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Madonna's Good Deeds and Not So Good Deeds

Posted Aug 3rd 2006 4:59PM by TMZ Staff

Madonna on the CrossAngelina Jolie better watch out because Madge is gunning for her crown as the Third World's philanthropy queen.

Madonna revealed to TIME magazine her plan to care for the orphans of Malawi, Africa, and has committed to raising $3 million for various programs.

Madonna's charitable crusade includes building an orphanage that will feed 1,000 kids a day and financing a $1 million documentary -- not about her latest tour, but about the plight of the children.

While the orphanage has no religious affiliation, the center will offer programs based on Spirituality for Kids, Kabbalah's children's program.

The Material Girl is the religion's unofficial spokesperson, and says, "One of the main precepts of Kabbalah is that we're put on this earth to help people. And your job is to figure out how you can help, and what it is that you can do."

While Madge's new religion may be singing her praises, her old one - Catholicism - is up in arms over her latest antics.

Madonna's Confessions Tour arrives in Rome on Sunday, and the Catholic Church believes her onstage mock-crucifixion with a fake crown of thorns thrown in for good measure "comes close to blasphemy."

This latest controversy comes on the heels of NBC's decision to air her concert special in November with the "Live to Tell" crucifixion routine reportedly still in place.

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1. Didn't she do this "crucifixion" bit 20 years ago? I am the only person sick of "artists" using the "Christ as a statement" kind of artistic crutch? Not because it's 'blasphemy" but because it's BORING.
She should drop the props and just rely on the songs... or just enjoy an early retirement and let someone else get the airtime. Support your local musicians!

Posted at 6:44PM on Aug 3rd 2006 by jd

2. Madonna rocks!!!!!!

Posted at 6:45PM on Aug 3rd 2006 by hilda

3. Madonna/Esther (whatever freaking name she goes by) needs to realize that her younger more popular days are behind her, way behind her. If she wants to help children in Africa why not do it discreetly instead of blaring it out to the whole world. Making sure she gets credit for something she hasn't done but is thinking of doing. From the sound of it, the aid sound more of a recruitment for new Kabalians.

Madonna just retire!!!

Posted at 6:49PM on Aug 3rd 2006 by Roni

4. Love the new trend in show biz babe.
Donate millions (heh it's tax deductible ya know?) to the poor to off set your negative publicity.

Posted at 6:54PM on Aug 3rd 2006 by William

5. Given what has been happening lately, Madonna and NBC should be banned. And Madonna should make a formal apology to the Christian community. And Harvey Levin should make her.

Madonna is an anti-Catholic bigot. And NBC is showing it is anti-Catholic bigots as well.

It is an insult to Catholics for Madonna to use Christian symbolism like that. She who has publicly criticized and insulted Christianity.

She doesn't even KNOW why she chose to use such symbolism. When asked, her response has been more or less that Jesus would not be upset with her. What an idiot she is.

If she is a follower of Kaballah and Judaism, and if her point is to bring attention to the AIDS and dying children, since she uses imagery of aids and dying children while hanging from the cross, with a crown of thorns, then why doesn't she strap herself onto a menorah? And hang a Star of David from her forehead instead?

According to her "One of the main precepts of Kabbalah is that we're put on this earth to help people. And your job is to figure out how you can help, and what it is that you can do."

She is obviously using Christian symbolism negatively, since she has bad mouthed Christinity, instead of using something that she cares about, like Kaballah/Judaism.

Posted at 7:02PM on Aug 3rd 2006 by about Mad Madge

6. Modonna who?? Isn't this that old lady that no one listen to anymore?

Posted at 7:19PM on Aug 3rd 2006 by Nance

7. OK EVERY BODY ALWAYS HAVE S*** TO SAY ABOUT OTHER PEOPLES ANTICS AND NEVER THINK OF THEIR OWN FACE IT SOME OF YOU HAVE DONE MORE SACRELEGEOUS AND ANTICHRISTIAN THINGS IN 1 DAY THAN MADONNA HAS DONE IN HER ENTIRE F***ING LIFE ..

GET OVER IT !

Posted at 7:24PM on Aug 3rd 2006 by pepa labeija

8. "Kaballa people are put on this earth to help people"??!! They are milking these idiot celebrities of their bucks, in exchange celebrities have their huge egos stroked by being told that they're here to help people....this bull confirms to them how "deserving" they are of living in mansions and shitting on the public. Madonna, you're an old hag. Shut your legs, our air is already polluted. We don't need to smell your fungus infested crotch, too.

Posted at 8:11PM on Aug 3rd 2006 by lee

9. I thought she was pregnant again. Poor Sean Preston. She is an aweful mommy.

Eat Poop!

Posted at 8:25PM on Aug 3rd 2006 by Leonardo

10. madonna needs to say no, but she'll have her day with God and Jesus, anyone mocking Jesus' cruxcifixion like that...it's unspeakeable, I always knew she was Satan's child, that woman always scared me, ppl just go too far and she's one of them.

Posted at 8:28PM on Aug 3rd 2006 by candace

11. Nothing like hearing "Like a Virgin" sung by a 48 year old has-been. GImme a break...she is the biggest hypocrite on the planet. She has become a much more fanatically religious than her parents that forced fed Roman Catholicism down her throat...hope she enjoys the pay back no doubt coming her way when her own children rebel against the Kaballah madness she is so fanatical about forcing on them. What goes around comes around...it is called Karma Madonna...and you have plenty coming.

Posted at 8:33PM on Aug 3rd 2006 by Lieza

12. The right-wing bigots, otherwise known as the American Taliban, should be the ones making a formal apology. They try to shove their bibles down everyone's throats in this country. An unsubstantiated book that they want every citizen to live by. They aren't happy having the freedom to practice whatever religion they want, hell no, they have to try and force it on everyone else.

Go Madonna!!!!

Posted at 8:33PM on Aug 3rd 2006 by Rodney

13. look no one cares what she freely sings, dances, or writes in songs.. do your artistic thing.. but leave the cruxifixion out of it or you will offend Madonna, and those you offend have the right to speak out against you..

Posted at 8:47PM on Aug 3rd 2006 by dmumsie

14. NBC has no right to cut any part of Madonna's show. If they are going to air it, they're doing right in airing the whole thing. Remember the First Amendment?

And who cares if Madonna's jumping on the save Africa band wagon? I don't care if she's doing it to look good because it's a popular cause, as long as she's doing it. It's better for her to help now than to never help. Her reasons may be selfish, but she will nonetheless be helping to feed starving people.

Posted at 8:54PM on Aug 3rd 2006 by Jess

15. Madonna is SO OVER. I feel sorry for her.

Posted at 9:14PM on Aug 3rd 2006 by LK

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