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“Prophet of Horror” who predicted Ukraine’s nuclear nightmare has a dire warning for California
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John W. Kennedy
Here’s the latest from the crossroads of faith, media & culture: 08/31/22 Russian President Vladimir Putin and California Governor Gavin Newsom are both seriously increasing the potential for nuclear catastrophe. That’s according to Harvey Wasserman, the alarmingly prescient author and anti-nuclear activist Harvey Wasserman, the alarmingly prescient author and anti-nuclear “prophet of horror” I first …
Kathie Lee Gifford says “The Way” is the same for Christians and Jews
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John W. Kennedy
Here’s the latest from the crossroads of faith, media & culture: 08/29/22 A big week for Kathie Lee Gifford. The four-time Emmy winner, screenwriter and bestselling author’s latest book The God of the Way (W Publishing) releases tomorrow (8/30) and her film The Way debuts as a Fathom Event in theaters on Thursday (9/1). Our…
Star couple marry faith themes to sci-fi in TV pilot “Being” + Friday Media Scroll: Fox Nation movies, Disney under pressure, CNN’s Stelter out & more
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John W. Kennedy
Here’s the latest from the crossroads of faith, media & culture: 08/26/22 Belief alone is not faith. That’s a promo line for Being, a TV pilot that uses science fiction to explore faith themes. The film, currently in post production, features Jenn Gotzon and her husband her Jim E. Chandler who I got know while…
Author Judy Gaman on why centenarian Lucille Fleming gets 100+ on the life-well-lived exam
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John W. Kennedy
Here’s the latest from the crossroads of faith, media & culture: 08/24/22 Life in the balance. Judy Gaman, co host of the Stay Young America! podcast, was the director of business for a high-profile medical practice, a job that included writing health and wellness materials and hosting a nationally syndicated radio show, when she set…
Network TV executive-turned-novelist Paul R. Friedman creates an aspirational character in “The Unexpected Danny Green”
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John W. Kennedy
Here’s the latest from the crossroads of faith, media & culture: 08/22/22 Going the distance. A young black man rises from his humble Mississippi origins to become a powerhouse force both within the boxing ring and at the movie box office. So goes the log line for The Unexpected Danny Green, a sweeping novel touching…
Friday Media Scroll: Free Speech Edition + Second Chance to see “The Mulligan”
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John W. Kennedy
Here’s the latest from the crossroads of faith, media & culture: 08/19/22 Caution: This Friday Media Scroll contains mentions of the Pledge of Allegiance, God (with a capital G!) and the Rosary. Reader discretion advised. From The AP: The school board in North Dakota’s most populous city reversed course Thursday on its decision to stop…
Liz Cheney’s election dyslexia + Writer-activist Dan McMillan on improving America’s hope-hate relationship with politics
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John W. Kennedy
Here’s the latest from the crossroads of faith, media & culture: 08/17/22 Whatever happened to good old American skepticism? During her concession speech following the GOP Wyoming congressional primary (after she seemed to compare herself to Abraham Lincoln), Liz Cheney denounced (with, seemingly, intentional echoes of the Holocaust) 2020 election “deniers.” As the government/corporate power…
Shannon Bream named new “Fox News Sunday” host + Friday Media Scroll: Late Night Comedy Edition
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John W. Kennedy
Here’s the latest from the crossroads of faith, media & culture: 08/12/22 Bream job. Fox News Channel has named Shannon Bream as permanent host of Fox News Sunday. Bream, who will officially take the chair on September 11th, will be the 26-year-old program’s third host (following the late Tony Snow and Chris Wallace who is…
Pure Flix continues to up its game as an alternative choice in the streaming wars
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John W. Kennedy
Here’s the latest from the crossroads of faith, media & culture: 08/10/22 Pure Flix Entertainment, the faith streaming division of Sony AFFIRM Films, has named Loren Schwartz as its Chief Marketing Officer. He will oversee the day-to-day management of Pure Flix’s worldwide marketing efforts and report directly to Pure Flix CEO Michael Scott and COO…
“Benefit Street” novelist Adria Bernardi on the value of hearing the stories of genocide survivors
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John W. Kennedy
Here’s the latest from the crossroads of faith, media & culture: 08/08/22 Fearful flights. At a Passover Seder years ago, an elderly woman approached author Adria Bernardi about her own exodus as a child from Armenia during its tragic genocide. Since then, more people than Bernardi can count have pulled her aside and entrusted her with…
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