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I Love You but You Didn’t Do the Reading

What a week–dancing on graves, predatory Liberty, and chicken controversies. Here are some of the biggest stories:

Another view of conservative sex ed: A review of Nancy Pearcey’s Love Thy Body at FT.

Wow: What NYC looked like in 1911, thanks to restored Swedish film.

White evangelicals and Trump: Greg Carey reviews John Fea’s Believe Me at RD.

And while you’re at it, check out Eric Miller’s interview with Professor Fea.

Chik-fil-A’s “creepy infiltration” of New York.

Daniel Piepenbring cries fowl in the New Yorker. (Sorry.)
Conservatives respond:
- Contemptuous big-city liberals combine arrogance with ignorance, at The Federalist.
- Another “Yankee bigot,” says Rod Dreher at AC.
- It’s just chicken, at National Review.
From the archives: Why do both sides assume that New York is not the capital of conservative evangelicalism? At ILYBYGTH.

Did “lax discipline policies” cause the Parkland school shooting? RCI.

How Liberty Online U. got so big, at NYT.

What NYT missed about evangelical higher education, at PS.
The vital history NYT ignored, here at ILYBYGTH.

Here’s a weird one: Michigan high school closed after Confederate-flag-waving trucks parked outside. At DN.

And it gets even weirder–I missed this story when it first came out, but schools in my neighborhood are arming students with buckets of rocks to repel invaders. At Reuters. HT: SMSL.

And weirder still! This PA district gives teachers miniature baseball bats. At CNN.
Does anyone really think this is a good idea? At ILYBYGTH.

Lovin Trump: White evangelical support higher than ever, at PRRI.

Are we dancing on graves now? The Randa Jarrar/Barbara Bush story. HT: MM.

Fresno State donors close their checkbooks, at NY Post.
Rod Dreher: Jarrar is all that is wrong with the academy, at AC.
Support for Prof. Jarrar at LitHop.
Why don’t more people simply ignore this kind of thing? By Conor Friedersdorf at The Atlantic.
Listen to excerpts from Jarrar’s public talks, at

Art Attack in the Culture Wars

“Holy Rollin Poultry on a Cross” (2012), used with permission of Dreg Studios

Jon McNaughton’s art is a favorite of the Tea Party set. Brandt Hardin paints from the other side of the culture war trenches. He has painted and written about such current topics as Chick-fil-A and traditional marriage, Tennessee’s continuing struggle with evolution/creation, and the power of Mitt’s money in conservative politics.

“Forty-six and 2” (2012), used with permission of Dreg Studios

As we noted about McNaughton, perhaps his popularity with conservatives is bolstered by an implicit appreciation for realistic art, for art that avoids distortion and irony. If so, Hardin’s pop-surrealistic style provides a stylistic, as well as a cultural, counterpoint.

“Mitt Romney’s Magic Mormon Underwear” (2012), used with permission of Dreg Studios

In the News: Update–Chick fil A, Traditional Values, Gay Rights, and Boycotting as Culture War

We’ve been reading with interest the developing story of Dan Cathy and Chick-fil-A. Defenders such as Mike Huckabee have called for a Chick-fil-A Appreciation Day. Opponents have rallied for a boycott of all Chick-fil-A branches. Why? Cathy’s comments and philanthropic donations have supported what he would call “traditional families.” His opponents call them anti-gay.

The questions in this story have attracted the attention of everyone interested in today’s culture wars:

What does it mean to support traditional families?
What role do businesses play in promoting cultural values?
Is a consumer boycott a viable tactic for culture war victory?

So far we’ve refrained from posting any more news on this developing story. But yesterday Darren Grem on Religion in American Life posted an analysis that was so insightful, we thought we’d recommend it. If you’re following this story, or even wondering about it, Grem’s article is a great place to start. He offers a cash-flow chart of where every dollar spent at Chick-fil-A likely goes. We are looking forward to reading more when Grem’s book comes out.

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by Adam Laats on August 2, 2012 • Permalink

Posted in In the News, Teaching Sex and Sexuality

Tagged Chick Fil A, Dan Cathy, Darren Grem, Gay marriage, Religion in American History, Traditional family

Posted by Adam Laats on August 2, 2012

https://iloveyoubutyouregoingtohell.org/2012/08/02/in-the-news-update-chick-fil-a-traditional-values-gay-rights-and-boycotting-as-culture-war/

Fundamentalist Fast Food? Christian Chicken? Fresh Hot Hate?

Chick-fil-A President Dan Cathy

The interweb has been squawking about Chick-fil-A President Dan Cathy’s recent statements. Earlier this week, Cathy told the Baptist Press that his 1600-strong chain of fast-food restaurants was founded on Biblical principles, and will keep running that way. Part of this means support for the traditional family. “We are very much supportive of the family,” Cathy said,

“– the biblical definition of the family unit. We are a family-owned business, a family-led business, and we are married to our first wives. We give God thanks for that.”

Chick-fil-A’s committment to Biblical values goes beyond supporting traditional marriage. Most famously, the restaurants are closed on Sundays. The corporation also conducts missionary work among its workers, to its customers, and in its advertising. When asked about his support for such Fundamentalist groups as Exodus International and the Family Research Council, Cathy happily replied, “Guilty as charged.”

Opponents have accused Chick-fil-A of an anti-gay position. Many took umbrage at Cathy’s assertion that non-traditional marriages “invit[ed] God’s judgment on our nation.” On Wednesday, Tim Carman asked in the Washington Post if readers would continue to eat there. Not everyone will. As Melissa Browning noted in the Huffington Post, “I can’t eat hate.” But it appears Browning represents a minority, at least among Carman’s readers. The results of the Washington Post poll (as of 11:00 New York time on Friday, July 20, 2012) showed 62% of almost 19,000 respondents planning to continue their patronage.

Nevertheless, Chick-fil-A offered yesterday a clarification of its position. It officially noted that it takes no position on gay marriage. However, it plans to continue its policy of “Biblically-based” management principles.

Does it matter if chicken is processed biblically? More important, do we need to be sure that every dollar we spend supports only those corporations whose culture-war positions are as palatable as their products?

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by Adam Laats on July 20, 2012 • Permalink

Posted in In the News, Teaching Sex and Sexuality

Tagged Chick Fil A, Dan Cathy, Exodus International, Family Research Council, fundamentalism, Gay marriage, Melissa Browning, Tim Carman, Traditional family

Posted by Adam Laats on July 20, 2012

https://iloveyoubutyouregoingtohell.org/2012/07/20/fundamentalist-fast-food-christian-chicken/

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All posts tagged Chick Fil A

I Love You but You Didn’t Do the Reading

Art Attack in the Culture Wars

In the News: Update–Chick fil A, Traditional Values, Gay Rights, and Boycotting as Culture War

Fundamentalist Fast Food? Christian Chicken? Fresh Hot Hate?

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