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For any student of American history, all of this sounds eerily familiar—right down to the revision of dates. American history is littered with predictions about the end of the world.

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Louis J. Marinelli, conservative Republican and organizer of a bus tour opposing same-sex marriage, discusses his change of heart on marriage equality.

Newt Gingrich taps Zell Miller to chair his campaign.

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Camping now says Rapture happened, sorta.

Constitutional amendment on marriage definition to be on ballot.

And so the world still turns. No rapture, no living hell, no Armageddon. We are where we were before the weekend with no signs of Christ’s return, facing the same ol’ same ol’: Arnold’s love child, Newt’s flame-out, life without Oprah. Perhaps this might be a nice teachable moment to reflect on all this—not nonsense at all, but rather an illuminating cultural moment that reveals an awful lot about the role of religion in our crazy world. What are the key takeaways from the “mediapocalypse”? Here are five for your consideration:

Texas Restoration Project founder mulls a Draft Perry movement.

Jacksonville’s recent mayoral election provides a perfect opportunity to explore the coded racism in tea party rhetoric.