The Pastor launched into a rant about why his view was correct, and other Churches and Christians were wrong. I had never heard of the particular argument he used, but it captured my attention and sent me searching.

Thankfully, living in the year 2024, it is easy for me to Google search and find articles of all types about the topic. There were those who supported what he was saying and those who were adamantly opposed. Within an hour, I had read numerous pages of material and was able to get to the heart of the matter.

Then, I was able to assess all sides of the argument and reach a logical, well-thought-through understanding.

What I could quickly gather was that this Pastor had heard this one argument and then never researched the conclusion. His statements were made without context and understanding of the bigger situation. He clearly had not read any arguments contrary to his conclusion for equal understanding.

So, this post is a simple plea. If you are going to develop convictions about meaningful issues, please spend some time doing your research. Today, there is no excuse for distributing misinformation unless you are only looking for arguments that support an already formulated conclusion. In that case, it is not a fact; it is an opinion.