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Media Scroll: In their own ways Bill Maher and Bass Reeves both defend the West
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John W. Kennedy
Here’s the latest from the crossroads of faith, media & culture: 11/06/23 Here are a couple media items that caught my attention over the weekend. From Bill Maher: For all the progressives and academics who refer to Israel as an “outpost of Western civilization” like it’s a bad thing, please note: Western civilization is what…
Can civility save civilization? + Hope floats in George Clooney’s upcoming Christmas release “The Boys in the Boat”
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John W. Kennedy
Here’s the latest from the crossroads of faith, media & culture: 10/20/23 Click hate. If you’re like me you probably find the perusing of the comments section of any website (particularly the ones that deal with current events and politics) to be a disheartening activity as they have become places where any attempt at civil…
“Mother Teresa & Me” explores issues of life and doubt + “The Blind” sees opening weekend box office success
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John W. Kennedy
Here’s the latest from the crossroads of faith, media & culture: 10/02/23 Mother Teresa & Me hits movie theaters as a one-night Fathom Event on Wednesday. The English-language movie, which received the top honor at Rome’s Mirabile Dictu International Film Festival, is written and directed Bollywood filmmaker Kamal Musale (Curry Western) and stars Jacqueline Fritschi-Cornaz…
In “Are We There Yet?” comedian Jeff Allen finds the funny – and meaning – in despair
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John W. Kennedy
Here’s the latest from the crossroads of faith, media & culture: 09/06/23 Jeff Allen arrives. In his new memoir Are We There Yet? – My Journey from a Messed Up to a Meaningful Life the 67-year-old veteran comedian somehow finds the funny in Ecclesiastes, the biblical book he says God used to rescue him from…
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