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    Originally posted by seanD View Post
    I don't understand the correlation. How do you go from conspiracy theories about C-19 to the resurrection?
    "X is that person who is making weird claims about how 5G towers spread coronavirus. Now they're posting their supposed "evidence" for Jesus... probably more of that wacky nonsense. They seem to believe anything."
    "I am not angered that the Moral Majority boys campaign against abortion. I am angry when the same men who say, "Save OUR children" bellow "Build more and bigger bombers." That's right! Blast the children in other nations into eternity, or limbless misery as they lay crippled from "OUR" bombers! This does not jell." - Leonard Ravenhill

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    Originally posted by KingsGambit
    The article seems to promote the idea that you can call something a conspiracy so there is no reason to investigate that claim. It is easy to call all debate issues as conspiracy. Anything that is not in the predominant story then is put aside with a trigger word instead of logic. I don't see where Stetzer has investigated the debate to see if the predominant story is correct.

    We already see that the there was no way that a million people ever were going to die in the states. People would be dying in thousands in their homes, having been infected and bearing the results. So we see the predominant story has been incorrect. Then the governors acted in supposed panic to fix things -- but they will end up causing more deaths through the economic effects on society. Are we not supposed to question this or question their motives? Are we not to question their motives when government leaders are constantly using this disaster to speak against Trump while these fools are promoting socialist change? I don't find Stetzer offering any wisdom here.

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    • #3
      Originally posted by mikewhitney View Post
      The article seems to promote the idea that you can call something a conspiracy so there is no reason to investigate that claim. It is easy to call all debate issues as conspiracy. Anything that is not in the predominant story then is put aside with a trigger word instead of logic. I don't see where Stetzer has investigated the debate to see if the predominant story is correct.

      We already see that the there was no way that a million people ever were going to die in the states. People would be dying in thousands in their homes, having been infected and bearing the results. So we see the predominant story has been incorrect. Then the governors acted in supposed panic to fix things -- but they will end up causing more deaths through the economic effects on society. Are we not supposed to question this or question their motives? Are we not to question their motives when government leaders are constantly using this disaster to speak against Trump while these fools are promoting socialist change? I don't find Stetzer offering any wisdom here.
      The gospel of Jesus Christ is of infinitely more importance than any individual political issue. All Christians are public spokespersons for Christ whether they like it or not, so there is certainly wisdom in taking the time to research whether what information one promotes on other issues is accurate or well supported rather than throwing it out there.

      I know one guy who likes to post evidence for Christianity on Facebook, and he also has been posting that nonsense about Hillary Clinton molesting children in the basement of a pizza parlor (using such arguments such as that one person's last name translates to something similar to "children" in another language). If I weren't a Christian, I wouldn't pay attention to anything he said about Jesus either.
      "I am not angered that the Moral Majority boys campaign against abortion. I am angry when the same men who say, "Save OUR children" bellow "Build more and bigger bombers." That's right! Blast the children in other nations into eternity, or limbless misery as they lay crippled from "OUR" bombers! This does not jell." - Leonard Ravenhill

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      • #4
        Originally posted by KingsGambit View Post
        The gospel of Jesus Christ is of infinitely more importance than any individual political issue. All Christians are public spokespersons for Christ whether they like it or not, so there is certainly wisdom in taking the time to research whether what information one promotes on other issues is accurate or well supported rather than throwing it out there.

        I know one guy who likes to post evidence for Christianity on Facebook, and he also has been posting that nonsense about Hillary Clinton molesting children in the basement of a pizza parlor (using such arguments such as that one person's last name translates to something similar to "children" in another language). If I weren't a Christian, I wouldn't pay attention to anything he said about Jesus either.
        I have noted my reluctance to bring up certain debates into tweb, but I felt there are important facts and evidence we need to know which are not being promoted by the MSM. I felt it would be negligent of my duty to let media panic predominate without some debate. (If no one checks further into the details, that is not in my ability to change that.) The choice made was with strong concern about the effect on my reputation. I wished to preserve my reputation for important findings I have concerning our understanding of Romans and Galatians. (The findings are about the context and flow of the letters.) It is these topics where Christians can at least debate whether these findings overcome many of the difficulties encountered in these letters.

        The other choice then is to let people suffer needlesly so umm that I can preserve my Christian reputation.

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        • #5
          Originally posted by mikewhitney View Post
          I have noted my reluctance to bring up certain debates into tweb, but I felt there are important facts and evidence we need to know which are not being promoted by the MSM. I felt it would be negligent of my duty to let media panic predominate without some debate. (If no one checks further into the details, that is not in my ability to change that.) The choice made was with strong concern about the effect on my reputation. I wished to preserve my reputation for important findings I have concerning our understanding of Romans and Galatians. (The findings are about the context and flow of the letters.) It is these topics where Christians can at least debate whether these findings overcome many of the difficulties encountered in these letters.

          The other choice then is to let people suffer needlesly so umm that I can preserve my Christian reputation.
          Well you ARE from California, so...

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          • #6
            Originally posted by Sparko View Post
            Well you ARE from California, so...
            I know. People in fly-over states see that as a big reputation obstacle (and many cities in California would see Christianity as total destruction of my reputation).

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            • #7
              Originally posted by mikewhitney View Post
              The article seems to promote the idea that you can call something a conspiracy so there is no reason to investigate that claim. It is easy to call all debate issues as conspiracy. Anything that is not in the predominant story then is put aside with a trigger word instead of logic.
              'Conspiracy theory' is just a label for well-trained parrots. Lab-leaked virus was a conspiracy theory in January but now rehabilitated because Pompeo is supporting it?
              Remember that you are dust and to dust you shall return.

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              • #8
                Originally posted by KingsGambit View Post
                If I weren't a Christian, I wouldn't pay attention to anything he said about Jesus either.
                You really are well-trained.

                Paul is clear that the gospel is madness by the standards this world. Those who want to appear '''''''''''reasonable'''''''''''''' by worldly standards, why should any one care?
                Remember that you are dust and to dust you shall return.

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                • #9
                  Originally posted by demi-conservative View Post
                  'Conspiracy theory' is just a label for well-trained parrots. Lab-leaked virus was a conspiracy theory in January but now rehabilitated because Pompeo is supporting it?
                  Indeed. This is a perverse generation of manipulators -- who speak lies and expect the world to go in a panic or who reject other conspiracy theories while purporting their own.

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                  • #10
                    Originally posted by mikewhitney View Post
                    Indeed. This is a perverse generation of manipulators -- who speak lies and expect the world to go in a panic or who reject other conspiracy theories while purporting their own.
                    Perverse generation aside, the issue here is Christians like KingsGambit who want to be respectable by the world's standards, then criticise other Christians for not being '''''''''respectable'''''' and promoting 'crazy theories'.
                    Remember that you are dust and to dust you shall return.

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                    • #11
                      Originally posted by demi-conservative View Post
                      Perverse generation aside, the issue here is Christians like KingsGambit who want to be respectable by the world's standards, then criticise other Christians for not being '''''''''respectable'''''' and promoting 'crazy theories'.
                      In what way does it help for Christians to participate in nonsense like the "5G causes Corona" nonsense?

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                      • #12
                        Originally posted by demi-conservative View Post
                        Perverse generation aside, the issue here is Christians like KingsGambit who want to be respectable by the world's standards, then criticise other Christians for not being '''''''''respectable'''''' and promoting 'crazy theories'.
                        ... I'm sorry, but I must have missed the memo where, "The message of the Gospel is foolishness to those who are perishing," was carte blanche to embrace every nutjob theory in existence. Must have been somewhere in the apocryphal book of 2 Opinions.
                        Have You Touched Grass Today? If Not, Please Do.

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                        • #13
                          I find this video helpful when dealing with Conspiracies from a Christian viewpoint. The late Dr. Robert Morey gives some good insights

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                          • #14
                            Robert Morey... the guy who suggested nuking Mecca, right?

                            Shortly before he died, he showed up in one of my online theology Facebook groups, using profanity and making physical threats against people he disagreed with (then he actually said he wanted to show up at a theology conference to "rumble"). We had to kick him out.
                            Last edited by KingsGambit; 05-29-2020, 02:09 PM.
                            "I am not angered that the Moral Majority boys campaign against abortion. I am angry when the same men who say, "Save OUR children" bellow "Build more and bigger bombers." That's right! Blast the children in other nations into eternity, or limbless misery as they lay crippled from "OUR" bombers! This does not jell." - Leonard Ravenhill

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                            • #15
                              If we believe the bible, that everyone's heart is bent towards wickedness, that would be proof in and of itself that conspiracies exist? I typically use that as the framework. IOW, the erroneous idea that humans wouldn't conspire to perform a heinous act (no matter how heinous it is against other human beings) because of morality pretty much goes out the window based on scripture. And it's logical to assume that wealthy and powerful folks are no less immoral than poor less powerful folks. And the more wealth and power behind the conspiracy, the bigger the conspiracy probably is. Now all that is needed is actual proof for the conspiracy, which is the difficult part, since present conspiracies are... well... kept secret (until they're exposed later when the conspiracy has already been orchestrated and the perps are usually dead).

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