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.
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I'm sure racism was part of it, but it was because they thought he was anti-war and charismatic.
Essentially, they believe everyone is either an agent of god furthering their fundementalist beliefs, or they're an agent of satan. They believe the anti-christ will preach "peace, prosperity, and kindness" and overall seem like a good, upstanding guy. Except he will lead people away from the true will of God. Only good, true Christians would see who he really was.
ah right.
the way the right vilifies obama fucking infuriates me so much, there's so many entirely valid reasons to hate him and yet they automatically make a beeline for just screaming the n word or some other dumb shit about eating babies and worshipping satan. Because apparently the only reason that killing children is bad is if they're white and you eat them.