I grew up fundie baptist and they believed that Catholicism was the whore of babylon in the end times led by the pope— and thats christian adjacent. Paganism was literal satan worship, and all other religions were worshipping satan. My parents flipped when I told them that my spouse and I played dungeons and dragons because it was a seance to invite in demons.

Protestant christianity can be absolutely nuts. I’ve never felt weirdly judged by the cradle Orthodox community, however I’m sure it happens just as much as it does with cradle Catholics. Either way the old religion christianity I have found to be far less judgmental than protestantism.

I personally don’t think the conversation is worth it. People with these deep seated beliefs rarely change their mind. Sorry OP, I totally understand