The Right’s Satanic-Grammy-Panic Isn’t About the Devil or Pfizer or Even Scantily-Clad Women — It’s All About the Transphobia
When I need to know what’s wrong with the world and who to be outraged…
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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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It’s the Theology, Stupid: Why the Shocking SBC Report is Anything But Surprising
On Sunday, an investigation firm called Guidepost Solutions released a 300-page report recounting a disturbingly…
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Conservative Judge Suing ‘Daily Beast’ for ‘QAnon-linked’ Headline Thought QAnon Pod Was ‘Aimed at Christian Audience’ — Spoiler: It Was
Paula Patrick, a conservative judge in Philadelphia perhaps best known for being on the wrong…
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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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QAnon isn’t a Cult — a Problematic Term — But Michael Protzman’s Q-Adjacent ‘Negative48’ Certainly Is
QAnon isn’t a cult. I know we want it to be, as numerous pundits have…
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Will ‘Conjuring 3’ Influence Real-Life Events Via the ‘Exorcist Effect’?
Have you heard rumors about a cult called The Disciples of the Ram? Ever hear…
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What Does Satanism Have to do With QAnon?
Outsiders to the QAnon conspiracy system evolving over the past few years may be confused…
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QAnon Didn’t Just Spring Forth From the Void — It’s the Latest From a Familiar Movement
If you’ve been online at any point in the past year—if not, welcome!—your aimless clicks…
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In the Name of the Father, Son, and Q: Why It’s Important to See QAnon as a ‘Hyper-Real’ Religion
In a May 13th article published in The Atlantic, Adrienne LaFrance offers her readers a…
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