Religion
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‘The Book of Clarence’ Rewrites the Biblical Epic
Director Jeymes Samuel does for sword-and-sandal movies what he did for Westerns with The Harder They Fall and lets a Black all-star cast leave their mark on a traditionally white mythology
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The American Guru Who Left a Legacy of Murder, Fraud, and Abuse
Peacock docuseries Krishnas: Gurus. Karma. Murder. explores how a shady American guru caused the near-collapse of the Hare Krishna religious group
- DARK PAST
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He Tried to Convert a Remote Tribe to Christianity and Got Killed
Documentary The Mission explores how John Chau, a young American evangelical, journeyed to North Sentinel Island and ended up shot full of arrows
- COLONIALISM
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How Sun Myung Moon 'Digested the Scientists' and Fueled Climate-Change Denial
In an excerpt from his new book The Parrot and the Igloo, Rolling Stone contributor David Lipsky reveals a forgotten chapter in the climate crisis — when two once-respected scientists became merchants of doubt and mouthpieces for the Unification Church's controversial leader
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‘Reservation Dogs’ Revisits a Shameful Moment in American History
Third episode of third and final season of FX/Hulu series reveals Deer Lady’s tragic backstory, flashing back to her time at “Indian training school”
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This Church Promised to Save Their Souls. Defectors Say It Was a ‘Cult’
How a group of Christian outcasts banded together to expose alleged sexual assault and manipulation that was happening within its ranks
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The First Orthodox Jew Close to Making the NBA Gets the Doc Treatment
Prime Video documentary Destination NBA: A G League Odyssey, out Aug. 8, follows five NBA prospects — including Ryan Turell, an Orthodox Jew
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Edi Patterson Explains Why Judy Is the Most Gangster of ‘The Righteous Gemstones’
Season three of HBO’s manic evangelical satire finds the dynasty’s overlooked daughter stepping up and breaking bad
- HALLELUJAH
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How Tom Cruise Got Us to Forget About His Scientology Ties
Star of Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One has avoided any and all Scientology questions and instead leaned into the role of Movie Savior
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John Goodman Isn’t Angry Anymore. Unless He Watches the News
Veteran actor talks The Righteous Gemstones, the role he’d do over, and looks back on his Big Lebowkski character on the film’s 25th anniversary
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