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Conspiracy Theories in The Church Today

By Filings on Tue, 05/23/23
Christian Living
Conspiracy Theories
Christian Mind
Clear Thinking

“Conspiracy theories require the involvement of huge numbers of well-informed and ordinarily altruistic guilds (e.g., law enforcement, medical professionals, the clergy, etc.) who secretly and completely betray their ideals en masse in order to support the conspiracy.” - Snoeberger

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Aaron Blumer

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Tue, 05/23/23

Excellent article, originally from Frontline (FBFI).

Read it. Spread it around.

In the conclusion…

The public discourse of our day is trending toward mutually destructive conspiracy theories. And the result is a breakdown of discourse and uptick in distrust, division, tension, and even violence. It matters not who is to blame for starting the problem. It simply falls to us as Christians to do our duty, before God and in light of the Christian Scriptures, to “pursue peace with all men…

Views expressed are always my own and not my employer's, my church's, my family's, my neighbors', or my pets'. The house plants have authorized me to speak for them, however, and they always agree with me.

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