The Nightmare of Christianity: How Religious Indoctrination Led to Murder

The authoritarian culture of the Christian right pushed a deeply disturbed young man named Matthew Murray over the edge.

Murray's parents were not neglectful of their son, nor were they intentionally abusive. By all accounts, they raised him in faithful accordance with the teachings of the Christian right's leading self-help gurus. In their cloistered world, where home-schooling is viewed as an ideal alternative to "government schools," and where the rod is rarely spared, they were model parents. Murray's killing spree thus reflected less on his parents than on the ... Full Story »

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Dwight Rousu
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by Dwight Rousu - Sep. 15, 2009

The story of Matthew Murray and his dehumanized upbringing in an environment of religious addiction makes interesting reading.

That these extreme right purveyors of religiosity have so much influence on a political party is disturbing.

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