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Memes Used to Tweak Believers', Politicians' Views

By Mark Pattison — 2020

Catholics are taught there is one God in three persons. But in the world of memes — roughly described as photo- or illustration-driven editorial cartoons — there's more than one Jesus. Memes are created to drive home the point that religious believers and politicians' stances on matters of faith and public policy aren't always consistently applied, according to Heidi Campbell, a professor of communication and a Presidential Impact Fellow at Texas A&M University.

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