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Headlines starring Pope Benedict XVI, Archbishop Timothy Dolan, Emilio Estevez, Charlie Sheen, Bill Maher, Sarah Palin and Sandra Bullock; Plus Mormon media portrayals and what is .XXX?
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John W. Kennedy
Pope’s book a best seller. Jesus of Nazareth by Joseph Ratzinger debuts @ #10 on the New York Times hardcover nonfiction list. New York Archbishop Timothy Dolan on 60 Minutes. Here’s Dolan (on the show’s online supplement) defending Church teaching on abortion, the ordination of women, priestly celibacy and gay marriage. People can decide for…
Hot debate over existence of hell; Glenn Beck leaving Fox?; Plus headlines starring Big Bird, the Aflac duck and Tom Hanks
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John W. Kennedy
Debate over hell heats up on MSNBC. Host Martin Bashir gave controversial pastor Rob Bell a little hell on Earth when he interviewed him about his book Love Wins: A Book About Heaven, Hell, and the Fate of Every Person Who Ever Lived. ABC’s George Stephanopoulos was quite a bit friendlier during an earlier interview…
Faith groups use social media to help Japan earthquake/tsunami victims; Gilbert Gottfried tweets himself out of a job; Todd Bridges on America’s enabling of Charlie Sheen; the new movie “I Am”; a “Bold Fresh” sequel; Christians and divorce
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John W. Kennedy
Organized Religion at its best. Faith groups from all over the world are using every means, including social networking sites, to help the people of Japan. Where you can donate here. Aflac duck loses its voice. Gilbert Gottfried, the comedian who provided the bird’s famous vocalization, has been flipped the bird by the insurance company…
Rating TV’s earthquake/tsunami coverage; Churches get into the movie business; praise for “Invictus”; sponsors steer clear of “The Kennedys”
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John W. Kennedy
MSNBC’s Morning Joe criticized for shaky Japan earthquake coverage. Some thought the casual, politics-heavy tone of Friday’s show was a bit weird considering the enormity of the Japanese disaster (which only seems to get worse by the hour). To be fair, producers may have reasoned that the tragedy was already being extensively covered on NBC’s…
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