I started a thread on Jack Chick at Puritanboard. Yes, I know he is off-base and I don’t take him seriously. I intended several things to happen from that thread, one of which was to highlight Jesuitism and Conspiracy Theories. When I got back from church, the thread was closed. Not only were some of my comments missing, but those referencing Alvierdo were also missing.
As I tried to make clear–but that comment is now missing–I don’t really care whether Alvierdo was a CIA spy or not. The other information about the Jesuits–claims that Turretin and Hodge were not afraid to advance–is public knowledge. I did some research on Alvierdo and noted that two of his biggest detractors were Rome (no surprise) and Christianity Today (probably no surprise).
I was following that thread and didn’t see the posts you mention. I have more to say about the situation but would rather say it privately.
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Only one of my comments got deleted. SIvel’s comment got deleted, too. No matter. I am going to do a book review on Martin’s The Jesuits that will capture the same point.
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I don’t follow the PB, but would have liked to read your posts. I’m looking forward to the book review; I have a good friend who is into Jesuitism and Conspiracy Theories.
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I used to be hardcore Conspiracy Theorist. I’ve backed off a bit. I know some guys who would see Jews behind every bush; others would see Nazis. Some would even see both! I have some basic theses on conspiracies:
1) Psalm 2 says they exist.
2) I think Jesuits are behind a lot of them.
3) Reliable information is almost impossible to obtain.
4) Yet, the mainstream media is lying to us.
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Can you mention one conspiracy theory that you think has the best evidence behind it? Sort of a C.T. 101 ? I grew up in northern Idaho so I have heard a few of them.
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Wow. The creation of the Federal Reserve. All of its opponents were on the Titanic. That’s one.
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That is very interesting. I had not heard about that. The Captain was a Jesuit. Did the Jesuits have anything to do with the Kennedy brothers?
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Probably, but I doubt it was an entirely Jesuit effort (since various mobs and Congressmen also benefitted from JFK’s death).
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Are you referring to Alberto Rivero or someone else when you mention Alvierdo or is he someone else?
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Yeah, that’s him. I guess I just combined the two names.
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The one about Chick Tracts is still there: http://www.puritanboard.com/f34/accuracy-jack-chick-tracks-83618/
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The thread is there, but not two comments–one by me and one by Ives. No matter. The same material will come up when I write my review of Martin’s The Jesuits.
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