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I like to use this space to highlight those in the media of any faith who use their talent and influence not to feed their their own egos but to feed a world in need of positive influences. Toward that end, let me tell you about Zade (pronounced Zaid), a 29-year-old Jordanian composer, musician and…

Yesterday I posted a blog regarding Oliver Stone’s apology for anti-Semitic comments made to the Sunday Times of London in which I expressed surprise that anyone would be surprised to find anti-Semitism on the left. I suggested that the left-leaning media has been, if anything, a bit hostile toward the State of Israel and, relatively,…

Director Oliver Stone is apologizing for anti-Semitic comments made in an interview published in the Sunday Times of London. When asked by the interviewer about why, in America, there’s “such a focus on the Holocaust,” he replied “The Jewish domination of the media,” adding “They stay on top of every comment, the most powerful lobby…

This Wednesday (July 28) twelve Jewish, Christian and Muslim seminarians will join with three journalism students to begin a program aimed at exploring how their respective professions can derive valuable ethical lessons from the Jewish Holocaust of Nazi-era Germany. Sponsored by the Museum of Jewish Heritage, the international learning event will send its participants to…

Sharon Stone (Basic Instinct) is set play Mary’s mom in the upcoming alleged comedy Sweet Baby Jesus. Adrien Brody (The Pianist) is reportedly in final negotiations to play Joseph in a cast that will include Bette Midler (The Rose), Sean Brosnan (Remington Steele‘s son) and the relatively-unknown Pixie Lott as Mary. The plot in a…

As of this writing, Shirley Sherrod, the black USDA official who was hastily fired following the posting of an out-of-context video by Andrew Breitbart is reportedly inclined to decline  a new job offer from an administration with egg on its face. But, when it comes to egg on the face, this story is an all-you-can-eat…

Sometimes it seems like the Catholic Church is competing with BP to see which organization can get the most bad press (which I think is what BP stands for). If there were such a competition, the Church certainly would have scored a point when it recently issued a document that at once strengthened its rules…

Controversial Fox News host Glenn Beck has announced that he has been diagnosed with a condition called macular dystrophy, a rare genetic and progressive eye disease that could lead to blindness. He spoke about how he learned of the diagnosis during one of his American Revival Tour events (this one in Salt Lake City).  As…

Randy Jackson, now looking forward to his tenth season as a judge on Fox’s landmark reality show American Idol, has joined the Walmart-P&G effort to develop and promote family-friendly TV movies.  Utilizing the singing talents of Jordin Sparks and Brooke White from AI, as well as other new artists, Jackson has produced soundtrack CDs based…

“What’s the most resilient parasite? An Idea. A single idea from the human mind can build cities. An idea can transform the world and rewrite all the rules.” Those words, spoken by Cobb, the dream manipulator portrayed by Leonardo DiCaprio in the just-opened sci-fi thriller Inception form the basis of a film that could be…
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