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In reply to the discussion: We need a ginormous food fight here, so let's have a frank little chat about demons [View all]Act_of_Reparation
(9,116 posts)That's fantastic, but does Avery agree? Probably not.
You toss out Avery's history of mental illness as if that somehow absolves religion of any part in the matter, as if it is an all-or-none proposition between the two.
It isn't.
Avery may very well have a mental disorder, but she didn't come up with the idea of demons or possession all by her fucking onesies. Her delusion is of religious origin, and whether or not your reading of demons is allegorical is completely and utterly beside the fucking point. The majority of Americans disagree, which means, ipso facto, there's millions of people out there who would confirm, if not fucking encourage Avery's delusion.
Whether it encouraged Avery's delusion or discouraged her from seeking help, any way you cut it religion has a place in this conversation. If you are being attacked for anything it is because of your nascent denialism of this seemingly obvious fact.