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I don’t normally write about celebrity scandal–it’s not my thing. But I came across this thoughtful article, “Travolta Tragedy: Don’t Blame L. Ron Hubbard,” by Kathryn Lofton on a new webzine, “Religion Dispatches,” that I like a lot (the articles are written mainly by religion scholars and it’s heavy on the politics.) In her essay,…

Before pulling out of “Voyage of the Dawn Treader” just before Christmas, Walt Disney Pictures seemed the perfect partner for Walden Media in producing the Chronicles of Narnia series of movies. Family-oriented, fantasy-ready and unembarrassed by Walden’s Christian values, Disney was both wholesome enough for the evangelical audience base for Narnia and credible enough for…

Anne Hathaway, star of the upcoming “Bride Wars,” was recently interviewed by E! Online and mentioned how peeved she is that president-elect Barack Obama has chosen pastor and “Purpose Driven Life” author Rick Warren to give the inauguration prayer. When asked what she expects out of Obama, Hathaway replied, “I expect him to explain that…

Early last year reports surfaced that Patrick Swayze may only have weeks to live. Now almost a year later, the actor opened up to Barbara Walters last night in a TV interview that was, at least for Swayze fans, riveting. He didn’t flinch from questions about why he continues to smoke even though he has…

Maybe it’s the current melancholic climate in the country, but I found “Superstars of Dance,” NBC’s Eurovision-esque dance competition, to be far more engaging Monday night than the “inner beauty pageant” of “True Beauty.” Now I have nothing against the concept of testing the ethical attractiveness of ten of America’s hottest men and women, but…

Watch this exclusive clip from “The Walton’s: Season 8” DVD, where the narrator Earl Hamner, whose family the hit show was based on, talks about how the show celebrated values in American life.

In this May 2008 interview, actor Jon Voight, a Catholic, talks about his support of Israel.

In the new issue of Rolling Stone, writer Mark Binelli got a chance to sit down with Brad Pitt, currently starring in “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button,” a movie anticipated to get its share of Oscar nods, to talk about life with partner Angelina Jolie, their children, and the diverse movie roles he’s chosen…

Last spring I wrote about the superb documentary At the Death House Door when I interviewed its subject, Pastor Carroll Pickett, who served 15 years as the death house chaplain to the infamous “Walls” prison unit in Huntsville. The film was the first-time direction collaboration between award-winning directors Steve James (“Hoop Dreams”) and Peter Gilbert…

As a parent, it’s impossible not to feel the anguish that John Travolta and his wife, Kelly Preston, are feeling right now as they mourn the death of their son, Jett. It makes you want to hug your kids a little bit more, keep them close. There are truly no words to describe the sense…
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