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…

Joy to GOP Congress.  On her HLN show, Joy Behar said legislators who voted 240-185 to defund the scandal-plagued Planned Parenthood are “evil, immoral and unethical. They’re also stupid.”  Not exactly holding to President Obama’s call for civil discourse with those with whom we disagree. Joy, of course, has a right to her opinion regarding…

Hollywood and Christianity. The Hollywood Reporter chronicles the movie industry’s sometimes awkward attempts to appeal to Christian audiences without turning off the mainstream. But with 76% of Americans reportedly identifying themselves as Christians, when are the Tinseltown geniuses going to realize that Christians are the mainstream? From The Hollywood Reporter: PRAISE BE WITH YOU: Films…

Billy Ray Cyrus wishes he never heard of Hannah Montana. The singer/actor who played the dad of his real-life daughter Miley in the hit Disney Channel sitcom tells GQ Magazine that the show tore his family apart — and, he fears, put Miley on a self-destructive path. From the article: “Somewhere along this journey,” he…

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