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Evangelical Hell Houses Are Waking Nightmares
There were angry Trump supporters shouting to our left, and enraged Black Lives Matter protesters on our right. A snide demon slithered from one side
The kids of Jesus Camp, 10 years later: ‘Was it child abuse? Yes and no’
The controversial 2006 documentary about an evangelical church camp outraged secular audiences, but its subjects have mixed memories. Ten-year-old Andrew Sommerkamp, with his shy demeanor
Apocalyptic upbringing: how I recovered from my terrifying evangelical childhood
One stormy night in the summer of 1992, I walked down the basement steps of my parents’ house to await the apocalypse. The Iowa air
Satanism and Guilt-Free Murder in Iowa
On the evening of July 18, 2013, Kathy Barlas returned to her home in Mason City, Iowa, to find her adult son waiting in the