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Why I hate religion, but love Jesus

Submitted by Callie Burch on Sat, 11/03/2018 - 13:53

According to knowyourmemes.com, I Hate X, But I Love Y is a snowclone used in an image macro series featuring stills from Jefferson Bethke's monologue video "Why I Hate Religion, but Love Jesus." This meme, and the memes in this series all portray contradictory statements. In this example, one cannot hate religion, but also love Jesus.

Easter 4/20

Submitted by Callie Burch on Sat, 11/03/2018 - 13:39

According to knowyourmemes.com, Easter 4/20 was the simultaneous observation of Easter, the Christian holiday on which Jesus Christ was resurrected from the dead, and 4/20, an international counterculture holiday for cannabis enthusiasts, on April 20th, 2014. The concurrence of Easter and 4/20 is a relatively rare phenomenon that will happen a total of 33 times in the next millennium.

Starbucks Holiday Cup Controversy

Submitted by Callie Burch on Sat, 10/27/2018 - 12:36

According to knowyourmemes.com, Starbucks Red Holiday Cup Controversy refers to the backlash directed toward the Starbucks coffee company for their 2015 red holiday cup design, which some Christians found offensive for not including traditional Christmas imagery. The cup drew social media backlash, as conservatives accused Starbucks of attempting to push a liberal agenda, while others were upset that the cup, which they interpreted as a "holiday"-themed cup despite no indication of that from Starbucks, did not feature any mention of Christmas.

Jesusland

Submitted by Callie Burch on Sat, 10/27/2018 - 10:59

According to knowyourmemes.com, this meme presents the idea that Jesusland is a slang term used to in referring to the states that usually vote for Republican candidates in United States elections. The states that don't are commonly referred to "The United States of Canada". The overall Republican states are referred to as "Jesusland" because Republicans are often stereotyped as a very Christian group and most of the states in "Jesusland" are within an area in the U.S. known as "The Bible Belt", an area with a highly Christian population overall.

Cruz and the Founding Fathers

Submitted by Callie Burch on Sat, 10/20/2018 - 12:22

According to the journal article, "The Dissonance of “Civil” Religion in Religious-Political Memetic Discourse During the 2016 Presidential Elections", this meme juxtaposes a quote from Ted Cruz—“our rights come from God, not the constitution”—against an image of the Founding Fathers responding, “Pardon us while we roll over in our graves.” In such memes as this, it is important to consider the possible motive behind such God Talk by considering the specific strategy used and its potential implications.

Donald Trump/Buddy Christ Spoof

Submitted by Callie Burch on Sat, 10/06/2018 - 10:55

According to the journal article, "The Dissonance of “Civil” Religion in Religious-Political Memetic Discourse During the 2016 Presidential Elections" this meme highlights Trump’s made-up quote where he sought to appeal to Christian voters by claiming the Bible is his favorite book, suggesting his familiarity with the text. This is an example of Religiofication of Politics. The meme stresses Trump’s religious familiarity with Christianity’s sacred word, suggesting it informs his political actions.

Donald Trump and 2 Corinthians

Submitted by Callie Burch on Sat, 10/06/2018 - 10:41

According to the journal article, "The Dissonance of “Civil” Religion in Religious-Political Memetic Discourse During the 2016 Presidential Elections", this meme points to Donald Trump’s attempt to use religion to show Christian voters that he is one of them: “I don’t read the bible very often, but when I do I read Two Corinthians.” Here it is implied that Trump’s self-proclaimed Christianity is disingenuous, as indicated by his inaccurate pronunciation of the bible passage typically described as “Second Corinthians.” This highlights Trump’s flawed attempt to use God Talk to promote his rel

Jesus and Bernie Sanders

Submitted by Callie Burch on Sat, 10/06/2018 - 10:31

According to the journal article, " The Dissonance of “Civil” Religion in Religious-Political Memetic Discourse During the 2016 Presidential Elections", this meme is aimed at a specific group of Christian voters—i.e., Christian Liberals or Progressives—and seeks to draw on their theological convictions to established political credibility for a specific candidate, Bernie Sanders.

Trump, Clinton and the election

Submitted by Callie Burch on Sat, 09/29/2018 - 12:26

This meme shows the Politicization of Religion, where side-by-side images of Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump are paired with the phrase, “The only election that matters is in Romans 9 and Ephesians 1.” According to the journal article, "The Dissonance of “Civil” Religion in Religious-Political Memetic Discourse During the 2016 Presidential Elections", these biblical passages refer to the Christian doctrine of divine election or “pre-destination,” which speaks to whether or not someone has been chosen by God to be a Christian, is truly “saved,” and will go to Heaven after death.

Mike Pence and the Religious Freedom Restoration Act

Submitted by Callie Burch on Sat, 09/29/2018 - 12:14

According to the journal article, "The Dissonance of “Civil” Religion in Religious-Political Memetic Discourse During the 2016 Presidential Elections", this meme portrays a somewhat anxious-looking Indiana Governor Mike Pence, Donald Trump’s chosen running mate, seeking to reassure Christian voters concerned about growing LGBTQ rights by touting his support of the Religious Freedom Restoration Act. In this meme, religion is framed as exclusionary, which runs counter to the inclusivity Civil Religion seeks to represent.

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