Glass houses

Every time a school shooting takes place in the United States, such as the recent one in Florida, internet conspiracy theorists spread allegations that they are false flag events. Put simply, secret elites stage these incidents to create a pretext to confiscate the firearms of law abiding citizens. I was one of several Christians discussing these conspiracy theories with Internet atheists on social media the other day. They claimed that religious people are more susceptible to conspiracy theories than atheists.

Several Christians made it clear to them that were were appalled that other Christians were peddling this stuff. It makes all of us look bad. On the other hand, some atheists are no better. For example, I have met atheists who were adamant that The Davinci Code, or rather, its premise that its author allegedly plagiarized, was completely factual. The Zeitgeist documentary offers a revisionist take on the origins of Christianity that doesn't stand up to historical scrutiny. The Jesus mythicist movement that has emerged in recent years is also based on a conspiracy theory.

If people attempt to use social media to make all Christians look bad, or deliberately distort or misrepresent their beliefs, sometimes they need to be corrected. I will do my part to correct them.