Left Behind

[farla]

I've gotten up to Book Six of the Left Behind series, but I'm not sure how much more I can stomach. Around book four the whole series took a sharp turn into abusive misogyny - not just treating the women as children but belittling them each and every time they open their mouths. The liberal strawman thing it has going on is annoying. This is outright disturbing.

Their treatment of Hattie has the most horrifying tinge of realism to it. They kidnap her and tell her they love her all the time, but won't let her leave and stop her when she tries to escape. Because they love her, just like God does.

And I keep thinking back on this one exchange, set while the unbelievers are being tortured by the stings of demon insects:

"I'll be praying for you."
"You'll be wasting time."
"Never. I love you, Chaim. We all do. God most of all."
"If God loved me, he would let me die."
"Not until you belong to him."

Comments

[purplekitte.livejournal.com]

wl9uiwfieohfeiho;w *inarticulate noise of face hitting computer*

[purplekitte.livejournal.com]

Slightly more articulately what I meant to say was I can't believe there are people out there who write that stuff and even more people who believe it and that just makes me want to kill myself. Actually, it makes me not want to think about it, but damn it that would be wrong because thinking is weapon is our one weapon against those people.