Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

That's the central question underlying Promised Land ( * * * out of four; rated PG-13; opening Friday nationwide), which pits the decreasing value of acreage against the valuable gases housed beneath.

Promised Land, the muckraking new film co-written by and co-starring Matt Damon and John Krasinski, wants you to think about “fracking,” the controversial and environmentally troubling means of ...

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In the opening minutes of Promised Land, Steve Butler (Matt Damon)—a local representative for a massive energy company—awaits a meeting with a company boss as Butler is considered for a regional ...