Front Row with Hanks Press Release In response to help for Britney and the Hollywood Prayer Network to pray for celebrities Well, no question, prayer does work. Just ask Ashley Judd, Angela Bassett and Oprah. Prayer changes the people who pray and the people who are prayed for. The Torah and The New Testament of The Bible have great power and an unexplainable redeeming, restoring quality. As human beings, celebrities need prayer just like everybody else. However, here comes The But. Do these people have to tell the whole world that they pray for Britney, Jennifer Aniston or whomever? It's somewhat like telling everybody that you give money to beggars on the street. Why not just make it like "a gift...they don't know that they're getting," as Karen Covell commented (founder of the Hollywood Prayer Network). That's my first query. Second thought. If Britney or the other celebrities "they" deem have issues, get in the hands of some of the so called "born again" believers, she'll really need rehab!! You know the ones. The ones who walk around, holier than thou, with their "sanctimonious" and pious selves, ready to quote scriptures and send passerbys to hell with the blink of an eyelid...ring any bells? I come across these imposters at least 3 times a week.   My "Grandma" Mae Stephens always used to say to me, "a black snake will bite you just like a white one and even harder, but if you get bitten by a Christian snake, (oh boy), you'll really need therapy!" These are the monsters who go to graduation ceremonies and cause ruckuses because the valedictorian is gay and "they" decided that he or she shouldn't have such a prestigious platform upon which to speak, because it sends a bad message to kids. What message? That gays have intelligence and can succeed? Please explain pray-tell...   These are the ones who claim The Higher Status because, wait for it, "I know Jesus," and so they form their own private groups at college and deride and disparage all non-members. Yuk! Don't want any part of that group thank you very much! I have no doubt that these balloon heads represent some of the people who the late Dr Thaler Singer treated. Dr Thaler Singer, upon her death, held the gratuitous title as the foremost authority on brainwashing. Yes, the scholar worked daily to "unscrew them up." One of her patients obviously didn't finish the treatments and recently came up with The Big Idea of saying that Jews "need to be perfected." That really took the biscuit!! I didn't know the studios allowed the guests to smoke joints in The Green Room. I know Oprah doesn't like gum, but for another talk show host to say yes to grifa...come on now, kids watch these shows Donnie!   Talking of Oprah, sometime ago, the broadcasting diamond interviewed Madonna and asked her if she had undergone something like a "born-again" experience. Did you see how quickly Madonna scrunched up her face? "Please no," she said, "not born again!" Ladies and gentleman, there exists a very good reason as to why Madonna almost heaved at Oprah's posit. Once and maybe twenty times bitten, definitely shy! And yet they expect me to believe that the very people whose own issues have issues and whose own situations have situations, can effectively and genuinely pray for others.   If all born-again believers have such "initiation" and remain just so full of love, can someone tell me why the people they like to marginalize The Most represent the same people who have helped me The Most in my life? Jews, Gays and Women! If it wasn't for Jews, Gays and Women, especially Jews, my life would have taken a different turn. (And don't get me started on Jewish women-some of the best human beings I have met in my life). Can someone tell me why my most severe, painful, piercing, crippling and deepest wounds (notice the many adjectives) have come at the hands of some so called "born-again believers?" Life has taught me that it's all about the individual. I'd rather have a pure-hearted individual praying for me than a hippo-christian anyday.   No, if Britney et al grab a hold of The Good Book and the power of prayer as noted by other celebs, then it's all good. "Ooops, I did it again," she'll sing. With a return to a stellar career, marriage and strong motherhood. Britney will sing and dance again with the same sort of "joy" that Julia Roberts has, as she waltzes around the house in her flip-flops. Why? Two words. Danny Moder. My man obviously has it goin' on. According to Julia, "My whole body knew, 'yes he's just my favorite guy.'" And Britney, through her own personal prayer, will have a Moder-type in toe and her kids hanging onto her for dare life. That's what we should pray for...not that she'll meet pretenders who broadcast their daily devotions. Until next time... To find out more about Hanks, log onto www.frontrowwithhanks.com and also order his new book, "The Great Lie That Some Women Believe And Tragically Keep On Believing," available now on Amazon.Com with the new SITB (Search Inside The Book) feature.