Julie O'Connor
Julie O'Connor is an author at Religion News Service.
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College students find important lessons in `cult’ class
By Julie O'Connor — December 9, 2008
c. 2008 Religion News Service HACKETTSTOWN, N.J. _ Waiting on the desks of about 20 freshmen enrolled in a new class at Centenary College were paper cups filled with fruit punch. Already, a test. Would they “drink the Kool-Aid?” The challenge, posed by professor Barbara Lewthwaite, was part of a new course offered this year, […]
College students find important lessons in `cult’ class
By Julie O'Connor — December 8, 2008
c. 2008 Religion News Service HACKETTSTOWN, N.J. _ Waiting on the desks of about 20 freshmen enrolled in a new class at Centenary College were paper cups filled with fruit punch. Already, a test. Would they “drink the Kool-Aid?” The challenge, posed by professor Barbara Lewthwaite, was part of a new course offered this year, […]
A One-Stop Guide to Decoding `Da Vinci’ Film
By Julie O'Connor — May 17, 2006
c. 2006 Religion News Service (UNDATED) All the people ticked off by “The Da Vinci Code” will soon have an entire movie to fuel their rage. The book bashers are especially upset by the pre-prologue page that opens Dan Brown’s thriller _ the one that says “FACT” and then attests to the existence of the […]
Group That Transformed Catholic Music Is Back on Tour
By Julie O'Connor — May 11, 2006
c. 2006 Religion News Service (UNDATED) The St. Louis Jesuits are back. Although they’ve been called a religious version of the Beatles, there’s a good chance most people haven’t heard of this liturgical musical ensemble. But anyone attending a Roman Catholic Mass since the mid-1970s has probably sung more than a few of their well-known […]
NEWS FEATURE: Record Label Uses Rock to Spread Racist Doctrine
By Julie O'Connor — January 1, 2000
c. 2000 Religion News Service CLEVELAND _ When bands like the Angry Aryans and Blue Eyed Devils come to this city, you can’t call Ticketmaster for tickets. They don’t advertise on the radio. You won’t find their CDs at record stores. They slip into town quietly. Their concerts are promoted by word of mouth and […]
NEWS FEATURE: Record Label Uses Rock to Spread Racist Doctrine
By Julie O'Connor — January 1, 2000
c. 2000 Religion News Service CLEVELAND _ When bands like the Angry Aryans and Blue Eyed Devils come to this city, you can’t call Ticketmaster for tickets. They don’t advertise on the radio. You won’t find their CDs at record stores. They slip into town quietly. Their concerts are promoted by word of mouth and […]
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