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Atheists & Agnostics

AlbertCat

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9. Because....

Reply to HAB911 (Original post)

Wed Oct 19, 2016, 10:03 PM

Oct 2016

Horror and Christianity go together?

Besides, religionists will obviously believe anything....

Guilt and punishment is a Christian turn on.

Plus, reincarnation doesn't lend itself to ghosts and ghouls.

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Why Are So Many Horror Films Christian Propaganda? [View all] HAB911 Oct 2016 OP

Propaganda? I guess, kinda. trotsky Oct 2016 #1

I think maybe it becomes propaganda HAB911 Oct 2016 #2

Yeah and it certainly doesn't help that the largest Christian sect on the planet... trotsky Oct 2016 #3

bingo! Duppers Oct 2016 #5

Yeah, I tend to agree. MindPilot Oct 2016 #7

I thought the original Wicker Man was anything but an ad for Christianity. Warren DeMontague Oct 2016 #4

Christian dogma lends itself easily to apocalyptic battles between good and evil. Nitram Oct 2016 #6

people believe what they want edhopper Oct 2016 #8

Because.... AlbertCat Oct 2016 #9

'Cus monsters is from the DEVIL!!! Iggo Oct 2016 #10

Christianity has given us some entertaining fiction. deucemagnet Oct 2016 #11

Possession movies are obviously borrowing from the Bible. ZombieHorde Oct 2016 #12