Religion

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Twilight's Hidden Morality Plays [Rant]

io9 - Nov 21, 2008

When will mainstream media stop claiming there's a "positive" message in the Twilight books that inspired the eponymous teen-bait movie? The Twilight book series is many things, but empowering it is not. The more you …

Also tagged: books, rant, twilight, stephenie meyer

Necro-Cyborg Marauders Must Be Scripturally Accurate! [Ramayan 3392 A.D.]

io9 - Oct 15, 2008

Religion has a way of creeping into science fiction... but religious people aren't always thrilled about it. Case in point: Hindu groups are already sounding a note of caution about the planned movie version of the …

Also tagged: deepak chopra, gotham chopra, protests, hindus, ramayan 3392 a d

Don’t Drink the Kool-Aid of These Science Fictional Cults [Triviagasm]

io9 - Oct 2, 2008

Much like the present, the future has its share of cults and fringe religions. Some are scams, some are a genuine search for enlightenment, and some are simply a fanatical devotion to a single person or task. Want to …

Also tagged: top, worship, cults, gods, triviagasm
Time Traveling And Falling In Love -- For Jesus [Genre Mashups]

io9 - Oct 1, 2008

Christian romance is one of the fastest growing book genres today, and Christian science fiction is an up-and-comer. So why not combine them? The cutting edge in Christian publishing may well be books about …

Also tagged: books, romance, genres, christian science fiction, genre mashups
Why We Won’t Trust the Nuns of the Future [Deceptinuns]

io9 - Aug 10, 2008

As technology and scientific understanding advance, religion may find itself going on the offensive for the hearts and souls of man. And we are beginning to suspect that the most dangerous agents in that battle will be …

Also tagged: clergy, nuns, deceptinuns
Proof That Post-Apocalyptic Mutants Should Not Sing [Found Footage]

io9 - May 30, 2008

There may be a place for religious acid trips in science fiction, but they can so easily go too far, as evidenced by this bizarre sequence from Beneath The Planet Of The Apes , the movie which was robbed of the "worst …

Also tagged: found footage, planet of the apes
The Force Is No Longer With This Particular Jedi [Jedi Church]

io9 - May 20, 2008

Apparently, real life Jedis don't really have the staying power of their fictional counterparts. While Obi Wan Kenobi has it in him to fight in the Clone Wars, then battle his apprentice before going into hiding for …

Also tagged: star wars, darth vader, jedi church
The Coming War Between Religion And Super-Science [Steal This Pitch]

io9 - Apr 9, 2008

The 21st century may well see a final showdown between scientific rationalists and religious fundamentalists. We'll see more and more conflicts — like Dawkins vs. creationists, or Bush vs. stem cells — as scientists …

Also tagged: writing, science, feature, top, richard dawkins, steal this pitch
How Would Cylons Convert Us To Their Religion? [Battlestar Galactica]

io9 - Apr 4, 2008

One of the most compelling conflicts on Battlestar Galactica is the clash between the Cylons' monotheistic belief system and the humans' varied and sometimes cheesy pantheon. But we've always wondered why the Cylons …

Also tagged: interviews, video, conversion, cylons, battlestar galactica