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Part Two: The Satanic Panic: America's First QAnon

Behind the Bastards

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D&D: A Fantasy Role Playing Game

Thomas just finished therapy and it's great. A woman named Sue tried to sue TSR over her son's death but failed. Instead, she spread propaganda saying D&D promotes devil worship and suicide. She claimed the game involved demonology, witchcraft, murder, and more. One interesting thing is that not all Christians had negative views of D&D. I found cover art from one of their books and it's wild. One quote from a supposed young fan said playing D&D made them want to escape the world. This was a common view on the Christian right.

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