Zealot

Value
Common, Total: 20 Points
Description
This character colors everything he sees, hears, and experiences through the lens of his intense religious beliefs. And by everything, we mean everything. He believes that those who follow other faiths are merely ignorant and misguided (at best) or evil and malicious (at worst). Arguing with him about the merits of his faith is useless, since he knows he is right... and since you are arguing with him about God's Own Truth, you are obviously going to hell, so why should he listen to you anyhow? When given the chance, he will try and convince "nonbelievers" to convert to his own view. In short, a person with this Psychological Complication takes their faith to ridiculous, and sometimes even dangerous, extremes. The character is also perfectly capable of performing acts that are in general considered immoral or illegal if those acts further the aims or beliefs of his faith.
Examples from the real world would be Christians who murder doctors and bomb abortion clinics, Muslims who drive fly jetliners into skyscrapers, or Jews who treat Palestinians with the same loving care the Jews themselves were treated by the Germans back during the the '30s and '40s. Zealots see none of these actions as bad, immoral, unjust, or evil, because, after all, they are being done in the name of the Lord.
By definition, this Complication includes Devout; thus, the two should not be taken in combination. This Complication is also known as Religious Fanatic.
See Also
Amoral, Devout, The End Justifies the Means, Must Have the Last Word, Prejudice, Sees the World in Black-and-White, Good-and-Evil Terms, Stubborn, Wants to Be Taken Seriously, Xenophobe
Category:Complications
Category:Psychological Complications
Category:Psychological Complications Y - Z
Category:Compulsions
Category:Obsessions