I have a lot of personal issues with Christianity. I am trying to get through watching Wendigoon (a christian) interview Airdorf (also a christian) about the FAITH games.
Airdorf has said that the FAITH games were inspired by the conspiracies and paranoia of the Satanic Panic era. Airdorf himself talks like the panic was ... bad? Misguided, at least.
But FAITH is expressly in a world where those conspiracy theories are correct, where Satan really is ready to scoop up children and possession gives horrible powers to people. The hero of the story is a shotgun-toting priest who CAN repel monsters with his cross, and it is only actual Christian faith that wins the day.
Given that we are currently in another Satanic Panic, is this not... harmful? Is it not reifying the 'silly' non-existent threat presented by the Satanic Panic? Was the real lesson of that era not that isolated Christians can become dangerous people when influenced by unethical religious leaders?
It makes me really uneasy. I know I'm more anti-christian than most people addressing this but the Satanic Panic wasn't just fun horror ideas, it HURT PEOPLE and ruined careers. There's no acknowledgment of that. It's like Airdorf doesn't know, or doesn't care that his inspiration hurt people in ways not featured in his game.
I dunno. It's troubling.
I need y'all to understand that the tweet he replied to—TODAY—was from a month ago. Mans had to do some real scrolling