I recently came across a brutal review from a devoted Christian on goodreads of a novel called Insane Entities, he called it blasphemous and asked for it to be removed. The novel takes religious concepts and twists them into something… unsettling. It got me thinking—why do people react so strongly when a book dares to reinterpret sacred ideas?
One scene in the book hit me particularly hard: a character with three eyes, one weeping while the other two smile as he knots a corpse like a bag. It’s gruesome, sure, but the hidden symbolism makes it even darker—it reflects the Christian Trinity, with Jesus suffering while the Father and Holy Spirit remain distant. It’s a powerful and eerie take on an old concept.
It seems like books that tackle religious themes in unconventional ways always get the harshest criticism. Do you think that’s because people fear reinterpretation, or is it just resistance to any challenge of belief?
Just go read the 1 star reviews of the game Cult of the Lamb on Google. More than half of them are pearl clutching christians being completely shocked by the thematic. They see it as part of an agenda to promote satanism to kids instead of just being a game with a silly premise.
It’s interesting how deeply ingrained some beliefs are, to the point where even something as harmless as a game can spark accusations of promoting satanism. The real issue, though, isn’t just the perception of a game but the way religious teachings often shape children’s worldviews from such a young age. Take things like forcing kids to wear hijabs or pushing them into child marriages—they’re not just about faith; they’re about control and limiting autonomy.
Even the constant bombardment of fairy tale-like stories in religious settings can harm a child’s development. It stifles critical thinking and encourages the acceptance of the fantastical over rational, evidence-based understanding. The fact that something as benign as a game can be viewed as a threat shows how deep the fear of challenging these narratives goes. It’s a reminder that the real damage is often done when kids are taught to accept things without question, simply because it’s “part of the tradition.”