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A brief look at Christianity’s oldest conspiracy theory
Sherry Shriner Claims Most Christians Are Devil-Worshipers (and She May Have a Point)
I’ve had the pleasure of talking to a lot of people about religion lately as I go around hawking Dragged Into the Light.
People want to hear about Orgone, and Chewy Bigfoots, and the alien agenda, but Sherry’s core belief that most of the Bible was written by the Devil himself doesn’t get much traction. I can understand why.
First, there are a lot fewer Christians than we’ve been led to believe. I was speaking with a woman just this week who told me apologetically, that she didn’t know much about the Bible. I didn’t press, but in my experience a lot of people don’t know much about the Bible.
The majority are content to assume their preachers are being honest about its contents, but there are many people who just don’t care about Christianity and want to keep clear of religious discussions.
Second, Sherry Shriner isn’t the first or the only person to claim much of the Bible is attributable to Satan. It’s one of the earliest Christian conspiracy theories, and I’d like to take you through it with a thumbnail sketch of Christianity’s darkest secret.
