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Joseph Laycock

Joseph Laycock is an assistant professor of religious studies at Texas State University. In addition to Speak of the Devil (Oxford University Press, 2020), his books include The Seer of Bayside: Veronica Lueken and the Struggle for Catholic Tradition (Oxford University Press, 2014) and Dangerous Games: What the Moral Panic Over Role-Playing Games Says About Religion, Play, and Imagined Worlds (University of California Press, 2015).

(A)theologies, Joseph Laycock, OMFG, RD BlogJuly 3, 2014

Vatican OKs Exorcist Group: Can It Reconcile Spiritual Warfare and Social Justice?

By Joseph Laycock

Since their founding in 1990, the Catholic priests at the International Association of Exorcists (IAE) have…

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Joseph Laycock, OMFG, RD Blog, UncategorizedJune 20, 2014

New Creationist Museum Undermines… Religion

By Joseph Laycock

Despite its name, Boise’s recently opened Northwest Science Museum, is a Christian organization dedicated to disproving…

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(A)theologies, Culture, Joseph Laycock, OMFG, RD BlogJune 10, 2014

Another Slender Man Attack?

By Joseph Laycock

This weekend, a second attack by a knife-wielding teenage girl was attributed to the online Slender Man mythos. While the attack could…

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(A)theologies, Culture, Joseph Laycock, OMFG, RD BlogJune 4, 2014

‘Slender Man’ Murder Attempt Wasn’t Media or Madness

By Joseph Laycock

This Internet is abuzz with speculation about a bizarre attempted murder in which two 12-year-old…

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Joseph Laycock, OMFG, RD BlogJune 3, 2014

Russian Multimillionaire Makes Peace with Anti-Christ Milk

By Joseph Laycock

Having stamped the barcodes of all milk produced at Russkoe Moloko with a red ‘X’ for the…

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(A)theologies, Culture, Joseph Laycock, OMFG, RD BlogMay 15, 2014

Black Mass Hysteria at Harvard: The Real Story

By Joseph Laycock

When the Satanic Temple offered to perform a historical re-enactment of a black mass through the Harvard…

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(A)theologies, Joseph Laycock, RD BlogMay 7, 2014

Satanic “Black Mass” at Harvard Excites Conservatives

By Joseph Laycock

The Satanic Temple, the group behind the proposed monument to Satan in Oklahoma, has announced that they will hold…

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Joseph Laycock, RD BlogMay 3, 2014

Why Hipsters May Be Perfect Source for Brooklyn Occult Revival

By Joseph Laycock

For several months there have been claims of an occult revival in New York City. Much like…

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Joseph LaycockApril 21, 2014

The Secret History of Easter

By Joseph Laycock

The Dawkins Foundation and Last Trumpet Ministries share fondness for “philosophical hokum.”

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Joseph Laycock, RD BlogApril 14, 2014

Why Such Outrage Over Star Trek Actor’s Geocentrism?

By Joseph Laycock

Do not profane the Star Trek.

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