Emeraldlady
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As long as there are governments, there will be conspiracy theories against them. That much I know; and even, to some extent, begrudgingly accept. But what has surprised me is the amount of conspiracy theories being spread by fellow Christians. The same friends who decry the media for “fake news” are the ones sharing these off-the-wall theories about who started the pandemic and why.
I have no idea why, but suddenly Bill Gates has turned from Microsoft geek to harbinger of apocalyptic doom. Also, this virus is a lie, the bodies are fake, and hospitals are covering it all up (to name a few of the more scandalous theories that come across my feed).
They say dead men tell no tales, but the massive increase in funerals form a chorus of the dead crying out: “This virus is real; we are not fake.”
If Christ has called us to be both wise and innocent, then why am I witnessing so many of my fellow Christians sharing such conspiratorial, unproven, unverified (and unverifiable), drivel? I use harsh words because we Christians should be about sharing truth, not spreading gossip and lies.
Sharing conspiracy theories as truth breaks both Christ’s call to be wise as serpents, and to be innocent as doves.
We are called to be wise. The Bereans were commended in the book of Acts because they didn’t take what Paul said at face value; they went home and compared what he said with what Scripture said. Our Christian witness to the world is damaged when people see us sharing in sincerity conspiracy theories easily disproven with truth and common sense. Gullible naiveté is not befitting attire for someone who has “the mind of Christ.”
I agree with this author. Christians have traditionally not fallen for conspiracy theories because of our faith in God the Father, the promises of the Son and the assistance of the Holy Spirit which frees us to live in hope and charity regardless of the world around us.
I have watched lots of online Masses and listened to all the homilies which without exception behoove us to live in hope and faith in divine providence. Catholics must start to really listen to these homilies when they are being tempted to indulge conspiracy theories.