I think it's interesting now, because, especially with trips to Mars and science becoming so involved, in some ways it's poised to disprove, finally, the existence of God. I've tried to debate with Christians, and I'm tired of it at this point, because they always like to fall back on the idea that it says so in the Bible, and that's their only defence. So I'd much rather speak to someone who has a fresh mind. The younger you are, the more you hold on to what I try and hold on to, which is really magic, which is the idea that if you believe in something, if you have a dream, it can come true. What kids don't realise growing up is that people don't really care whether they're Republican or Democrat, they don't care if they're Christian of Satanist, they only care about making money.
People just end up being played as part of that.
That's fine with me. That's what America is. I'm not saying I hate it, I'm just trying to show people what it is. The ultimate paradox is that locked into the freakish figure of Marilyn Manson, the vivid green blusher, the scars visible just beneath his vest, the insubstantial yet towering presence, isn't just an exemplary Christian, but an exemplary American too. No wonder he's the devil made flesh.