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In the 1980s, churches across America declared war on a tabletop game—and somehow lost the trust of an entire generation in the process.
In this Moral Panic Autopsy, we revisit the Satanic Panic’s obsession with Dungeons & Dragons, the cartoon backlash, the Chick tracts, and the lasting damage done to Gen X creativity and trust.
#MoralPanicAutopsy #SatanicPanic #DungeonsAndDragons #GenX #ChurchCulture #80sNostalgia #FaithDeconstruction #TheMightyPhilbert
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In the 1980s, churches across America declared war on a tabletop game—and somehow lost the trust of an entire generation in the process.
In this Moral Panic Autopsy, we revisit the Satanic Panic’s obsession with Dungeons & Dragons, the cartoon backlash, the Chick tracts, and the lasting damage done to Gen X creativity and trust.
#MoralPanicAutopsy #SatanicPanic #DungeonsAndDragons #GenX #ChurchCulture #80sNostalgia #FaithDeconstruction #TheMightyPhilbert