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Atticus Shaffer Shares His Journey to God

26 May 2018
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Elisa Meyer

Shaffer liked the role he played and admired the fictional character. Atticus Shaffer made viewers laugh with his antics as he portrayed “Brick.” The character is the youngest of three...

CBS Has A New Show About God Friending An Atheist On Facebook

18 May 2018
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Corey Barnett

The show is the latest in a line of similar-themed shows CBS's line of offerings this fall includes the brand new show God Friended Me. It is from the Greg Berlanti and imagines what someone would...

Tim Allen Thinks Cancellation of “Last Man Standing” Was An Attack On Faith

12 Oct 2017
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Derek Welch

Controversy Over Abrupt End of ABC Show Continues Did faith and politics end the TV show Last Man Standing on ABC? Tim Allen, the lead actor, believes so. In a podcast interview on Norm Macdonald...

Here’s a Preview of 2017’s New Faith-Based Primetime TV Shows

10 Apr 2017
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Alison Lesley

These are some of the faith-based TV shows set to premiere this Spring. It’s been over ten years since the airing of the last episode of Joan of Arcadia, the series which featured God appearing...

Father of Scientology Leader David Miscavige To Discuss His Book on ABC’s 20/20

17 Mar 2016
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WRN Editorial Staff

Ron Miscavige, father of Scientology leader David Miscavige, talks with ABC News Anchor Dan Harris to discuss his new book, "RUTHLESS: Scientology, My Son David Miscavige, and Me." The Interview will...

Actress Leah Remini talks to 20/20 about Scientology and her new book, “Troublemaker”

30 Oct 2015
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Gary Nguyen

Leah Remini spoke to ABC's 20/20 program about growing up in Scientology, what she liked, what she didn't like, and her troubles with Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes In an exclusive interview on the eve the release...

ABC’s New ‘Quantico’ Takes on Terrorism and Offends Religions

29 Sep 2015
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Nathan Glover

Mormons, Jews and Muslims are hurt by their portrayal in the TV show 'Quantico.' ABC’s new show Quantico premiered on Sunday night. The show tries to solve the mystery of an FBI “inside...

Pope Francis Held Virtual Chat with Americans Ahead of His Visit

02 Sep 2015
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Gary Nguyen

"Pope Francis and the People:" High school students, immigrants and the homeless have live virtual chat with the Pope ahead of his ABC 20/20 Special. Several weeks before his scheduled visit to the United...

New #InTheirOwnWords Interviews: Joel Osteen, David Miscavige, and Feisal Abdul Rauf

30 Apr 2015
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WRN Editorial Staff

Adding to the #InTheirOwnWords series, today we have three new archived interviews to present. First up, is a 2008 interview from The 700 Club with Lakewood Church's Joel Osteen, in which he talks...