Hollywood really ought to give William Blake more credit as one of the earliest exponents of the idea of the Church as moral oppressor and manufactory of sexual guilt.
The Dangerous Lives of Altar Boys
About the Author
James Bowman, our movie and culture critic, is a resident scholar at the Ethics and Public Policy Center. He is the author of Honor: A History and Media Madness: The Corruption of Our Political Culture, both published by Encounter Books.