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March 31, 2011 05:15 pm PDT

Old timey religious tracts

Over at Collectors Weekly, Jim Linderman gives us an inspirational taste of his amazing collection of old timey religious tracts. You may recall my previous post about Jim's terrific book and CD package "Take Me To The Water: Immersion Baptism in Vintage Music and Photography 1890-1950." His new book, Old-Time-Religion, presents his collection of religious ephemera. It's also the name of Jim's blog where he showcases the tracts like the two seen above. While some of the fearmongering and artwork is a delight, "most of these now dated screeds are racist, homophobic, and offensive to any religion not one's own," Jim says. "Hellfire and Damnation in Your Back Pocket" (Collectors Weekly) "Old Time Religion by Jim Linderman" (blog) Bizarre anti-Beatles religious tract BBtv -- Jack Chick, animated: "Somebody Goofed," by Syd and Rodney ... Galactus meets Jack Chick - Boing Boing Parody of Jack Chick tract warns against tiki worship. - Boing Boing...


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