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Here are my top five picks for playing Saint Nick.

With Beliefnet’s annual Most Inspiring Person of the Year feature in full swing, I thought I’d take a moment to talk about the celebrities (and in some cases, I use that term very loosely) who’ve disgusted me over the year. Let me know your thoughts in the comments box below. Chris Brown What more can…

The first story I was assigned on the topic of Christian music, back in the early ’90s, was an investigation into whether Christian bands used religious talk shows the way mainstream bands boosted their records on the “Tonight” show or Letterman.The answer? Not really. But it occurred to me while watching Switchfoot perform “Mess of…

For all of his goofy roles and even goofier off-screen behavior, George Clooney is earning both respect and accolades for his current turn as corporate downsizer Ryan Bingham in “Up in the Air,” now in theaters. “When George Clooney is at the peak of his physical attractiveness, technical chops and instinctive ease before the camera,…

“What we have here is the first superstar athlete chased down by a digital posse,” says Rick Reilly of ESPN Magazine. “Rightly or wrongly, the tabloids and the gossip sites got their man in breathtaking speed,” he continues. “To bring down someone as powerful and private as Tiger Woods is like seeing a lion crammed…

Playboy model Joanna Krupa's new campaign for People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals crosses the line.

This was originally published In October, but we’re reposting it in light of yesterday’s season premiere. You can watch “Hoarders” on Monday night’s at 10/9 Central on A & E. I’ve been transfixed by “Hoarders,” A&E’s new reality show about compulsive hoarding, since it premiered, and now Oprah’s jumping on the bandwagon, or shall I…

Who’s inspired you the most this year? Perhaps it was actor Michael J. Fox, who in spite of his battle with Parkinson’s disease, spread the word about the benefits of optimism through his latest book and TV special. Or maybe Jill and Kevin, the Youtube sensation whose unique wedding video made us all smile and…

Are teenagers able to define their own theologies?

On last night’s episode of “The Simpsons” Lisa tries to join a small coven of teen Wiccans, who are arrested on charges of witchcraft. Check out the clip belowThe best line of the episode (not in the clip) was uttered by Ned Flanders as he witnessed Lisa jumping around her room in a cape. “Just…
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