Evangelicals and fundamentalists put themselves on a pedestal, and I think many accept this without subjecting the idea to critical analysis. I think some accept it without even realizing they've accepted it. Even people who express great frustration and anger will sometimes tip their hats in some way that makes me think they believe these are good, godly people who are only doing what they think is best. But I don't think good, godly people set up multi million dollar machines that can produce hateful propaganda on a daily basis and spread it to millions of people. I think being humble and self-critical and being willing to listen to other viewpoints and being willing to consider things you might not be aware of is part of being a good person. People who think they already have all the answers are dangerous.
I remember watching a Bill Moyers interview of a minister who said that the devil often appears in drag. He didn't mean that literally. He wasn't that kind of minister. And when Moyers asked him to explain, he said that the greatest evil is often perpetrated by people who are cocksure they are right. And fundamentalists are cocksure they are right.
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