Essay On Religion In Popular Culture

Believe it or not, religion, which is “the service and worship of God or the supernatural” (Webster) is far more common than the average Joe notices on the surface. A large amount of people wouldn’t see religious aspects in their everyday life except for those they practice and even then, most are limited to a single day if even that. With the proper lens it is possible to gaze deeper into everyday occurrences and see factors such as subliminal meanings and blatant themes that have religious values to accompanying them. This theme of religion in popular culture can be seen popular aspects of everyday life. Many religious institutions see media within popular culture as an avenue to communicate to the mass their message and/or vision. This media covers movies, tv shows, popular music, and many more common media content that people like to use on a frequent basis. Movies such as The Golden Compass, games such as Far Cry 4, and

In his popular song “God’s Gonna Cut You Down” Johnny is trying to provide an underlying message that we are all sinners and that we should strive to be better individuals otherwise we are all going to be cut down by God. In the song Johnny mentions several sins, “Go tell that long tongue liar. Go and tell that midnight rider, tell the rambler, the gambler, the back biter,” he then mentions that they will all be cut down by God for not following the path mentioned in the bible and God’s will (Johnny Cash). In the song Johnny says no one can hide, “Well you may throw your rock and hide your hand, workin ' in the dark against your fellow man, but as sure as God made black and white, what 's down in the dark will be brought to the light” (Johnny Cash). In the same lyrics Johnny mentions that all sins will eventually come to light and eventually you will be judged. This song is a prime example of how religion has been incorporated into many factors of popular