad guys? If you're one of the bad guys, does that mean you're not part of the true Church? Where do y … (Read More)

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