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Kathryn Lofton, one of the cleverest young religion scholars out there nowadays, has a trio of op-eds celebrating (sort of) the last episode of Oprah’s TV show: “What Was Oprah?” – The Washington...
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Dark Mysticism
In the fading gray of the Carter years, I spent long Saturday afternoons laying in front of our enormous console TV and watching Shock Theatre. Shock Theatre was a package of films that Universal...
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Televised Prayer: Rev.
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We Are Living Reminders
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Victim-Blaming After the Zombies Come
Is preserving our own beliefs better than reaching out to help others no matter what the personal cost? I contemplated this thorny issue watching “JSS,” the second episode in season six of the zombie...
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Buddha-Killing on Network TV
My good husband brought this to my attention. In this recent episode of Fringe, Pacey from Dawson’s Creek gives the book If You Meet the Buddha on the Road, Kill Him! to the Nordicly blond FBI agent...
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Kathryn Lofton’s Oprah Trilogy
Kathryn Lofton, one of the cleverest young religion scholars out there nowadays, has a trio of op-eds celebrating (sort of) the last episode of Oprah’s TV show: “What Was Oprah?” – The Washington...
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Dark Mysticism
In the fading gray of the Carter years, I spent long Saturday afternoons laying in front of our enormous console TV and watching Shock Theatre. Shock Theatre was a package of films that Universal...
View ArticleConfessions of a Former Purist
I’m not such a huge fan of the TV show Homeland these days, but the second episode of Season 3, which aired Sunday, might be winning me over. Brody’s daughter Dana has long been my favorite character...
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Televised Prayer: Rev.
People don’t pray on television. Let me rephrase that: when people pray on television, they pray badly. They ask God for stuff, and then they get it. Television prayer is usually depicted as a quid pro...
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We Are Living Reminders
An overwhelmed mother tries to handle laundry, phone calls, and an upset baby in a local laundromat. Her rumpled appearance shows her fatigue and stress. With her cell phone glued to her ear, she...
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Victim-Blaming After the Zombies Come
Is preserving our own beliefs better than reaching out to help others no matter what the personal cost? I contemplated this thorny issue watching “JSS,” the second episode in season six of the zombie...
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