Agnostic recommends 5 pop culture institutions that make great religions
HOUSTON PRESS
By Jef With One F
TEXAS---I grew up in a non-religious household, and while that's made me somewhat out of step with a lot of America I don't really feel like I've missed anything of note. I mostly I don't bother with organized religion because over the years I've reached a deeper spiritual bond with pop culture than I ever could have with the message of Jesus Christ or Buddha or, I don't know, the Scientology guy. It's where I draw my strength from in times of need, and where I find the lessons that make up my morality. So if you're not the church-going type have you considered... [link]
A&O summary of the 5 institutions:
By Jef With One F
TEXAS---I grew up in a non-religious household, and while that's made me somewhat out of step with a lot of America I don't really feel like I've missed anything of note. I mostly I don't bother with organized religion because over the years I've reached a deeper spiritual bond with pop culture than I ever could have with the message of Jesus Christ or Buddha or, I don't know, the Scientology guy. It's where I draw my strength from in times of need, and where I find the lessons that make up my morality. So if you're not the church-going type have you considered... [link]
A&O summary of the 5 institutions:
- The hotly debated religion of Batman himself
- The comics and graphic novels of Neil Gaiman (see above)
- Gaming's Final Fantasy
- Performing in Rocky Horror for highly ritualized orthodoxy
- And then there is Doctor Who
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