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Charlton Heston died last night at the age of 83<\/a>. While he was not the first pop culture religious icon, he certainly was the most famous. Just as Jim Caviezle has become etched in the collective religious psyche as the figure of Jesus, few people can think of Moses without conjuring up images of Heston. Revisit Soylent Green<\/em><\/a> in remembrance of Heston\u2026you\u2019ll be glad you did.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"