Instance of Religion in Pop Culture

Instance of Religion in Pop Culture
           Religious scholars, including Forbes and Mahan (2000), have explored aspects where religion and popular culture intermingle and influence each other in American societies. This relationship is witnessed not only in the United States, but in many other societies globally. Evidence from stories, poetry, food, music, and videos depict these interactions in real life. Clark and Walker (2018) define pop culture as commercially-produced items directly associated with lifestyle choices, leisure, and music. In understanding religious and pop culture interaction, scholars have investigated religious appearances in these artifacts, cultural texts and stories. The inspiring story of the pop star, Justin Bieber, getting close to God and the crowning of Seth Rogen as a Jewish icon are examples of the appearance of religion in pop culture and pop culture in religion. 
           Justin Bieber has frequently associated with faith in his 20s, and is reported to have abstained from sex before reuniting with his wife Haley Baldwin. The pop star claimed abstinence was a form of dedicating his life to God and to recondition his soul. This is...