Thanks for those articles, @Paul Raven and @amybrickwallace.

 

An interview from years ago about Vincent Irizarry and his faith while he was on AMC:

http://www.beliefnet.com/faiths/christianity/2002/01/soap-villains-christian-walk.aspx

 

Marcy Walker’s story of leaving acting to become a youth pastor:

 

https://youtu.be/xiabPzYPnDg 

 

Rena Sofer talking about the role of Judaism in her life back in 2002:

http://jewishjournal.com/culture/arts/6981/

 

Edited May 1, 20187 yr by Faulkner

Good topic. Lisa Peluso is very active in her faith. I recall reading about her work here in New Jersey a few times. 

11 hours ago, Soapsuds said:

I see Austin religion didn't stop him from being with Fluffy.

 

*nods in agreement*

1 hour ago, robbwolff said:

Good topic. Lisa Peluso is very active in her faith. I recall reading about her work here in New Jersey a few times. 

 

Yes, she regularly posts Bible verses on her FB page and has gone on several overseas mission trips with her husband and kids. I really have a lot of respect for her.

Michelle Stafford is a Scientologist. 

 

Michael Fairman (ex-Murphy, Y&R) was excommunicated from the group and talks about it here.

https://www.villagevoice.com/2011/04/27/michael-fairman-talks-to-the-voice-after-his-scientology-excommunication/

Jamie Lynn Bauer sounded like so much fun to work with.  Can’t even have a little makeup room fun with horoscopes with her there.

 

I wonder if Austin Peck is still as devout.  I also wonder how these people would have reacted if they were still in he show when Will started kissing boys.

 

Judging from how open Jensen Ackles seems now, both in content on his show and with his fandom, he must be less evangelical than he seemed as a kid.

 

In my opinion religious beliefs are a personal matter which should be kept out of the workplace.

I see where you are coming from. I also have a big respect for people who truly live their faith and don't shove their beliefs down the throats of others. In the soap world, people like Jonathan Jackson, Lisa Peluso and Julianne Morris really exemplify that.

I did like that Julianne Morris fought for her character not to have sex before marriage, but that even though the show didn't change it.. they did add the regret to not waiting where it was something she could play as an actress.  So it was a compromise.

 

I know Jenn Lilley also expressed being a Christian (she played Esther in a movie based on the bible character)... but that she said she isn't playing herself, but playing a character.  And lets face it, her character Theresa always got punished for lying and scheming.

7 hours ago, Soaplovers said:

I did like that Julianne Morris fought for her character not to have sex before marriage, but that even though the show didn't change it.. they did add the regret to not waiting where it was something she could play as an actress.  So it was a compromise.

 

That's something that happens in real life all the time, and I'm glad a compromise was struck.

Good Lord.  Is no one going to mention Kimberlin Brown?  She's basically a cross burner. 

9 hours ago, titan1978 said:

Jamie Lynn Bauer sounded like so much fun to work with.  Can’t even have a little makeup room fun with horoscopes with her there.

 

I wonder if Austin Peck is still as devout.  I also wonder how these people would have reacted if they were still in he show when Will started kissing boys.

 

Judging from how open Jensen Ackles seems now, both in content on his show and with his fandom, he must be less evangelical than he seemed as a kid.

 

Austin and his Pecs are not devout. 

In the primetime soap front, Susan Howard (Donna Culver Krebbs, Dallas) has been vocal about her Christianity for decades - even co-hosting The 700 Club in the late 1980s. Here is a more recent article about her ministry for fatherless boys, 2015:

https://www.fathersinthefield.com/defending-the-cause-the-importance-of-community/

Edited May 3, 20187 yr by amybrickwallace

Mentor fathers and boys meet four times a month...plan a special outdoor activity (camping, hunting, fishing, riding)

 

 women also offer invaluable insights into the needs of a single mom and the challenges that she faces. They are “wired” differently than men and think of things that men would never come up with. One example is that our women’s Bible study collected money to give to the Field Buddies (under the Mentor Father’s supervision) to buy their mothers flowers for Mother’s Day.

 

 Women could pick up the daughter(s) and take them some place special. Another idea is to give a gift certificate to the mom for Mother’s Day to get a manicure.

Edited May 4, 20187 yr by Paul Raven

Julianne Morris Polaha actually turns 50 (!!!) today (5/8/1968). 🎂