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Needed: a Conservatives values HBO + Star denies “GCB” insults Christians
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John W. Kennedy
Here are today’s dispatches from the crossroads of faith, media and culture. 1. Limbaugh apologizes. From Hollywood Reporter: Rush Limbaugh has issued an apology to the law student he insulted on his radio program earlier this week. The apology comes one day after multiple sponsors indicated they would withdraw support from his program, because of controversial…
A tribute to Davy Jones + Bristol Palin gets back in the TV saddle
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John W. Kennedy
Here are today’s dispatches from the crossroads of faith, media and culture. 1. Davy Jones is dead. From The Wrap/AP: Davy Jones, a former actor turned singer who helped propel the TV rock band The Monkees to the top of the pop charts and into rock `n’ roll history, died Wednesday in Florida. He was…
Pope Benedict XVI’s brother offers a unique view of the pontiff + A gay Scrooge?
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John W. Kennedy
Here are today’s dispatches from the crossroads of faith, media and culture. 1. My Brother the Pope. No, not an “edgy” new HBO comedy. It’s actually a new book from Ignatius Press (available in English on March 1) that offers a fascinating perspective on the life of Pope Benedict XVI, namely that of his brother…
“The Way” and “Doonby” receive high-level Catholic endorsements + Magic Johnson’s new TV network
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John W. Kennedy
Here are today’s dispatches from the crossroads of faith, media and culture. 1. Cardinal Timothy Dolan’s “Way” with words. During his historic address to Pope Benedict over the weekend, New York’s newly-elevated spiritual leader offered something of a movie review: “We as believers, must have at heart even those people who consider themselves agnostics or…
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