Religion and harmful or dangerous psychology fads

[SeattleUte]

This article reminded me of the poisonous elixir that results from mixing religion and psychology fads. Nothing is more revolting than psychology applied or practiced in an agenda driven religious setting.

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/08/07/bo...ref=books&_r=0

In more recent times we've seen the possibly more benign hysteria over porn, such as, blaming declining birth and marriage rates on porn. When religion has gotten involved and raised the stakes and fear mongering it has at times ripped families apart.

[Jeff Lebowski]

This article reminded me of the poisonous elixir that results from mixing religion and psychology fads. Nothing is more revolting than psychology applied or practiced in an agenda driven religious setting.

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/08/07/bo...ref=books&_r=0

In more recent times we've seen the possibly more benign hysteria over porn, such as, blaming declining birth and marriage rates on porn. When religion has gotten involved and raised the stakes and fear mongering it has at times ripped families apart.

Looks interesting, SU. Not sure I see the religion connection like you do, but I would like to read that.

BTW, have you ever seen this movie?

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2106476/?ref_=nv_sr_1

Plot is kind of similar. Really outstanding movie and available on Netflix.

[SeattleUte]

Looks interesting, SU. Not sure I see the religion connection like you do, but I would like to read that.

BTW, have you ever seen this movie?

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2106476/?ref_=nv_sr_1

Plot is kind of similar. Really outstanding movie and available on Netflix.

Mr. Beck, an editor of the literary magazine n+1, places such accounts in the context of right-wing resurgence in the 1980s. Feminists had insisted that not all was well with the nuclear family, which they said was a site of patriarchal repression. Anti-feminists, evangelical Christians and law-and-order advocates conveniently refocused attention on the children, away from the grievances of grown women. In this right-wing narrative, what was wrong with the family could be blamed on mothers who had joined the work force and dumped their children in day care centers, where Satanists paid them the attention that their mommies wouldn’t.

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[Jeff Lebowski]

(Please fix the typo in the title if this thread. Thanks.)

Done.