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| What Hollywood Believes: An Intimate Look at the Faith of the Famous | 
 enlarge | Author: Ray Comfort
Publisher: Genesis
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  7 reviews
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Media: Hardcover
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Pages: 208
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Dimensions (in): 9.1 x 6.3 x 1
ISBN: 0974930016
Dewey Decimal Number: 248.4
EAN: 9780974930015
Publication Date: August 25, 2004
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 Poorly Done July 12, 2006
5 out of 9 found this review helpful
When I picked up this book, I expected that the author had done research and even interviewed celebrities to get their opinions on faith, etc. However, most of what I found was clippings and soundbites that were often taken out of context and used to prove whatever "point" the author was trying to make. This not only casts a needlessly bad light on many of the celebrities, but it also exposes the lack of effort and research that went into the writing of this book. It seemed to me like the author was more interested in publicizing his critique of celebrity quotes than of actually delving into dialogue with celebrities and their beliefs. Thumbs down on this one.
 Should have been titled "What Ray Comfort Believes" December 8, 2005
2 out of 10 found this review helpful
First of all, let me say that I was entertained by reading about what the famous actors/actresses believe. It actually helped me to discover Scientology, and while I don't believe in it, this book helped me to expand my latitudes. It is also fairly brief and easy reading, and I found it fun to learn some of these people's real names.
That's about where the second star ends. One can easily conclude from reading this book that Ray Comfort is an apologist, and a bad one at that. Sometimes he simply presents an actor/acress' beliefs, but when he finds it convient to push his agenda, he'll go off on a tangent about what someone believes. His conclusion is borderline offensive--he presents a list of those actors/actresses who have passed away simply to make his point that life is temporal and that you NEED to consider Christ. Furthermore, he lists "Jesus of Nazereth" as his last entry, as if Jesus was some great Hollywood actor needing our attention.
If you're interested in learning about the spirituality of Hollywood, by all means, consider this book. But please don't give it to people you care about in hopes of converting them...that's just plain wrong, and if you really cared about them, you wouldn't subject them to this kind of guilt trip, or drivel.
 The Godly and The Ungodly... June 14, 2005
1 out of 32 found this review helpful
This book states that Hollywood started as a "Christian" settlement in the early 1900s. It has fallen in stature and has a reputation of Sodom and Gammorah instead of a Godly place. No true religious nature has been reflected in television shows or movies. Wonder why. One quote I found may state it all: "In Hollywood, self is on the throne. The culture of Hollywood encourages it." Being a Christian isn't 'hip' in Hollywood.
As I looked at each entry, I was amazed that most of the stars use their own names. It wasn't like that in the past. Two in particular who didn't were Charlton Heston (birth name: John Charles Carter) and Kirk Douglas (Issur Danielovitch Demsky). Most of these he chose were not my favorite stars, so I didn't pay a whole lot of attention to those not familiar; when he quoted George Clooney, I could identify (though I am closer to Nick's age), then I saw that Mr. Comfort had included a good sermon on George's comment.
He used quotes for Walt Disney who died in 1966; Charlie Chaplin (1977), John Wayne (1979) and Orson Welles (1985). These amazed me even more than the false names. He quotes Eddie Fisher's daughter Carrie saying her dad is happy because of his faith -- he is Jewish. I hope he is happy now.
George Nader, one of my favorite actors, always the gentleman, is dead, but I know he was a good Christian. I think, too, that Bing Crosby believed in God. How could he not after portraying a priest in all those movies?
He named presidents who had a deep faith in God, but he omitted Lincoln, the most ethical we've ever had. The only one connected in any way was Reagan. He should have quoted Nancy.
At the end, he interviewed Jesus of Nazareth. Now, that is a feat unworldly. He had the most to say, as he is the son of God! But I've always had a problem with a 'virgin birth.' There can be no such thing. And I do believe in God, but he is a personal God. I don't ask for material things like some devoted Christians I knew in 1980 (and behold! they were given what they asked for, with one exception). I thank God for the people I love, and I pray for them to be safe and happy.
Some churches are an abomination and treat their members cruelly. I won't name names, but they know who they are. I was christened a Methodist as a baby, grew up Baptist, and returned to the Methodist as they are not emotional and use ritual. I don't believe in emotion in religion. I've always loved and admired the Jewish people.
Ray Comfort has written many other religious books, and some not so religious. He is the co-host of a t.v. show out in L.A.
 Extremely Entertaining & Easy Read! A Must For Movie Lovers October 31, 2004
22 out of 22 found this review helpful
Recently I purchased two copies of this book. One for myself and one as a birthday present for a movie lover with a massive DVD collection. I thought it would be the perfect gift, focusing on her favorite entertainment, celebrities. I picked a winner. She absolutely loved it and is normally not much of a "book person" nor typically interested in things of a religious nature. This struck her fancy, big time. I then began reading my own copy and found it much more entertaining than I expected, being that I am not half the movie lover she is. Right off I was intrigued by some of the names I was finding in the table of contents. Bob Dylan, John Lennon, Stephen King, Alice Cooper, Tom Cruise, Charlie Chaplin and Christopher Reeve were just a few names that caught my eye. It would be interesting to have a look inside their heads to see what makes them tick. I wondered though, if it would read like a tabloid. Quickly I found that not to be the case, as the author seems to have done his homework, in many cases using quotes from the celeb's themselves, on just what it is they believe and how they came to that conclusion. Regardless of who you are a fan of, you will raise an eyebrow or two at some of these candid quotes on the often unheard of beliefs in Hollywood. This will definitely be making it into the hands of a few more friends of mine for Christmas. I would highly recommend this to anyone with an interest in celebrities, although that is by no means a prerequisite for enjoying this book. I think just about anyone would find it intriguing and it's a great gift for an office grab-bag too! Keep a copy on the coffee table when you have guests. They'll love it!
 Not As Detailed As I Thought It Would Be September 6, 2004
32 out of 34 found this review helpful
Being a born again Christian, I really looked forward to reading this book. Unfortunately, this book was not what I thought it would be. Mr. Comfort does do a wonderful job with his commentaries, including them with quotes from the bible and presenting them with in a way that does challenge the reader to examine his/her own beliefs. He does a most excellent job at explaining man's sin and our need for a Savior.
The problem is, that among the many quotes from the celebrities, many of them are nothing more than one or two-sentence comments, and in reality says nothing about the person's true beliefs (like Lily Tomlin, for example.) Another disturbing thing I found is the quote he included from Della Reese, which, by reading it, the reader would think that she is a bible-believing Christian. However, upon further research on my own, I found that Ms. Reese's beliefs are more New Age and unbiblical, rather than true biblical Christianity. And the bad part about this is that Mr. Comfort did claim that this book was well researched, but I get the feeling that it really wasn't.
It makes for an interesting read, but don't expect to walk away with too much new information on what the celebrities believe.
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