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13 Though, at least one of our interview families, the Callahans, who we will meet
in Chapter 6, objected to Wishbone on religious grounds, finding it too “politi-
cally correct” for their tastes.
14 This raises a question, of course, about their expressed limit of an 8 o’clock
bedtime for the boys, as ER is on at 9 in the market where they live.
15 The interviews with the Cruz family were conducted by Dr Scott Webber.
16 From www.scifi.com/johnedward/: “John Edward reunited people in the phys-
ical world with their loved ones who have crossed over.” Crossing over with
John Edward airs on the Sci-Fi Network Monday through Thursday at both 11
and 11:30 p.m. and also airs Sunday at 8 and 8:30 p.m. The show features
John Edward interviewing people who are interested in contacting loved ones
who have crossed over.
17 The interview with Judy Cruz supported another major analysis growing out of
this research (Clark 2003). Our interest in aliens and the supernatural at the
time of this interview was, in part, stimulated by that project. While Clark was
interested in Judy as an example of “fantasy” versus “real” representations of
religion and their popularity, my point here is to show how Judy does not fit
neatly into received categories of belief and behavior.
18 As I’ve suggested before, it is enlightening to think of how Judy would answer
standard survey questions about her religiosity and her media behaviors. She
would be classified as a fairly devout Catholic, and someone who does not
watch much televangelism. We might be expected to assume that her religiosity
is the reason for her rejection of religious broadcasting. Instead, it is a much
more complex picture “on the ground.”
19 The Castellos’ home is decorated in Japanese style, with low tables, cushions on
the floor, and a variety of Asian decorative artifacts. The interview with the
Castellos was conducted by Monica Emerich.
20 Gayuna Cealo is a Burmese Buddhist monk who has an extensive following in
the US (www.cealo.net).
21 Aeng (1996); Fiske (1987).
22 Jenkins (1992).

6 Cultural objects and religious identity among born-agains and
mainstream believers
1 Roof (1999), p. 7.
2 Roof (1999), p. 9.
3 The term “lived religion” emerged from a longer-term scholarly discourse that
brought an anthropological perspective to bear. Much of this thought is
presented in Hall (1997).
4 Roof (1999), p. 41.
5 Roof (1999), p. 44.
6 Roof (1999), p. 132, citing Lifton (1993), p. 9.
7 Roof (1999), p. 132.
8 The Milliken family was interviewed by Scott Webber and Michelle Miles.
9 For a more detailed discussion of this style of viewing and a critique of its
stereotype, see Joseph G. Champ’s discussion of these issues in Hoover et al.
(2004), Chapter 9.
10 The Callahans were interviewed by Lee Hood.
11 The Alberts were interviewed by Lee Hood.
12 The Alberts’ one television set is in the parents’ bedroom so as to more easily
monitor and control the household’s viewing.
13 The Boswells were interviewed by Lee Hood.