As the world celebrates the 400th anniversary of the King James Bible, is its voice receding in American culture?

Three movie watchers ponder the religious, spiritual, and moral themes in Avatar, Up, The Road, The Hurt Locker and more, just in time for the Academy Awards.

The prolific and best-selling author Jodi Picoult writes "ethical thrillers" about contentious issues such as the death penalty, organ donation, euthanasia, sexual abuse, date rape, teen suicide, and school shootings.

The messages of the advertising business help sell billions of dollars worth of products. But do they also coarsen American culture? And if so, who's to blame -- the ad agencies or us consumers?