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Does the movie “Paul” attack Christianity?; Is censorship ever good?; Plus headlines starring the Disney Channel, Michelle Obama, Justin Bieber, Jesse L. Martin, Marc Cherry and a new inspirational app
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John W. Kennedy
Is Paul an attack on the Christian faith? Nick Frost, one of the writers/actors of the new E.T. spoof (about a pair of comic book geeks who have a close encounter of the absurd kind) says the film isn’t anti-religion just because it depicts a crazed Christian creationist (portrayed by SNL‘s Kristin Wiig) who can’t…
Bill Maher doubts President Obama’s Christianity; Catholics in Media Award winners announced; Justin Bieber: Christian; “Lady with a Lamp” seeks U.S. TV home; Fr. James Martin on Valentine’s Day
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John W. Kennedy
Bill Maher believes Barack Obama is faking being a Christian. The Real Time host thinks the president’s secretly a secular humanist, basically suggesting he’s a liar. Personally, I believe the President Obama is a Christian. What I have trouble believing is that Bill Maher is a practicing comedian. 18th annual Catholics in Media Award honorees…
Naming the25 greatest Christian movies ever; Plus, a confession app, updates for Noah and Captain America and the move to defund Public Broadcasting
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John W. Kennedy
What are the 25 best Christian movies of all time? Big Hollywood’s John Nolte is preparing to name names. My personal nominees: Jesus of Nazareth, Schindler’s List, Joe Versus the Volcano, Tender Mercies, Planes, Trains and Automobiles, Raiders of the Lost Ark, Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, The Bells of St. Mary’s, Doubt, Signs…
Christian Super Bowl ad sacked; French film tells story of heroic Catholic monks; The controversial play “The Last Supper” opens in Wisconsin; The PTC ups its war on MTV’s “Skins”; Paramount to release low-budget exorcism movie
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John W. Kennedy
Fox passes on Christian Super Bowl ad. The spot, from the Fixed Point Foundation, nudges viewers to checkout a website called lookup316.com. The 316 refers to John 3:16 which reads “For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal…
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