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Airbrushing the news: Plight of American Christian pastor in Iran virtually ignored by media
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John W. Kennedy
Here’s today’s dispatch from the crossroads of faith, media and culture. Why is this not a huge story? From CBN: Pastor Saeed Abidini, an American imprisoned in Iran for his faith, was sentenced Sunday to eight years in prison. According to the American Center for Law and Justice, Pastor Saeed was verbally sentenced by Iran’s notorious “hanging…
Theologian Christopher West on his new book, the difference between true human desire and superficial lust, the positive power of art and a spiritual lesson from “Planes, Trains and Automobiles”
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John W. Kennedy
Here’s today’s dispatch from the crossroads of faith, media and culture. What People Want. Christopher West is a well-regarded teacher, writer and theologian who is, perhaps, best known for making the dense scholarship of Pope John Paul II’s Theology of the Body accessible to a wide audience. He’s also the founder of The Cor Project,…
Here’s a movie Lance Armstrong may want to check out
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John W. Kennedy
Here’s today’s dispatch from the crossroads of faith, media and culture. The timing is kinda interesting. While Oprah Winfrey’s interview with Lance Armstrong airing tonight on OWN is making big headlines, a faith-based film set in the world of cycling has just hit the DVD market. The Potential Inside, from director Scott Curlee (a former…
The Dove Foundation, known for family-friendly reviews of movies and DVDs, takes on the book market
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John W. Kennedy
Here’s today’s dispatch from the crossroads of faith, media and culture. Read-letter day. The Dove Foundation, which is known for reviewing movies and DVDs for family-friendly content says it’s now reviewing books, as well. And, like the movies and DVDs the group evaluates, the books will also be eligible to receive its highly-valued “Family Approved”…
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