It would be dismissed as fake news.. Didn’t their mother Teresa prettymuch denounce their jesus or the god concept in general … yet she’s still headed for sainthood? It’s more what others want to believe than what any one believes..

Nothing seems to deter the duped, held in thrall by the fear of hell.

Think of the alt-right and Trump..he even bragged that he could shoot someone in the street and his followers wouldn't care. He seems right.
Fear and race hatred is an effective control mechanism.

In literalist terms he appears to be. But the public can't see it.