i watched a music reaction video by this devout christian couple, like real believers, not just political hacks. they would listen to heavy metal songs and talk about the themes especially if there are religious themes.

the dude had an interesting past and apparently met some muslims and got to know about their faith so he would pretty regularly use the phrases “inshallah” and “mashallah” iirc as he knew what they meant and didn’t think it went against his faith to say them.

exposure is the best antidote to prejudice, and just like you he was exposed to real people which didn’t prevented him from getting fooled by the distorted depictions in media.

Vin and Sori if anyone’s wondering.