La Carmina, Author of ‘The Little Book of Satanism,’ Talks ‘Satanic Panic,’ QAnon, Japanese Satanism, and More
For most of its existence, religious Satanism has been regarded as either unfit for polite…
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Dear Amazon Prime, I’m Not a Racist, But Why Are You Destroying My Precious Middle-Earth With Black Hobbits?
Dear Amazon Prime,* As a loyal customer I’m appalled at your latest WOKE stunt and…
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However Dull or Ham-Fisted, TV is not Oppressing Mormons — In Fact, We Have a Duty to Scrutinize Religious Institutions That Endanger Vulnerable People
Jana Reiss, a senior columnist for Religion News Service, recently surveyed a number of recent…
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Despite Vastly Different Values, Evangelical ‘Hamilton’ Connects Secular Left and Christian Right
Last weekend, the Door Christian Fellowship Ministries in McAllen, Texas, mounted an unauthorized, unlicensed and…
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Laugh at Tucker Carlson’s Tanning Testicles Doc All You Want, But the Bulging Muscles and Potent Sperm Imagery is a Fascist Dream
Sculpted, sweating, bare torsos doing push-ups, bulging muscles, two scantily-clad men locked in a fight—they,…
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What Most Critics Missed About Dustin Lance Black’s ‘Under the Banner of Heaven’
At the Salt Lake City premiere of Under the Banner of Heaven, writer, director, and…
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FX’s ‘Under the Banner of Heaven’ Adaptation Rejects Reductive Elements of Krakauer’s Book, But Confirms That ‘Mormonism Breeds Dangerous Men’
I was a twenty-year-old missionary for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in…
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With Demons Held Responsible These Days for Everything from Covid to LGBTQ Rights, Take a Visual Tour of the History of Demonization
During our season of political madness, it took a lot to trigger a double-take, and…
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Is the Metaverse the Hero We Need to Rescue Us From Suffering and Enchant the World?
After a few years hiding in the basements of techno-enthusiasts, virtual reality is back in…
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The Road to Decriminalization of Psychoactive Drugs Runs Through Religion
The city of Hazel Park, Michigan made national headlines last week after its city council…
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