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Angel Characters

From Clarence in "It's a Wonderful Life" to Billy Bigelow in "Carousel," Movie Mom Nell Minow lists her favorite heaven-sent characters from movies and TV shows before 1970.

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Jewish TV Characters

If the only Jewish TV character you can think of is Jerry Seinfeld, think again. Meet the top Jewish characters on TV today, from Entourage to Grey's Anatomy.

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Cast of Characters

The Bible is full of people just like you who have hopes and dreams, failures and successes and good days and bad days. Max Lucado shows this artfully in his book "Cast of Characters." In this gallery, he shares a few of his favorite Bible characters, with lessons that apply to all of us.

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Top 10 Positive Christian Characters in Movies Today

Even though the Academy Awards are over, there is certainly no lack of griping over Hollywood's depiction of people of faith.

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10 Greatest Spiritual Characters in Science Fiction

This summer's upcoming reboot of the "X-Files" franchise after more than six years of living in a Mulder and Scully-less world, rebirth of the "Star Wars" franchise in the form of a computer-animated feature film and television series, and retirement of "Battlestar Galactica," as it (hopefully) finally finds Earth, got us thinking about the great relationship between science fiction and religion. And so, we give you our list of the ten greatest spiritual characters in science fiction.

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Movie Heroes

Movie Mom Nell Minow selects her 12 favorite movie heroes and heroines -- six fictional characters and six based on real-life heroes -- who entrall and inspire.

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10 Life Lessons from Cartoon Characters

From Scooby-Doo and the gang to G.I. Joe to Papa Smurf, our favorite childhood cartoon characters didn't just entertain us on Saturday mornings, they taught us valuable life lessons.

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Top 10 Movie Underdogs

Some movie characters capture our hearts with their determination, drive, and ability to go after their dreams and accomplish something inspirational even if no one else believes in them. From Daniel "Rudy" Ruettinger to Forrest Gump, here are the Top 10 Movie Underdogs.

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