tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37589721331585843.post3435038964763135846..comments2024-03-26T11:33:59.219-06:00Comments on Religion in American History: Rebels with a Cross – New Book: Eileen Luhr’s Witnessing SuburbiaPaul Harveyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13881964303772343114noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37589721331585843.post-62114299111095951262009-10-12T11:29:02.691-06:002009-10-12T11:29:02.691-06:00My students are quick to point out how the represe...My students are quick to point out how the representation of "otherness" in "Jesus Freak" rings false, as the music, the fashions, and even the message of self-image matches exactly with that of mainstream pop culture. They talk about the song's video as an almost desperate claim of difference in the face of startling nondifference.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37589721331585843.post-57807924372486410412009-10-09T08:10:25.097-06:002009-10-09T08:10:25.097-06:00Wow. Solidarity forever.Wow. Solidarity forever.DEGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12172696007825023445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37589721331585843.post-63495836285285228852009-10-09T01:45:07.429-06:002009-10-09T01:45:07.429-06:00The guys DC Talk tried to be tough, but when it co...The guys DC Talk tried to be tough, but when it comes to rebellion, Carman is the king: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ATOTYxs0mec<br /><br />(Love how he starts by quoting Webster's dictionary. Fierce, so fierce.)Hilde Løvdalnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37589721331585843.post-78765593448653396912009-10-08T16:14:53.955-06:002009-10-08T16:14:53.955-06:00Steven,
Were you the man with a tat on his big fa...Steven,<br /><br />Were you the man with a tat on his big fat belly that wiggled around like marmalade jelly? <br /><br />. . . I believe "Jesus Saves" is what it raved in a typical tattoo green. He stood on a box in the middle of the city and claimed he had a dream. <br /><br />What did people think we they heard you were a Jesus Freak? What did people do when they found out it was true? Did you really care if they labeled you a Jesus Freak? Cause, Steven, there ain't no disguisin' the truth.DEGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12172696007825023445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37589721331585843.post-39785777862056878382009-10-08T14:43:32.893-06:002009-10-08T14:43:32.893-06:00The chapter on Christian metal took me back to the...The chapter on Christian metal took me back to the days when I was a good little culture warrior. To quote One Bad Pig: “There’s no fakin/Fry like bacon/You’re a pagan!” Or Homer Simpson: “Mmm . . . bacon.”Steven P. Millernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37589721331585843.post-41637909260296611152009-10-08T09:35:06.319-06:002009-10-08T09:35:06.319-06:00Luhr has written a very interesting book, indeed. ...Luhr has written a very interesting book, indeed. I particularly liked the ways she talks about how evangelical youths defined Christian faith and conservatism as an act of rebellion in post-1960s USA. (What's more rebellious in 1980s rock than a heavy metal band singing "To Hell With the Devil?")<br /><br />And, yes, the illustrations are priceless.<br /><br />Also, the Conservative Bible Project - breathtaking (but not in a good way).Hilde Løvdalnoreply@blogger.com