The latest installment in the X-Men franchise stirs the water of blasphemy by claiming Jesus was the original mutant—and that the Son of God is one in the same with other major religious figures. “I’ve been called many things over many lifetimes,” says the titular character known as Apocalypse. “Ra, Krishna, Yahweh.”

The fictional story follows the omnipotent En Sabah Nur, later known as Apocalypse, who terrorizes the globe for centuries with his four horsemen. “You are all my children, and you’re lost because you follow blind leaders, but I am here now. I’m here for you,” Apocalypse says. Sound familiar? That’s not the only rip-off from the Bible. READ MORE


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