Heaven...Where is it? How do we get there?

A new ABC-TV special, Heaven... Where is it? How do we get there? A Barbara Walters Special will air on Tuesday, Dec. 20 9:00 pm EST, featuring Anthony DeStefano, author of A Travel Guide to Heaven, in two segments. The show is being heavily promoted by ABC, and it explores the meaning of heaven with religious leaders of the major faiths, scientists, people who say they believe in heaven because they have been there, with celebrities who are vocal about their beliefs and even with terrorists.
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  1. Anonymous12/19/05, 1:59 PM

    No matter who they have on, we're still talking about something Barbara Walters has her hand in. She'll have the last sinful word, you wait and see.
    That sounds kind of cynical and mean, doesn't it?
    Well, you reap what you sow, I guess.

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  2. Jean Heimann12/19/05, 10:43 PM

    I like to watch these secular news people interview people who are real Christians and authentic Catholics.

    Remember the Diane Sawyer interview with Mel Gibson? Now THAT was interesting. I love the way Mel answered her questions and explained things to her.

    God bless,
    Jean

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  3. Fidei Defensor12/20/05, 3:51 AM

    I am not to sure i can trust a main stream media special on How to Get to Heaven, unless it was a two hour interview with the Pope.

    Now if the media ever did a special on "How to go to Hell," then they just might be on to something. Then again, their cardinal sins would be "homophobia," or "being anti-choice."

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  4. Jean Heimann12/20/05, 11:42 PM

    Rhonda,

    I was disappointed with the show and also bored with it, so I got some writing done while my husband switched it to the History channel.

    I did get to see Cardinal McCarrick talk a little, but I couldn't believe it when Barbara Walters asked him if there was sex in heaven. Was she hoping to catch him off guard or attempting to "shock" him or was she attempting to flirt with him? It's just like someone in the secular media to ask a question like that. You would think she might come up with something a little more original than that.

    Fidei Defensor,

    I am still laughing at your comment.

    God bless,
    Jean

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  5. Anonymous12/21/05, 7:57 AM

    I'm glad you watched a little of it, I was afraid I might actually miss something good. But, I obviously didn't.
    It frustrates me too much to watch those kind of programs.

    Rick and I watched a show with James Van Praagh (the guy who claims he talks with dead people).
    He was asked what heaven looked like and he said "it's beautiful with meadows and hills". Rick and I laughed at that.
    I guess he felt safe with any answer...who's going to prove him wrong?

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