I don’t normally write about celebrity scandal–it’s not my thing. But I came across this thoughtful article, “Travolta Tragedy: Don’t Blame L. Ron Hubbard,” by Kathryn Lofton on a new webzine, “Religion Dispatches,” that I like a lot (the articles are written mainly by religion scholars and it’s heavy on the politics.) In her essay,…

Before pulling out of “Voyage of the Dawn Treader” just before Christmas, Walt Disney Pictures seemed the perfect partner for Walden Media in producing the Chronicles of Narnia series of movies. Family-oriented, fantasy-ready and unembarrassed by Walden’s Christian values, Disney was both wholesome enough for the evangelical audience base for Narnia and credible enough for…

Anne Hathaway, star of the upcoming “Bride Wars,” was recently interviewed by E! Online and mentioned how peeved she is that president-elect Barack Obama has chosen pastor and “Purpose Driven Life” author Rick Warren to give the inauguration prayer. When asked what she expects out of Obama, Hathaway replied, “I expect him to explain that…

Early last year reports surfaced that Patrick Swayze may only have weeks to live. Now almost a year later, the actor opened up to Barbara Walters last night in a TV interview that was, at least for Swayze fans, riveting. He didn’t flinch from questions about why he continues to smoke even though he has…

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