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Taking Stock of Religion in Super Bowl 44

S. Brent Plate.

A short list of commercials and events with religious underpinnings....

The Tebow Superbowl Ad: Offense, Defense, or Interference?

Louis A. Ruprecht.

The Tebow family are in the missionary business, and the ad they produced for Focus on the Family used their son’s football stardom to good effect. But what were they really selling?

The Tebow Effect

Sarah Posner.

At the National Prayer Breakfast, Hillary Clinton the feminist vanishes.

Focusing on the Tebow Family

Sarah Posner.

"Pro-life" Super Bowl ad sparks controversy about network advertising policies.

Super Bowl Sunday, American Holy Day

Gary Laderman.

Indignant responses to the Janet Jackson nipple slip and the somber post-9/11 halftime show reveal glimpses of the sanctity of this yearly ritual, but it’s also in the creation of icons, the reinforcement of rules, and Americans telling themselves stories about themselves.