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My parents have gone off the deep end
#21
RE: My parents have gone off the deep end
First off, sorry to hear about all this. It's going to make your life difficult having parents caught up in this type of conspiracy cult and I wish you the best in dealing with this.

Second, I've written about the prevalence of this before and I don't think people see it as wide spread as I do but I will say it again. The information age has not led to any greater understanding but instead has led to an epidemic of confirmation bias that is very widespread. While liberals fall for some of it, conservatives have been netted in disturbingly large numbers by conspiracy nutters. 

People like that crazy pastor and the insane Alex Jones are now able to broadcast their nonsense to the universe. People like your parents are being manipulated in large numbers. The right wing media has taken conspiracy theories and politicized then purely for the purpose of winning elections and it has worked. 
http://mediamatters.org/research/2016/06...ign/210847


20 years ago Alex Jones was and his ilk were kooks to be laughed at. Today, the president and a great many of his followers get their information from these kooks just like your parents do.
Rationally speaking, this is frightening.
If god was real he wouldn't need middle men to explain his wants or do his bidding.
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#22
RE: My parents have gone off the deep end
There's a disturbing number of people who agree with the likes of violent thugs like Steven Anderson, but will only say so when they feel safe. The likes of him and Alex Jones spread their propaganda, and those who are receptive to it will eat it up. I'm sorry to hear that your parents have been receptive to it.
The whole tone of Church teaching in regard to woman is, to the last degree, contemptuous and degrading. - Elizabeth Cady Stanton
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#23
RE: My parents have gone off the deep end
Invest in Tin Foil futures.

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#24
RE: My parents have gone off the deep end
If you tell them you're an atheist, they may simply disown you. But, there's a also decent chance that they'll take it upon themselves to "purify" you...via pain, torture, captivity, starvation, etc. You get the drift. Whatever it takes to prevent you from becoming "lost".

Depends on how much they love you, I guess.

Good luck!
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#25
RE: My parents have gone off the deep end
I guess there's always someone who's parents are more far gone than your own....
I'm not anti-Christian. I'm anti-stupid.
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#26
RE: My parents have gone off the deep end
I say don't tell them. Noooo. Careful. Also, try to keep away. If they know you're atheist, what your mom did is pretty darn scary.
"Hipster is what happens when young hot people do what old ladies do." -Exian
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