Uploaded January 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
**Hollywood has a new cash cow, and his name is Jesus.** As studios scramble for post-COVID relevance, they’ve traded superheroes for the "**chosen**" ones, grossing hundreds of millions by turning ancient dogmas into bingeable blockbusters. We’re dissecting the "**happy gauze**" applied to biblical atrocities and the rise of masculine religion vs. feminine spirituality on screen. From **Avatar’s blue-tinted woo** to the thirst for religious sequels, it’s clear the industry cares less about salvation than the bottom line. It turns out even the Son of God needs a high-budget filter to be **marketable**.
News Source:
The Year Faith-Based Films Finally Grew Up: The Top 10 Movies of 2025
By Rapt Interviews for Rapt
January 10, 2026
🔗 raptinterviews.com/articles/the-year-faith-based-films-finally-grew-up-the-top-10-movies-of-2025
The Non-Prophets, Episode 25.2.3 featuring Stephen Harder, Eli Slack, and Jimmy Jr.
Jesus: Hollywood’s Newest Cash Cow 💸
The Happy Gauze of Biblical Blockbusters 🎥
The Chosen: Binge-Watching the Bible 📺
Why the Church Hates Your Favorite Movies 🍿
Avatar and the Rise of Mainstream Woo 🌊
Greenlighting the Abraham Horror Story 🔪
The Narcissism of the Apostle Paul: The Movie 📽️
Historical Fiction or Holy Heresy? 📜
Selling Salvation at the Box Office 🎟️
Making David Sexy for Streaming 👑
The Desperate Hubris of Hollywood Faith 🎬
Water-Cooled or Wine-Cooled Cinema? 🍷
Mythologizing the Messiah for Profit 💰
Why the Old Testament is R-Rated 🚫
The End of Doctrine and the Rise of TV 📡
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The Non-Prophets is a internet show airing at 06:00pm Central time Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday each week. Where we navigate through current events, providing a secular viewpoint that adds depth to the unfolding narrative.
The Atheist Community of Austin is organized as a nonprofit educational corporation to develop and support the atheist community, to provide opportunities for socializing and friendship, to promote secular viewpoints, to encourage positive atheist culture, to defend the first amendment principle of state-church separation, to oppose discrimination against atheists and to work with other organizations in pursuit of common goals.
We define atheism as the lack of belief in gods. This definition also encompasses what most people call agnosticism.
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**Hollywood has a new cash cow, and his name is Jesus.** As studios scramble for post-COVID relevance, they’ve traded superheroes for the "**chosen**" ones, grossing hundreds of millions by turning ancient dogmas into bingeable blockbusters. We’re dissecting the "**happy gauze**" applied to biblical atrocities and the rise of masculine religion vs. feminine spirituality on screen. From **Avatar’s blue-tinted woo** to the thirst for religious sequels, it’s clear the industry cares less about salvation than the bottom line. It turns out even the Son of God needs a high-budget filter to be **marketable**.
News Source:
The Year Faith-Based Films Finally Grew Up: The Top 10 Movies of 2025
By Rapt Interviews for Rapt
January 10, 2026
🔗 raptinterviews.com/articles/the-year-faith-based-films-finally-grew-up-the-top-10-movies-of-2025
The Non-Prophets, Episode 25.2.3 featuring Stephen Harder, Eli Slack, and Jimmy Jr.
Jesus: Hollywood’s Newest Cash Cow 💸
The Happy Gauze of Biblical Blockbusters 🎥
The Chosen: Binge-Watching the Bible 📺
Why the Church Hates Your Favorite Movies 🍿
Avatar and the Rise of Mainstream Woo 🌊
Greenlighting the Abraham Horror Story 🔪
The Narcissism of the Apostle Paul: The Movie 📽️
Historical Fiction or Holy Heresy? 📜
Selling Salvation at the Box Office 🎟️
Making David Sexy for Streaming 👑
The Desperate Hubris of Hollywood Faith 🎬
Water-Cooled or Wine-Cooled Cinema? 🍷
Mythologizing the Messiah for Profit 💰
Why the Old Testament is R-Rated 🚫
The End of Doctrine and the Rise of TV 📡
Don't like ads? Consider becoming a patron for commercial-free episodes: tiny.cc/patreonnp
We welcome your comments on the thread for this show.
► tiny.cc/fbnp
► Contact us with questions or news stories at: nonprophets@atheist-community.org
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WHAT IS THE NON-PROPHETS?
The Non-Prophets is a internet show airing at 06:00pm Central time Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday each week. Where we navigate through current events, providing a secular viewpoint that adds depth to the unfolding narrative.
The Atheist Community of Austin is organized as a nonprofit educational corporation to develop and support the atheist community, to provide opportunities for socializing and friendship, to promote secular viewpoints, to encourage positive atheist culture, to defend the first amendment principle of state-church separation, to oppose discrimination against atheists and to work with other organizations in pursuit of common goals.
We define atheism as the lack of belief in gods. This definition also encompasses what most people call agnosticism.
VISIT THE ACA'S OFFICIAL WEB SITES
► atheist-community.org (The Atheist Community of Austin)
► atheist-experience.com (The Atheist Experience TV Show)
NOTES
TheNonProphets is the official channel of The Non Prophets. "The Non Prophets" is a trademark of the ACA.
Copyright © 2024 Atheist Community of Austin. All rights reserved.
