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Two plays featuring C.S. Lewis a re getting great reviews.

Chastity pledges and promise rings are all the rage on ABC Family’s hit shows (even if some teens are also having sex on those very same shows). Between a high school club called “Real Love Waits” on ‘Pretty Little Liars,’ and the Christian/woman mentor for girl gymnasts, Summer, on ‘Make It Or Break It,’ you…

Yes it is true that I watch any and every show that features vampires and werewolves. I just can’t help myself. The latest addition to this tv series trend is ABC’s new, ‘The Gates.’ To be honest, I didn’t even plan on watching all the way through the pilot–I thought I’d get bored and erase…

So I confess: I am pretty obsessed with ‘Pretty Little Liars.’ Yes, it’s ABC Family’s newest high school soap, but it’s more or less a ‘Gossip Girl’ series with a mystery twist. And the girls are more likable (more or less). It borders on creepy actually, which makes it way more fun. Anyway, one interesting…

By Amy & Nancy Harrington, Pop Culture Passionistas This week a Hollywood heavy-hitter continues to give up glamour for giving, a “Survivor” raises AIDS awareness through soccer, and everyone’s favorite octagenarian sells beefcake for pets. Here are this week’s most inspirational pop culture moments. Sean Penn Is the Real Deal in Haiti Six months after…

Based on the book “The Death and Life of Charlie St. Cloud” the title character (Zac Efron) survives a car accident that takes the life of his younger brother. After the funeral, he sees his brother’s ghost and fulfills a promise to him that he practice baseball with him every day until he leaves for…

Whoopi is possibly the only person who is defending Mel Gibson right now.

By Amy & Nancy Harrington, Pop Culture Passionistas This week Hollywood hot shots cheat for charity, celebs offer walk-on roles for cold hard cash, and two city slicker farmers help out their local community artisans. Here are this week’s most inspirational pop culture moments. Celebs Cheat to Raise Money for Charity Dianna Agron from “Glee”…

These days people tweet mass on Sundays. My fellow Beliefnet blogger, Jana Riess (of Flunking Sainthood) is even tweeting the ENTIRE bible, one tweet per chapter–she calls it the Twible. (Yes, really, Jana is doing this–it’s awesome. And her tweets are hilarious.) In a recent New York Times article, “Mythic Past, Resonating in the Present,”…

A Jewish doctor says he will abide by all Orthodox Jewish laws while in the "Big Brother" house.
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