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Here’s today’s dispatch from the crossroads of faith, media and culture. I just had the pleasure of talking with music industry exec-turned- movie producer/writer Galley Molina about I’m in Love With a Church Girl, his upcoming semi-autobiographical film about a drug trafficker who has his life turned around by the love and faith of a…

Here are today’s dispatches from the crossroads of faith, media and culture. 1. Oslo shooter watched Dexter. Among the excerpts from the Norwegian terrorist’s so-called manifesto reportedly was this: “I am currently watching Dexter, the series about that forensic mass murderer” Comment: Of course, no TV show is to blame for the actions of a…

Here are today’s dispatches from the crossroads of faith, media and culture. 1. Glenn Beck: “I am a Jew!” From The Blaze: In Glenn Beck’s keynote speech at the Christians United for Israel summit in Washington, D.C.Tuesday night he boldly stated, If the world goes down the road of dehumanizing Jews again, “then count me…

Here are today’s dispatches from the crossroads of faith, media and culture. 1. Pro gay marriage video mocks Christians. From The Christian Post: A website in support of gay marriage in Minnesota has come out with a new vulgar video in which actors mock and slander Christians and even show two young boys kissing each other.…

This year’s HUMANITAS Prize nominations have been announced honoring TV and movie who create stories that are  “truly and deeply explore the human experience in a way that both entertains and enlightens.” Nominees include: Feature Film Category ($10,000) 127 HOURS Written By: Danny Boyle & Simon Beaufoy THE FIGHTER Written By: Scott Silver, Paul Tamasy…

Here are today’s dispatches from the crossroads of faith, media and culture. 1. Is Rupert Murdoch’s media empire crumbling? From The Wrap: Now more engulfed than ever in a virulent phone-hacking scandal, it appears that Rupert Murdoch’s days amid the upper echelons of media moguldom are numbered. With resignations and arrests occurring daily among News…

Here’s today’s dispatch from the crossroads of faith, media and culture. Debate over the existence of hell continues to heat up. From (what else?) The Blaze: Rob Bell’s recent best-selling book, Love Wins, sparked huge controversy inside and outside the evangelical church, questioning if people actually go to hell…Now three follow-up books—fast tracked by Christian…

Here are today’s dispatches from the crossroads of faith, media and culture. 1. Fox News Watch and “the subject we’re not talking about today.” From TV Newser: Saturday’s “Fox News Watch” steered clear of one of last week’s major media stories — News Corp. shutting down UK tabloid News of the World as a result…

Here are today’s dispatches from the crossroads of faith, media and culture. 1. The End of the World. From The Wrap:  In its final edition, the News of the World offered a “sad but proud” farewell to its readers, after 168 years in print. Several of the most prominent stories made the case that the…

Here are today’s dispatches from the crossroads of faith, media and culture. 1. Out of the Arena.  From The Wrap: CNN cancelled Eliot Spitzer’s talk show “In the Arena” Wednesday, causing a major shake-up in the network’s prime-time slate. Spitzer’s show, which aired at 8 p.m., will be replaced by Anderson Cooper’s “AC 360,” which…
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