It’s Okay to Lie & Hate Anonymously When You’re Trolling for Jesus
Updated on October 16, 2024
Published: March 17, 2024
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Vincent Triola
What is a Christian Troll?
You just wrote a masterpiece supported by reason and fact when suddenly, a
two-sentence, critical-thought-lacking, irrelevant comment appears, dismissing
the entire article. You laugh, “No one would take such a mindless rebuttal
seriously.”
To your shock, others praise the commenter for possessing sharp rhetoric and
logic, as if you were the illiterate.
If you’ve ever spent some time online, you’ve probably encountered an internet
troll. An internet troll makes inflammatory, rude, or upsetting statements
online to elicit strong emotional responses in people or steer the
conversation off-topic. They do this for amusement or sometimes to push a
specific agenda. Trolls appear on many online platforms, such as forums,
social media, comment sections, and even online games. Traditional internet
troll behavior typically manifests in bully, antagonizing, and strategies
meant to make you lose composure in front of others, thereby reducing your
credibility. He is stirring up trouble, sometimes with an agenda, but more
often than not, he is just an asshole. One of the worst forms of internet
trolls is the Christian troll, whose aim is to rally and maintain the
Christian herd.
How to Identify a Christian Troll
It can be hard to differentiate between a troll and someone with a different
opinion. Even more difficult is differentiating the Christian troll from other
trolls. However, articles and social media comments reveal Christian trolling,
most notably on free-to-use sites.
Irrelevant Comments
Christian trolls post irrelevant or off-topic comments typically to draw
attention to some Christian value, like hating some group or anything
politically conservative. You might see a comment on a video about a
conspiracy so stupid only a Christian would believe it, saying, “That’s it!
I’m done with anti-Jesus Katy Perry!”
Much like other trolls, Christians use personal attacks, insults,
name-calling, or profanity to provoke others, but more often, they utilize
passive-aggressive behaviors. They make exaggerated or false claims or use
logical fallacies or strawman arguments to misrepresent others’ views and
promote the Christian worldview of lies.
They refuse to back up their statements with evidence or ignore or dismiss
anything contradicting them. Christian trolls repeat the same points over and
over again or change the subject when challenged because they have no
substantive point and have no interest in constructive or respectful dialogue
unless it serves their purpose.
Christian Troll Intent
The best troll identifier is intent. The Christian troll isn’t attacking you
but instead speaking to the masses of Christians lacking critical thought,
objectivity, and rationality. With just a sentence or two, this troll can
corral the herds of thoughtless believers with “gentle” reminders not to stray
too far from the adage-infused, black-and-white, Christian groupthink.
Recognizing Internet Troll Strategies
Internet trolls use various strategies to wrangle Christian lemmings to
disrupt online communities or influence public opinion. Common troll
strategies include:
You don’t look like a happy person in that photo. What’s up with that, dude?
You claim to be free of “spiritual lies” and yet haven’t found much joy?
Maybe you need to be quiet for a moment and see what you’ve sought in life
and how fulfilling it is.Paul Edward Faulk
Christian Concern trolling: This is when trolls pretend to be concerned about an issue or a
person but have a hidden agenda or ulterior motive. For example, they may
express fake sympathy for a victim of abuse while subtly blaming them for
their situation. On the article “Why
Calling Christians Liars is Not Hate Speech,” a Christian concern troll posts:
Christian Sea Lioning:This is when trolls
bombard someone with incessant and insincere requests for evidence or
clarification to exhaust them or derail the conversation.
Christian Doxxing:This is when trolls
reveal someone’s personal information online, such as their real name,
address, phone number, email, or workplace. This can expose them to
harassment, threats, or violence from other trolls or extremists.
Christian Brigading:This is when trolls
coordinate to target a specific person, group, or website with mass downvotes,
negative comments, reports, or spam.
The Importance of Recognizing Christian Trolls
Recognizing Christian trolls is important because you avoid wasting time and
energy by engaging with them. Trolls are not interested in having a rational
or civil discussion; they only want to provoke and get a reaction out of you.
By ignoring them or blocking them, you can deprive them of the satisfaction
they seek and focus on more productive things.
Recognizing Christian trolls can also help protect yourself and others from
their harmful effects. Christian trolls can cause emotional distress, anxiety,
anger, or depression in their targets. They can also damage the reputation,
credibility, or safety of individuals or organizations they disagree with. By
reporting them to the moderators or authorities, you can help stop their
abusive behavior and prevent them from harming others.
Most vitally, recognizing Christian trolls helps you maintain a healthy and
positive online environment. Christian trolls ruin the quality of online
discussions and communities by spreading misinformation, hate speech, or
toxicity. By exposing
them and calling them out, you help preserve the integrity and civility of online spaces and foster
a culture of respect and dialogue.
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