Religion is and always had been a tool for those in power or seeking power.

Religion is and always had been a tool for those in power or seeking power. Nothing has changed since Man created the first gods until now. The irony here is the "alt-right" is mustering behind a religion that worships a Middle Eastern god to advance it's own fear of people who worship the very same Middle Eastern god.
https://www.google.com/amp/amp.timeinc.net/time/4915161/charlottesville-alt-right-alt-christianity