The real problem, is not conspiracy theories. The real problem are untaught church goers who think nothing of going all week without prayer and without even just reading scripture. Fine for you to call yourself a minister and say you are empowered by the Holy Spirit, but take a look at how you have addressed some people in this thread, telling them they need help etc.
Frankly I would not cross the street to listen to or put much value on someone who basically bounces off someone else's blog and then tries to make it their own by saying they are going to make copies and hand them out at church.
There will always be outrageous conspiracy theories and many of them can be found right in church and have their origins there as well.
I would be far far more concerned with making sure people have a personal walk with Christ, are filled with the Holy Spirit as per scripture and understand that things are not going to get better, but we must have the mind of Christ and understand the schemes of the devil (which it seems Christians once did as per scripture) and understand what it means to put on the armor of God.
Otherwise, the flesh is going to get all worked up as per this thread and your difficulty in speaking to people as if they actually had a brain instead of poo pooing everyone who questioned you.
Here are some of the things you said to people who thought your op was overblown:
Conspiracy theories make us feel special, This was a very seductive hook. And it’s one of the reasons conspiracy theories are more likely to
spread among people with lower levels of education.
Conspiracy theories also appeal to
a strong streak of narcissism
What you just did is an insidious bit of circular logic that not only creates
a criticism-proof belief system, but it also makes
a twisted sort of sense. And a twisted sort of sense is the hook that keeps people
Trolls are mentally ill because they find pleasure in pushing peoples buttons. This is not a normal kind of physical lust it is a mental addiction. A sin and yet also a mental illness both.
This one ^^^^, in particular, stands out. You are obviously not qualified to assess people's mental health and this broad brush you wish to apply to trolls, while their behavior is not helpful, is simply your own opinion. Some very good people get into trollish behavior at times because of what other people say that really ticks them off. They are not twisted, nor lusting with mental illness problems etc. Your rhetoric is not going to help anyone and if I were the Pastor of your church, I would ask you not to hand out your little article to everyone because you are going to stick your nose in the Pastor's business. Then again, this is the type of thing that the elders and deacons with the Pastor should take in hand.
And you have made a number of ad hominum posts here but I don't think you even see it in your haste to get your point across
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