Idol Chatter: April 2008 Archives

In the upcoming animated movie "Kung Fu Panda," a panda named Po is unexpectedly chosen to train among his Kung Fu idols. Although big and somewhat clumsy, Po works to become a Kung Fu master and defend his friends from an evil snow leopard, Tai Lung.

Beliefnet has one "Kung Fu Panda" prize pack to give away, which includes a blow up panda, a mini poster, a stuffed Po panda, and a "Pandana."

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Post a comment below by May 25th telling us the nicest thing a friend has ever done for you. Make sure you include your email address in the designated area (it won't be made public). The best response--based on the judgment of the Idol Chatter editors—will win the prize pack!

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And, after you've entered, click here to take our Kung Fu quiz or click here to check out our gallery of unlikely heroes, inspired by "Kung Fu Panda."

The Gospel Music Association's annual GMA Week is the time every year when industry professionals, media representatives, and aspiring and established artists from every genre descend on downtown Nashville to network, showcase their talent, celebrate the industry, and basically run each other ragged for five days straight.

This year's event was no different, and in the interests of fair disclosure I confess that I ducked out a day early, succumbing to GMA exhaustion. I missed the Dove Awards but had four full days of interviews, checked out some new artists, and caught up with some old favorites. Here are just a few of the week's highlights.

In this clip from Ben Stein's new documentary "Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed," opening this Friday, athiest scientists discuss Darwinism and religion.

With the launch of Jhumpa Lahiri's latest collection of short stories, "Unaccustomed Earth" her readings all over the country have been sold out. Lahiri, an author in the literary genre, has become so popular that Knopf has reportedly printed 300,000 copies of her latest book, similar to the amount of copies printed for books by popular fiction authors like John Grisham.

Within days of "Unaccustomed Earth" arriving at bookstores, every major publication carried a front page review in their books section. The New York Times Sunday Book Review also published an excerpt from the book.

A drum beat commands attention, gathers communities, invites us to dance. It is the sound of freedom and also the sound of warning: "Sit up, take notice, focus." The drum beat in "The Visitor" serves as a wake up call. It raises timely issues of immigration and incarceration but keeps the focus upon the human cost of our post-9/11 policies. This small, winning drama builds in intensity until we all find ourselves wanting to dance, shout, and march.

Walter Vale is an economics professor who has been sleepwalking through academia since his wife died. When Walter travels to New York City for a conference, he discovers a young couple, undocumented immigrants, have become squatters in his apartment. Tarek and Zainab are vibrantly alive. Tarek plays the djembe drum in the local music scene. Zainab has dreams of becoming a designer. But neither of these hard working Muslims has a visa. Their plight raises Walter from his slumber and compels him to action.

In a 48 Hours special running Saturday night (8 p.m. ET on CBS), CBS News collaborates with Loki Films, the producers of "Jesus Camp," to document the lives of Christians teenagers training to become Christian missionaries in an effort to...

With the much anticipated, "The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe" sequel "Prince Caspian" hitting theaters May 16, we thought you might want to start getting into the Narnia spirit of things. We have two books to give away—"The Chronicles...

Well...almost. In just four short days, one of the most spiritual shows in the history of television, and surely the one with the deepest exploration of the complexities of religion, finally returns to the Sci-Fi Channel for its fourth...