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Book Openers: Gary Laderman — Holy Super Bowl, Holy Bambi, Holy Michael Jackson

July 13, 2009 By Barbara Falconer Newhall

Americans are practicing religion in sports stadiums, at Star Trek conventions, at Michael Jackson’s memorial, and on pornographic websites. Holy is all over the place in America, says author Gary Laderman, a professor of American Religious History and Cultures at Emory University and the author of a new book, “Sacred Matters.”

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Inside Pentwater’s Antler Bar — A Beer Too Many

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I went inside the Antler Bar in Pentwater, Michigan, and there I had one too many. Read more.

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