It seemed that whenever the Rev. Daniel Darling ventured into social media, he saw the same red flags — so he posted a commentary on “Christians and Conspiracy Theories.”
“Because it’s online, doesn’t mean it’s true,” he noted. “Because a story is advanced by someone whose ideology I agree with, doesn’t mean it’s true. ...
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