What’s with the crass titles? At least CBS’ $#*! My Dad Says bleeps
out the uncouth word but this season some television pilots are pushing
the limits of taste still further. Disney-owned ABC, for example, has
both Don’t Trust the Bitch in Apt. 23 and Good Christian Bitches –
two titles that demean women, one of which snipes at Christians as
well. BTW, try applying other group-centric adjectives to that second show name and
see how many you think would get greenlit as “edgy” pilots. The exercise may
give you a pretty good idea of who’s on Hollywood’s
PC-protected list and who’s on its SH*! list.

MOOZ-lum explores Muslim experience in America. View trailer.
I haven’t seen the film. It’s mission of differentiating practicing,
peaceful Muslims from terrorists is a good one. I do, however, hope
that, while knocking down unfair and dangerous Islamic stereotypes, it
also avoids perpetuating the equally-unfair and dangerous stereotype of
an America comprised of Islamophobic bigots. My view is that if movies
and television shows
really want to foster understanding, the best way to do that is to
honestly deal with the issues while also portraying intelligent people of goodwill on both sides who get along and work toward peace. Good examples have positive power. Fighting one negative stereotype with another one is counterproductive.

Iran objects to 2012 London Olympics logo. The crazy government there frets that if you look at it a certain way you can see the word “ZION.” Give these obsessed guys a Rorschach test and don’t be surprised if they see a map of Israel like 90% of the time.

Also of interest: 

Baptist publisher backs off warning labels on books by some evangelical authors.

Big Hollywood’s John Nolte praises Oscar-snubbed Waiting for Superman.

From Odyssey Networks’ Call on Faith: A freelance writer and reporter Paul Wilkes had fallen away from
Catholicism. While doing a story on a local Brooklyn priest, he attended
Mass and had a spiritual experience that led him back to the Church. 
Wilkes is a best-selling author. His latest book, “Holding God in My
Hands,”tells the stories of some of the 5,000 people he has met as a
Eucharistic Minister at a local hospital. View his story.