Wow. How did you manage to get out from under that? How does anyone? Thank god there are some smart people who can see through their brainwashing, but it seems they are few and far between and that it takes a long time, particularly for women, who are trained to follow instead of lead, which has to hamper their ability to think new thoughts of their own, right? When did it first dawn on you that it was all a crock of shit? These communities were easier to ignore when they didn't have the power of the Republican party behind them, turning the U.S. into a repressive, theocratic state.