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By Amy & Nancy Harrington, Pop Culture Passionistas Too many stars gathered for Autism education, five sons from Sudan bust a move for their Mom, and one of TV’s favorite daughters plays mother to needy kittens–here are this week’s most inspirational pop culture moments. Comedians Get Funny for AutismComedians gathered for a cause during the…

While the world talks of racy text messages and the Twitterverse jokes that those messages were intended for Brett Favre’s wife but were not surprisingly “intercepted,” Deanna Favre looks to a Bible verse she has taped to her fridge, Isaiah 41:10-13. She took on a flurry of media today to help promote her new book,…

Tom Bosley spoke rarely but profoundly about his Jewish heritage.

The "Blue Like Jazz" movie is going to happen after all, thanks to fans.

Critics are abuzz with praise for Clink Eastwood’s newest film, ‘Hereafter,’ which just released in New York City on Friday. But I have to say, as much as I respect this actor and his moviemaking sensibilities, when I first saw the trailer for ‘Hereafter’ I cringed, winced, then cringed some more, all before it was…

With part one of Harry Potter VII about to release in movie theater in November, we all have Harry Potter on the brain lately. (Or at least us fans do!) So one of my favorite little news clips I’ve come across in recent months has to be the following from The New York Times: “THE…

‘Modern Family’ is perhaps the show I look forward to most every week (aside from ‘Glee’ of course), and last week’s episode, “Earthquake” was as hilarious as usual, and Jay, Gloria, and Manny took up the task of theology, too. It all started because Gloria was going to church, taking Manny with her, and wanted…

I’ve heard lots of ranting about how much people hated last Tuesday’s newest installment of ‘Glee.’ But I loved it. I thought they tackled belief, religious diversity, and being the lonely atheist among the many faithful with incredible sensitivity. It was a smart, respectful episode. And then, any week when they focus on Kurt that…

During this Columbus Day weekend, discover the stunning crystal caverns of Mexico with National Geographic Channel.

"Glee" is finding faith this week when one character sees Jesus in a grilled cheese sandwich.

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