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Thoughts on 2015 Christopher Awards + Movie Review: Could “Where Hope Grows” cop a 2016 Christopher?
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John W. Kennedy
Here’s today’s dispatch from the crossroads of faith, media and culture. Awarding what matters. On Wednesday night I attended the 2015 Christopher Awards. First presented in 1949, the prizes are intended, as Christopher founder Father James Keller said, to honor people and media that “affirm the highest values of the human spirit.” The importance of…
Coming Attractions: “Dovekeepers” on CBS + encores for “Killing Jesus” and “Four Blood Moons”
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John W. Kennedy
Here’s today’s dispatch from the crossroads of faith, media and culture. The Dovekeepers airs tonight (3/31) and tomorrow night (4/1) @ 9:00 PM on CBS. Mark Burnett and Roma Downey go broadcast. Sure, Burnett has Shark Tank (ABC), Survivor (CBS) and Celebrity Apprentice (NBC) but with the huge success of The Bible on History Channel and…
Muslim actor Haaz Sleiman on portraying Jesus in NatGeo’s “Killing Jesus”
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John W. Kennedy
Here’s today’s dispatch from the crossroads of faith, media and culture. A Muslim perspective on Jesus. I attended the red-carpet event for Killing Jesus at Lincoln Center last night. The film, shot in Morocco and based on the bestselling book by Fox News host Bill O’Reilly, focuses on the political intrigue leading up to the…
CNN doc goes in search of “The Secret Brother of Jesus”
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John W. Kennedy
Here’s today’s dispatch from the crossroads of faith, media and culture. Finding Jesus: Faith, Fact and Forgery (Episode 4) – The Secret Brother of Jesus airs Sunday (3/15) @ 9:00 PM ET on CNN. Synopsis (from a CNN press release): In 2002, an ancient burial box is unveiled to an astonished world. The casket, known…
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