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HBO’s ‘Our Boys’ is Based on True Story of Three Kidnapped Jewish Teenagers

14 Aug 2019
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Nathan Glover

Our Boys is the story of three Jewish teenagers who were kidnapped and murdered. HBO is no stranger to powerful and unsettling stories. The latest story is an Israeli drama titled Our Boys. Co-produced...

Franklin Graham Says Trump Defends the Christian Faith

27 Nov 2018
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Nathan Glover

Franklin Graham goes to great lengths to support President Donald Trump. , as he believes the President is a defender of Christian faith. Billy Graham’s son, Franklin, decided to express...

John Goodman and Danny McBride will Play Father-Son Televangelists in ‘The Righteous Gemstones’

02 Jul 2018
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Kelly Frazier

HBO Greenlights Televangelism show 'The Righteous Gem Stones' The 30-minute long comedy revolves around fictional televangelist character Eli Gemstone, played by John Goodman. McBride will...

How A Pro-Life Group is Fighting Back Against John Oliver

11 May 2018
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C Barnett

Abortion Group Uses New Campaign To Answer Crticism Save the Storks, a pro-life group, has attacked John Oliver, the well known HBO comic, for his statement that the group uses deception to guide...

Why is The Vatican’s Reaction to ‘The Young Pope’ So Surprising?

02 Oct 2017
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Derek Welch

Vatican Breaks Nearly a Year of Silence to Review HBO Drama Series The Vatican finally ended its silence about the HBO drama show The Young Pope. And the reaction is surprising. A review of the show...

‘The Night Of’ Star Riz Ahmed Shares his Muslim Reality in the Essay “Typecast as a Terrorist”

20 Sep 2016
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Nathan Glover

"It was post 9/11, and I was now labelled a Muslim." Riz Ahmed recounts being a victim of a 'typecast' attack by airport security. For those who believe that Islamophobia is a hyped myth, here is an experience...

Bill Maher Thinks Churches Need to Pay Taxes

24 Apr 2016
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Kelly Frazier

Religious institutions are tax "deadbeats" says Bill Maher. Comedian and commentator Bill Maher is “hopping mad” that large U.S. corporations such as GM and United Airlines didn’t...

Bill Maher: “Maybe Now Europe will have Sympathy for Israel”

15 Apr 2016
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Nathan Glover

Bill Maher is stirring up quite a bit of trouble after his political comments about the recent attacks against Europe. Israel and Europe once shared political models, defenses, economics, and even...

Ron Reagan’s Zinger: Monotheists Actually Hate Women And Sex

29 Sep 2015
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Nathan Glover

Ron Reagan on 'Real Time with Bill Maher' says Jews, Muslims and Christians hate women and genitals. Liberal commentator and outspoken atheist Ron Reagan, son of former President Ronald Reagan, was recently...

‘The Leftovers’ Season 2 Introduces New Cast Members, Location Change

26 Sep 2015
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Nathan Glover

HBO's TV show on the rapture, The Leftovers, has some changes in store for season 2, set to debut on October 4. The second season of HBO’s The Leftovers is scheduled to air on October 4, 2015...