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Lauren Horn Griffin

Lauren Horn Griffin is assistant professor in the Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies at Louisiana State University. Her research and teaching focus on religion, politics, media, and technology.

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Religion Dispatches

Trump's War on Iran Isn't About Armageddon, It’s the First Meme War

Vietnam may have been the first television war, but Iran is the first war shaped by shitposting.
On Monday, two days after the U.S. and Israel carried out a series of attacks on Iran—dubbed “Operation Epic Fury” by the U.S. and “Operation Roaring Lion” by Israel—reports began circulating of…
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A Department of War X post shows a relaxed soldier with the text Lethalitymaxxing
Religion Dispatches

Between Butker, Candace Owens, and Nick Fuentes TradCaths are Having a Moment — A Moment With Something to Tell us About Christian Nationalism 

Trads (or traditionalist Catholics) are having a moment. In the last four weeks alone, Kansas City Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker delivered a controversial commencement speech at a conservative…
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Religion Dispatches

Like the Bible? You’ll Love a 'Let’s Go Brandon' T-shirt — How AI Marketing Shapes Identity

Over the past several months, lawmakers on both state and federal levels have worked to pass legislation regulating social media algorithms (especially TikTok ). Among other things, the debates have…
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