The Far Cry 5 "Controversy"

Repeated though it may be, I'm a firm believer in the Far Cry formula. Far Cry 3 was the runner up for my Game of the Year award in 2012. Far Cry 4 was enjoyable as well, and it made the Game of the Year list (albeit a little further down) in 2014. Far Cry: Primal didn't even make the list, but I still enjoyed it more than a lot of people. I went into the trailer for Far Cry 5 not entirely knowing what to expect, but not feeling optimistic. Even now I'm still not sure how a Far Cry game could work in the modern American countryside, but having now seen the trailer, I'm a little more at ease.
I appear to be in the minority, however.
Look, before the trailer came out, I saw the artwork with the guy with the word "sinner" carved into his back, and I rolled my eyes and prepared myself for yet another "the bad guy is a religious fanatic" game. If you haven't seen the trailer, I can understand why you might get the wrong impression. However, now that the trailer is out, you no longer have any excuse to be offended. I say this as a Christian: there is literally no reason for a single person in the world to be offended by this game.
Maybe my stance on this issue was made clear by the quotes around "controversy" in the title of this article, but I'll say it again: There is nothing controversial at all about this concept, and that's something that people on both sides are getting wrong in this discussion.
I've seen the word "Christian" thrown around a lot here: The snowflakes who are offended by Far Cry 5 say its "anti-Christian" because "the villains are Christians." The folks on the other side also refer to the fact that "the villains are Christians." The problem here is that the villains ARENT Christians! They don't even claim to be! In the trailer, the villains can be heard quietly saying something to the effect of "Have you heard the word of Joseph?" under the voiceover. The main villain (presumably Joseph) appears to be posing as a God figure himself, and the entire religion appears to revolve around the main villain and his word. He calls himself the father, and says that all people are his children. Not only that, but the trailer shows some of these fanatics attacking churchgoers, and one of the heroes of this game is a priest!
Tell me: where exactly are these Christian villains? If anything, this trailer shows traditional Christians and people whose religions are unknown at the moment being attacked equally by these fanatics. The impression that I got was that this story is going to be about people of all different creeds coming together to drive a delusional maniac claiming to be a God out of their county.
So, to the Christians still offended by this game idea, let me ask you something: Are you telling me that if some jerk came into your town, claimed he had godlike authority, attacked your church, and started killing your family one-by-one, that he wouldn't be the villain in your eyes?
This may very well be the shortest, most disjointed thing I've ever written, but I saw the backlash after the trailer came out and felt that I had to say something.
So, people, please stop adding to this country's disgusting collective persecution complex. Stop wanting to be offended and watch the trailer and give it some thought.
And people on the "I support this game" side of the issue, you're not helping the situation. You're spreading misinformation and laying the groundwork for the people on the other side to continue to be on the defensive. Maybe you don't feel like you're responsible at all, but when Fox News starts calling for a boycott on this game, it'll be your memes and tweets that they reference.
Instead, how about all of us that support this game start spreading the message I've written here today? Instead of using memes and snarky comments that perpetuate falsehoods to ridicule those on the other side, how about we tell them what this concept really is and try to get them to see what they personally can get out of it? This whole situation is like a game of telephone, and the garbled message at the end is what's being passed around right now, but it doesn't have to be. Earlier I said nobody has an excuse to be offended by this game, and now I'd like to say that, now that you know the truth about the concept, you no longer have any excuse to spread misinformation.
Far Cry 5 comes out early next year, and I for one will be purchasing it the first chance I get.