Cultpunk
The Church of the Electric God (Lost Horizon Night Market, NYC, 2022)
Like most, if not all of the diverse experiences at Shadow Traffic’s Lost Horizon Night Market, the Church of the Electric God was a one-night-only affair. Worshippers who entered the ephemeral box-truck Church (on a strictly individual basis) communed with a sonic deity via electronic drone music.
“I’m Starting a Religion” (MTV’s “True Life”, 2015)
This episode of MTV’s True Life series documents the efforts of two quirky 20-somethings – Seattle’s Unicole Unicron and Chicago’s Christopher Karl Allman – as they strive to establish their new religions (Unicultism and The People of Ieya, respectively). The documentary is listed as (S2015 E18) and originally screened in 2015, which should be plenty … Read more“I’m Starting a Religion” (MTV’s “True Life”, 2015)
“Praise Petey” trailer: a NYC “It Girl” inherits a small-town cult
The brand-new trailer for this upcoming Freeform animated series, featuring the voices of Annie Murphy, Christine Baranski, John Cho and Stephen Root.
“An American Satan” (2019)
A survey of contemporary LaVeyan Satanism courtesy of director Aram Garriga, An American Satan is currently widely available via streaming channels.
The Dwan Light Sanctuary
A short documentary on the Dwan Light Sanctuary, a permanent art installation/space for contemplation on the campus of the United World College in Las Vegas (New Mexico, not Nevada). If the Prism Sanctuary doesn’t already know about this place, they probably ought to.
The Church of Universal Suffrage
The Church of Universal Suffrage was founded in Nashville, Tennessee on June 1, 2020 during the COVID-19 Pandemic, upon the belief that: (…) all people are created equal and that they are all endowed by their Creator with the inalienable rights to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. The right to vote is a … Read moreThe Church of Universal Suffrage
“A religion you can dance to”: Deborah Kelly’s Creation project
Australian artist Deborah Kelly describes Creation, a “queer science fiction climate change religion” and an experiment in collaboratively creating religion as a work of art: CREATION is a new religion, manifesting in spectacle and intimacy. A faith, a gathering of intention and purpose with which to face an era when paid opinion trumps environmental evidence. … Read more“A religion you can dance to”: Deborah Kelly’s Creation project
“Mother of the Dawn”: a look inside Brazil’s colorful, syncretic UFO religion
Founded in the 1960s, Brazil’s Vale do Amanhecer (Valley of the Dawn) is a new religious movement whose doctrine combines elements of Theosophy, Spiritualism, various Afro-Brazilian traditions and UFO theology.
The Nontheistic, LGBTQIA+ Prism Sanctuary
What if we had a religion that protected LGBT rights under the umbrella of religious liberty? During the first week of 2022, Republican lawmakers in Alabama, Arizona, Indiana, Kentucky, New Hampshire, Oklahoma and South Dakota introduced at least 9 measures that limit the ability of transgender and nonbinary youths to participate in sports or receive … Read moreThe Nontheistic, LGBTQIA+ Prism Sanctuary