What a terrifying response, Tony! And I agree. I'M Catholic, however, I couldn't call myself strict because I'm not against abortion for everyone and do believe in the death penalty for some, etc etc (a career in Law Enforcement and seeing the horrors of society affected my reasoning). I have seen what you describe as the good vs evil battle, rather than facts, prevailing more and more in today's society. And Stephen King's "The Dead Zone," what an amazing example! I'd never considered that. Most cult members (some would include religions) DON'T believe what they're doing is crazy or wrong, even though the general public can't believe members could find it anything BUT crazy! Just as you mentioned Sherry Shriner's cult. How could anyone believe such nonsense?! But reading your example, and thinking about Stephen King's book, it terrified me! They find it perfectly reasonable.
What a terrifying response, Tony! And I agree. I'M Catholic, however, I couldn't call myself strict because I'm not against abortion for everyone and do believe in the death penalty for some, etc etc (a career in Law Enforcement and seeing the horrors of society affected my reasoning). I have seen what you describe as the good vs evil battle, rather than facts, prevailing more and more in today's society. And Stephen King's "The Dead Zone," what an amazing example! I'd never considered that. Most cult members (some would include religions) DON'T believe what they're doing is crazy or wrong, even though the general public can't believe members could find it anything BUT crazy! Just as you mentioned Sherry Shriner's cult. How could anyone believe such nonsense?! But reading your example, and thinking about Stephen King's book, it terrified me! They find it perfectly reasonable.