Christian right calls James Talarico "demonic" -- for quoting Jesus

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12. "Christianity becomes a tool of power"?

Since when has it not been?! Maybe before Constantine I went all Akhenaten. That being the Egyptian Pharaoh who imposed a type of monotheism on Egyptians who'd never known such. Of course Akhenaten was trashed after his death, his monuments and statues torn down, and he was nearly written out of history by later Pharaohs. Not so much for Constantine unfortunately. The thinking being that monotheistic Christianity was a great way to ingratiate some much needed supporters (Roman Christians), and to rally and control the masses. It stuck and it's been little more than a religious shit show ever since in the West.

The US Christian reich is but the latest installment in that shit show. While the rest of the industrialized world has moved on from myth and fiction, or at least embraced it's softer side, we're arguing about someone being "demonic?" Really? That's just barbarous. No wonder the rest of the advanced world looks at us and snickers.