Conspiracy theories, for the most part, have resided on the fringes of society. But in the past two years they have migrated front and center, making headlines and, for some, raising grave concerns. Alarmingly, Christians are caught up in all of this, many times not knowing exactly what to believe as truth. Christians have always understood that there is a reality beyond the present physical one we inhabit on a daily basis, but what happens when this kind of thinking is taken to places it was never meant to go? In an age when virtually limitless information is available at one’s fingertips, is the truth being overwhelmed by competing voices? What exactly is a conspiracy theory? Should conspiracy theories be discounted wholesale, or should they be considered plausible at some level? Are Christians particularly susceptible to conspiracy theories? If so, why? All that and more on this edition of Questions From The Pew.

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Half of U.S. Protestant Pastors Hear Conspiracy Theories in Their Churches - Lifeway Research

“Conspiracy Theories and the Paranoid Style(s) of Mass Opinion” - J. Eric Oliver and Thomas J. Wood

What do we know about conspiracy theories? - American Psychological Association

Christians, Conspiracy Theories, and Credibility: Why Our Words Today Matter for Eternity - Lifeway Research

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