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<![CDATA[Global Center for Religious Research]]>https://www.gcrr.org/blogRSS for NodeMon, 16 Mar 2026 21:09:24 GMT<![CDATA[Is Gozer the Gozerian Actually the Sumerian God, Ninazu? An Exploration of Ghostbusters Lore ]]>https://www.gcrr.org/post/gozer65fbc7613cb7e0e56f262afbSat, 23 Mar 2024 23:56:40 GMTDr. Darren M. Slade<![CDATA[How Yahweh Became a Donkey-Headed Egyptian Demon Called Set]]>https://www.gcrr.org/post/yahweh-and-set65c151ef60aac6d8b57b680bSun, 11 Feb 2024 03:30:02 GMTDr. Darren M. Slade<![CDATA[Palestinians Cut the Heads Off Babies, Not Israelis! Why I'm Done with the Palestinian Movement]]>https://www.gcrr.org/post/hamas652731231eca05e86b8b7c5fSun, 15 Oct 2023 02:01:57 GMTDr. Darren M. Slade<![CDATA[Pneumaplasticity: Rewiring Fear and Spirituality]]>https://www.gcrr.org/post/pneumaplasticity64f65392afb62eabb1e888c0Tue, 05 Sep 2023 13:11:09 GMTKaren Cherwien, M.Div., BCC<![CDATA[The Psychological Power (and Danger) of Magical Thinking: Is Sympathetic Magic Helpful?]]>https://www.gcrr.org/post/sympathetic-magic64ea90e9c2b776240aa1db1aSun, 27 Aug 2023 16:38:38 GMTDr. Darren M. Slade<![CDATA[Protecting Your Faith and Identity from Narcissistic Clergy and Wannabe Cult Leaders]]>https://www.gcrr.org/post/narcissism64d1332c01d0a6db11f8511dMon, 14 Aug 2023 14:01:06 GMTDr. Darren M. Slade<![CDATA[Propagandizing the Exodus Story: How DeMille's The Ten Commandments was an Allegory for the Cold War]]>https://www.gcrr.org/post/the-ten-commandments64cd3b9f292e956a84f59798Sat, 05 Aug 2023 15:00:06 GMTDr. Darren M. Slade<![CDATA[Actually, Both Sides are Snowflakes: Why We're Not Concerned about Offending You]]>https://www.gcrr.org/post/being-offended64710a6d5f532130b09473cbMon, 29 May 2023 12:55:04 GMTDr. Darren M. Slade<![CDATA[No, Belief in Gods is Not a Mental Illness, and You Should Stop Using "Mental Illness" as an Insult]]>https://www.gcrr.org/post/mental-illness646bdccbf9c0a0accceaacdaTue, 23 May 2023 14:00:24 GMTDr. Darren M. Slade<![CDATA[To Understand Today's Culture Wars, You First have to Understand Ancient Honor and Shame Societies]]>https://www.gcrr.org/post/honor-and-shame6461b42e62091f7c8fe68a12Tue, 16 May 2023 14:00:20 GMTDr. Darren M. Slade<![CDATA["I Still Believe in Santa": Is Religion Just as Illogical as Belief in Santa Claus?]]>https://www.gcrr.org/post/i-still-believe-in-santa63b1e825b9ba256dde7ff3e7Sat, 14 Jan 2023 00:00:56 GMTDavid Kyle Johnson<![CDATA["Why Does GCRR Hate Religion So Much?" We don't. But we do like making fun of it!]]>https://www.gcrr.org/post/philosophy63c09cc4ef663f14243bfc9cFri, 13 Jan 2023 00:12:12 GMTDr. Darren M. Slade<![CDATA["The Christian Post" and "Faithwire" React to CNN's "Rapture Anxiety" in Stereotypically Bad Fashion]]>https://www.gcrr.org/post/christianpost63484fcf0f6c455525381432Fri, 14 Oct 2022 18:53:06 GMTSusan Allen<![CDATA[Rapture Anxiety: The Disgraceful History of Prophecy Pundits and Harmful Apocalyptic Hysteria]]>https://www.gcrr.org/post/rapture-anxiety63348adac7d7d255d6d03509Thu, 29 Sep 2022 00:38:35 GMTDr. Darren M. Slade<![CDATA[Interview with Frank Zindler, Author of "The Amityville Horror: An Inquest into Paranormal Claims"]]>https://www.gcrr.org/post/frank-zindler631d2b08beccf3a8c7b5c0d4Mon, 19 Sep 2022 17:02:55 GMTDr. Darren M. Slade<![CDATA[Religious Experience and Literary Expression: Exploring Theology Through Narrative Writing]]>https://www.gcrr.org/post/literary-expression631f6fa2127c671b42832bb0Mon, 12 Sep 2022 18:14:24 GMTSarah Bacaller<![CDATA[What to do if your young child is being indoctrinated by a cult without your permission?]]>https://www.gcrr.org/post/cult-indoctrination6313bf25330689e058972b84Sat, 03 Sep 2022 23:18:53 GMTDr. Darren M. Slade<![CDATA[Adverse Religious Experiences (AREs) vs. Religious Trauma (RT): An Important Distinction]]>https://www.gcrr.org/post/adversereligiousexperiences62eed20dd3086521d4e1b1d4Mon, 08 Aug 2022 16:00:34 GMTDr. Darren M. Slade<![CDATA[Vampire Christians Celebrate Midnight Mass! They're Real and They're Hiding in Plain Sight]]>https://www.gcrr.org/post/vampire-christians62e9cc86c265336821c315ebWed, 03 Aug 2022 16:00:39 GMTDr. Darren M. Slade<![CDATA[Interview with Dennis Blue, Author of "Rethinking Jesus: When the Walk Fails the Talk"]]>https://www.gcrr.org/post/interview-with-dennis-blue62d784f642183fadacd9186cMon, 01 Aug 2022 17:00:13 GMTDr. Darren M. Slade