Posts Tagged ‘Media’
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Pope Francis: ‘I would like a poor church, for the poor’
As the votes in the conclave moved inexorably in his direction late Wednesday afternoon – as the tally was getting “a bit dangerous,” he recalled with a smile on Saturday – Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio was comforted by his longtim...
Arts & Culture
Miss America has a faith-based platform for kids of prisoners
AUSTIN, Tex. (RNS) Laura Kaeppeler has a fantasy gig: traveling nonstop, wearing stylish new outfits each day and attracting TV crews in every city she visits as Miss America 2012. M300o93H7pQ09L8X1t49cHY01Z5j4TT91fGfr Miss Am...
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Morality in Media asks people to boycott Groupon over porn-related deal
Morality in Media is calling for people to boycott daily deal site Groupon for offering a pornographic deal to the public.
The deal features a walking tour of of the historic San Francisco Armory building. The building is n...
Religious leaders press Village Voice on sex ads
WASHINGTON (RNS) Religious leaders on Thursday (March 29) delivered more than 230,000 signatures to the office of Village Voice Media, demanding the company shut down the adult advertising section on its website, Backpage.com,...
Arts & Culture
Mark Burnett and Roma Downey kick off free new Bible app
Just this week a new “Bible” has been launched with the help of some big names. TV Producer, Mark Burnett and his wife Roma Downey (of Touched By An Angel fame) along with Zondervan and Glo Bible has announced the release of a ...
Commentary and News
Religious leaders ask Village Voice Media to close web page used to traffic children
An open letter signed by 36 religious leaders in today’s New York Times has called on Village Voice Media to shut down a webpage reported to be used to traffic children for sex. “As moral and religious leaders of ma...
Commentary and News
This year’s White Ribbon Against Pornography focuses on harms of porn
Morality in Media kicked off its 24th annual White Ribbon Against Pornography week on Sunday. According to Dawn Hawkins, MIM’s executive director, this year’s WRAP week campaign events will feature testimony from people s...
Arts & Culture
Egypt’s Coptic Church may face schism over divorce law
Coptic Christians in Egypt may face a split within its ranks as thousands threaten to leave the church unless the laws of divorce are changed. Christian activists in the Coptic Church, among the oldest Christian churches in Egy...
Arts & Culture
MTV pulls pro-life ad
MTV pulled out recently a pro-life media campaign advertisement, allegedly due to a partnership that the network has forged with Planned Parenthood. Heroic Media, a faith-based nonprofit group, created the pro-life campaign. Th...
Arts & Culture
Canadian Christian network partners with U.S. ComStar Media
Canada’s largest faith-based programming network will join forces with U.S. based ComStar Media LLC, which has access to more than 40 million homes. Crossroads, Canada’s leading faith and values media content provider for some ...
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