Hey lady!

Ya, the main character of that book is a serious psychopath. I don't understand how an honest person can read any of it, and not
You should hear the stories my ex used to tell about the fire and brimstone chrches she was raised in .... her parents did everything from burning books, to banishing images of owls and snakes in their home....this was hardcore, ridiculous paranoia. But I also saw a more urbane version in my classmates. At the end of the day, these kids enjoyed a healthy fear of being punished in the afterlife for things they might do wrong in this life. And my Catholic relatives can tell you story after story of fear being used in their educational process...

It's just a simple fact.

The Bible is a virus.