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Oprah Winfrey says today’s television lacks “mindfulness” + The Ultimate TV schedule
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John W. Kennedy
Oprah Winfrey, having just launched her OWN TV network, is dissing the state of modern television. In an interview with her O Magazine she decried the lack of programming that does anything to nourish the mind or lift the spirit, giving voice to what a lot of us feel. TV just doesn’t make us feel…
Practicing Catholics Stephen Colbert and Bill O’Reilly spar over Jesus’ position on taxes
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John W. Kennedy
It started when U.S. Rep. Jim McDermott (D-Wash.) said on a cable news program “This is Christmas time. We talk about good Samaritans, the poor, the little baby Jesus in the cradle and all this stuff. And then we say to the unemployed we won’t give you a check to feed your family. That’s simply…
Is The Smithsonian’s decision to pull a controversial “art” video censorship?
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John W. Kennedy
There’s lots of outrage on the left over the Smithsonian’s decision to bow to political pressure and pull a video of Jesus Christ covered in ants from a Christmas-timed exhibit entitled “Hide/Seek: Difference and Desire in American Portraiture”. Predictably, the cries of government censorship followed. One commenter to an item that appeared on this blog…
Giving a book this Christmas? Here are some suggestions
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John W. Kennedy
Books can make excellent (and personal) Christmas gifts. Giving the right one for the right person can be quite rewarding. Here are some that have come to my attention over the past year, some of which might be perfect for someone special in your life. FICTION Cosmic by Frank Cottrell Boyce (Walden Pond Press)Excellent for…
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