American fundamentalists especially, since I've heard that there are some absolutely wild beliefs getting passed around in those circles. Would love to hear from other folks though as well, since I've only had an outsider's view on this. I've heard that some of them believe that anyone who isn't religious is incapable of empathy, and of course all the Israel death cult stuff, but I'd like to know more.
Not necessarily dunking on Christianity as a whole here, even if I have some grave misgivings with how proselytization and child induction works in religion in general, this is specifically about borderline cultish stuff.
My middle school had a pastor as a substitute teacher and whenever he taught science class he'd preach young earth creationism.
Edgy teen atheists get a lot of shit, and having once been one I admit that much of it is deserved, but reading some of these stories (and recalling my own exposure to religion growing up) I think it's easy to see how someone could wind up there.