Tribal dynamics. In order to keep your tribe completely in line, it is necessary to discredit all positions of those in the opposing tribe. One of the methods of doing that is to demonize the members of the opposing tribe, so naturally any views held by them are, of course, evil.
Well said-Tribal dynamics might be okay in Afghanistan or parts of Africa where such things are still part of the political landscape, but they really don’t make a lot of sense here.
Generations of worshipers have "modified" Bazuzu's writings to, in some cases, mean the exact opposite of Bazuzu's explicit instructions.
Anyone wanting to get back to Bazuzu'z original writings is nailed to a pole for the fire ants to eat...
Sound familiar?