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Entries from LAist tagged with 'bible'

November 10, 2007

Norman Mailer, the controversial and beloved novelist and winner two Pulitzer Prizes died today in New York City of acute renal failure. The author of almost 50 books, Mailer lived a life beset by tragedy, triumph and tribulation. He once ran for Mayor of NYC and was almost stabbed to death by one of his wives. Mailer was 84. Out of the ashes of one fire in San Diego, a man sold a charred,......

Continue Reading "Extra, Extra: It's Fall, Time To Be Free"

April 18, 2007

In another example of a Chicagoan coming to LA to change something sacred comes the story of Carl Amari who is putting together a box set of cds that will contain the dramatic reading of The Bible by Hollywood actors. For some reason they can't figure out who to play Satan. The first part of the project, a 20-CD set of the New Testament for $49.95, will arrive in stores in October. Considering the......

Continue Reading "What, Jack Nicholson Was Busy?"

November 6, 2006

We've got no problem with gays. We've got no problem with Christians. Hell, some of our best friends are Republicans. What we have a problem with are people with power who live gigantic lies and influence legislation that they don't really believe in. Ted Haggard would love it if gays got married, or if gays truly had equal rights. He'd love it because then it wouldn't have been so hard for him to admit......

Continue Reading "Ted Haggard Talking About Homosexuality in "Jesus Camp""

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