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Mel Gibson’s Maccabbee controversy + Writer-Director Jim Hanon talks about making “Little Town of Bethlehem”
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John W. Kennedy
Here are today’s dispatches from the crossroads of faith, media and culture. 1. Rabbi David Wolpe takes on Mel Gibson’s Maccabbee movie. Writing in The Hollywood Reporter, The respected Jewish scholar of Sinai Temple in West Los Angeles says: Apparently it is not enough for Gibson to dislike Jews. He must also expropriate their heroes.…
Why I prefer the Humanitas Prizes to the Emmy Awards or Oscars
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John W. Kennedy
Here’s today’s dispatch from the crossroads of faith, media and culture. 1.The Humanitas Prize goes to… Congratulations, of course, to Mad Men, Modern Family and all the winners at last night’s Emmy Awards (BTW, is it just a coincidence that the EMmy Awards seems to favor shows that actually begin with the letter M) but…
No shortage of faith at Ground Zero memorial + Mel Gibson plans Maccabee film
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John W. Kennedy
Here are today’s dispatches from the crossroads of faith, media and culture. 1. Faith on display at 9/11 memorial ceremony. There was some controversy leading up to yesterday’s 10th anniversary event at Ground Zero regarding the exclusion of any sort of official religious invocation. I must say, if I was planning the itinerary, it would…
Nick Stuart and Odyssey Networks on a journey toward faith and media future
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John W. Kennedy
1. Odyssey CEO Nick Stuart talks about his personal journey and the path he’s forging with the multi-faith media group he heads. In case you don’t know, Odyssey produces a wide range of multi-faith video programming over a wide range of platforms, including traditional TV, the web, smartphone and other emerging distribution technologies (i.e. web-to-TV…
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