Hey, what about these Hollywood people? I wish I had some good news about the new movie "Stop-Loss." But I don't. It's a bomb, a major disaster at the box office despite the presence of Ryan Phillippe. Sorry. One thing: Why do you guys keep making these Iraq war films when nobody wants to see them? I mean, "Home of the Brave" went straight to video, and most theaters wouldn't even consider "Redacted." I understand that billionaire Mark Cuban has no clue, but come on, the guy spends more than five million bucks on "Redacted" and it grosses about $65,000. Wow, that's some write-off. As you know, even the big boys are getting hammered with these anti-American movies. Tom Cruise and Robert Redford took in just $15 million for "Lions for Lambs." That doesn't even pay Cruise's Scientology tab. And what about Tommy Lee Jones, Charlize Theron and Susan Sarandon grossing less than $7 million for "In the Valley of Elah," a.k.a. "In the Valley of Failure"? Most films have peaks and valleys. No such luck in Elah. With all due respect, maybe you guys in Hollywood should actually leave Los Angeles and talk to the folks in the heartland. You see, most Americans believe their country is a noble nation. They love America. And while many are disenchanted with the war in Iraq, they don't think the USA is evil for removing Saddam Hussein. Instead, they are disappointed the war is dragging on with no clear resolution in sight. Also, most folks deeply respect the sacrifice our military people are making in Iraq and Afghanistan. So here's a clue: People are not going to pay 10 bucks to see Mark Cuban or anyone else portray our forces as savages. Perhaps, Hollywood people, you might want to examine some stars of the past. Did you know that James Stewart earned a chestful of medals for bombing the Germans? And that Clark Gable flew B-17's in World War II? Read On

Bill Keller is founder of LivePrayer.com, a website that offers prayer for people worldwide and also features news and topics from a Christian perspective. Last week, Keller placed the 16-minute movie Fitna on his website. The film, produced by a Dutch politician, takes a realistic look at Islam and the Koran, says Keller. Immediately after posting the film, Keller says he began receiving death threats from Muslims. Keller says Christians in America must understand that Islam is not a peaceful religion. "This myth of good Muslim versus bad Muslim, moderate Muslim versus radical Muslim is just that -- it's a myth," he says, "because the bottom line is, they're all reading the same book, they're all following the same teaching. And the biggest problem we've got now is the apathy, especially in this nation, of the real threat that Islam is." The Internet evangelist, who has appeared on many national media outlets, says most of those outlets are wary of exposing the supposed religion of peace. "They don't want to be seen as Islamic-phobics," he says, "and they don't want to be castigated by ... pro-Islam organizations that really intimidate the secular media into being silent on anything that is out there to tell the truth about their false prophet Muhammad or about the real truth of what Islam's all about." Keller receives death threats after posting anti-Muslim movie
 

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