Hey is Sarah Palin the Antichrist?* Deepak Chopra thinks so, but unfortunately he's being figurative about it, instead of literally believing she's a multi-headed beast rising from the ocean with crown perched on each horn, which is a bummer.What about Obama? Is Hillary heralding the coming of the Antichrist? What about Bush?
Truth be told, most crazy Lutheran/Evangelical types think it's the Pope, actually.
More importantly, the folklore about the Antichrist (which diverges from what is literally in the Bible) suggests that not only will no one suspect the Antichrist is the Antichrist, but that the Antichrist will be a powerful politician. Since everyone is looking for a man, no one would expect it to be Palin! It also means that if Palin loses, then it's not her. Right? If she wins, then OMG MAYBE SHE IS. Maybe she has the Elder Wand and the One Ring too!
I will say this, though: Palin equals Bush. That's bad enough. She opposes pro-choice freedom for women, stem cell research, equal rights for gays and lesbians, and lies about her past when politically necessary. She supports teaching creationism alongside evolution, health care that is ruled by the market, and pointless offshore drilling. But, I digress..
People who follow religious folklore into the realm of the absurd are frightening. It's one thing to be full of faith and hope and stuff, dedicating your life to helping others and spreading love. That shit makes sense and you don't even need to be focused on any particular belief system to live that way. Getting hung up on an ancient magic book and the stone age stories in it is something else entirely.
* note: the Antichrist is made up nonsense and is as real as the King of the Nazgul stabbing Frodo on Weathertop.
