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From the Madness of Reefer to the Ecstatic Bliss of Marijuana: The Rise of Cannabis Churches

April 19, 2019 1 Comment

Morgan Shipley However, at the heart of THC Ministry is not a commitment to Christ, but to a foundational and sacred right to use cannabis as a means to raise consciousness, to commune with nature, and, maybe most significantly, “live with modesty, good manners, and humbleness.”

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Thanksgiving Rites and Wrongs: Thanksgiving, Black Friday, and the American Imagination

November 19, 2018 Leave a Comment

D. F. Sebastian The contrast between the practices of modern and archaic thanksgiving rites gives us insight into the broader imagination behind how our society is constructed.

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The Body of Fried Chicken and the Blood of Bud Light: Religion Around the Tailgate Table

October 01, 2018 1 Comment

Madison Tarleton The relationship that the tailgating participants have not only with one another but with the event itself allows them to create a countered “sacred space” to the mundane routines of work and daily life.

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