{"id":91771,"date":"2020-04-16T09:00:17","date_gmt":"2020-04-16T13:00:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kendallharmon.net\/?p=91771"},"modified":"2020-04-16T17:55:52","modified_gmt":"2020-04-16T21:55:52","slug":"cts-the-exchange-on-christians-spreading-corona-conspiracies-gullibility-is-not-a-spiritual-gift","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kendallharmon.net\/?p=91771","title":{"rendered":"(CT’s The Exchange) On Christians Spreading Corona Conspiracies: Gullibility is not a Spiritual Gift"},"content":{"rendered":"

Sadly, Christians seem to be disproportionately fooled by conspiracy theories<\/a>. I\u2019ve also said before that when Christians spread lies, they need to repent of those lies. Sharing fake news makes us look foolish and harms our witness.<\/a><\/p>\n

We saw this in the last election when some of the troll factories focused on conservative, evangelical Christians. Here we go again.<\/p>\n

What now?<\/p>\n

First, we need to speak up\u2014 particularly to those fooled yet again\u2014 and lovingly say, “You need to go to trusted sources.” Social media news feeds are not a trusted source. That’s why we created coronavirusandthechurch.com<\/a>, to provide credible information for pastors. But, there are plenty of credible news sources\u2014 generally from outlets that do not have a track record of conspiracy peddling.<\/p>\n

Second, God has not called us to be easily fooled. Gullibility is not a Christian virtue. Believing and sharing conspiracies does not honor the Lord. It may make you feel better, like you are in the know, but it can end up harming others and it can hurt your witness.<\/p>\n

Read it all<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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I\u2019ve said before that when Christians spread lies, they need to repent of those lies. Sharing fake news makes us look stupid and harms our witness. Now we are seeing it again with Christians spreading coronavirus conspiracies. https:\/\/t.co\/R7UyKNCfAf<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Ed Stetzer (@edstetzer) April 15, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n