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\"britbritforidolchatterpraye.jpg\"Most of us are on Britney Spears Information Overload these days, and Idol Chatter is no exception. Some people simply turn off the TV when they hear the troubled star’s name mentioned. But some have gone one step further–rather than ignoring Britney, they’re praying for her. The website Prayers for Britney<\/a> lets readers submit and post prayers, letters, affirmations, and even creative writing pursuits.
\nBeliefnet has a group of our own called Save Britney, which you can click here<\/a> to join if you have a Beliefnet Community account (you can create a free account here<\/a>). You can post prayers but also talk about why people are so obsessed with Britney, what her story says about our culture, and where the teen idol may have gone wrong.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Most of us are on Britney Spears Information Overload these days, and Idol Chatter is no exception. Some people simply turn off the TV when they hear the troubled star’s name mentioned. But some have gone one step further–rather than ignoring Britney, they’re praying for her. 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