I’d say the answer is conservatism. They would embrace whatever religion is convenient to achieve their goals. Hence Muslim fascist theocracies existing.
I’m not excusing Christianity for 2000 years of atrocities, I’m just not blaming Jesus for it because frankly, the Jesus character in the Bible is fictional whether or not a ‘real’ Jesus existed, so it would be like blaming God. Or Zeus. Or even Huckleberry Finn.
Why are Christian extremists trying to turn my country into a fascist theocracy?
Answer: Jesus
I’d say the answer is conservatism. They would embrace whatever religion is convenient to achieve their goals. Hence Muslim fascist theocracies existing.
I’m not excusing Christianity for 2000 years of atrocities, I’m just not blaming Jesus for it because frankly, the Jesus character in the Bible is fictional whether or not a ‘real’ Jesus existed, so it would be like blaming God. Or Zeus. Or even Huckleberry Finn.