Publicists should take lessons from the Rapture Right. In lieu of the humdrum press release, branded tchotchkes or complimentary tickets, the purportedly hardcore, right-wing Christian duo simply threaten boycotts. Responses from the media run the gamut from “Huh” to bona fide alarm and even the occasional 700-word column in an alternative-news-weekly. The post-goth garbed Rapture…
The Rapture Right. To rouse so-called atheists and agnostics to stand up for their beliefs, secular humanist performers Daniel Walker and Glen Stewart employ the identities of Trevor and Timothy Christian ??a pair of right-wing, bible-thumping, goth activists. The satirical identities not only raise eyebrows, they sometimes raise fists. From ArtsId… [audio:http://lumaville.com/podcast/artsid/rapture-right.mp3]