LOOK IN THEIR EYES: and tell them it’s fake
New rumors are now circulating that Gaza is just a performance—nothing more than a stage where blood is artificial and suffering is a calculated form of gaslighting designed to shame Israel. They’ve even coined a name for it: GAZAWOOD, a website dedicated to exposing what they claim is Palestinian propaganda, likening real anguish to film production. May God help us if we ever reduce genuine suffering to political strategy.
WEAPONIZING DOUBT: the toxic practice of truth inversion
When we talk about “fake news,” we usually refer to false or made-up news presented as truth. But an even more corrosive tactic is the opposite: presenting truth as “fake news.” That reversal doesn’t just deceive—it undermines the very idea that some things are knowable, trustworthy, or truthful. Once truth itself is treated as suspect, every story, report or expert analysis becomes fair game for dismissal. It places every heartache, hunger, and killing in Gaza under suspicion. It corrodes compassion and is simply evil.
THE BACONIAN FALLACY OF GAZA: and the death of human compassion
Satan loves to destroy a heart of compassion by “inoculating” us with just enough of the truth that we become immune to the Father of ALL compassion (2 Corinthians 1:3). We get so caught up in the KNOWN KNOWNS, the facts and figures that we research so diligently and hold on to so tightly, that we lose sight of the way that the KNOWN KNOWN Redeemer has shown us.
A CHRISTIAN RESPONSE TO MESSAGES OF SUSPICION
A number of messages are currently circulating on social media that are not only completely false but are deliberate attempts to rob the Church of her role as peacemaker and the bearer of Good News. What is even more disconcerting is the eagerness with which these messages are forwarded and passed on to fellow believers. So, how do we respond?