Spiritual Discernment: Russian Hackers and Fake News

The Washington Post is reporting that the CIA has briefed Congress that the Russians tried to influence the presidential election in favor of President-Elect Donald Trump, trying once again to sell the narrative that Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton repeated throughout the campaign. It was the Russians, the CIA is saying, who may have hacked the Clinton and Democratic Party emails that exposed Clinton’s unethical, if not possibly illegal, acts. Still no evidence, however. The point here is not who hacked the emails and turned them over to WikiLeaks, it’s who wrote the emails and what was in them that brought to light an entire Clinton governmental organized crime scheme. But there is more to it than that.

If Hillary Clinton and the Democratic Party were so “qualified” to lead the nation, then one would have to assume that they were also adept at keeping sensitive information secure. But Clinton and her minions were loose with the information that was most sensitive to them, and with information that was vital to national security. Email servers in home closets? Really? There is no way for Clinton to convince anyone that she was a good steward of classified documents. The Russians, according to the CIA narrative, hacked the information. Who are among those we want to keep our secret information from the most? Traditionally, it has been the Russians. Clinton and Democrats couldn’t even do that.

The Washington Post and other news outlets are also on the squawk about what they are calling “fake news.” The Russians and fake news brought down the Clinton campaign. If there is anyone who should be able to recognize a communist, it’s the Russians. And if there is anyone who is able to recognize fake news, it’s the Washington Post. The Post and organizations like it have been peddling fake news for decades. There is so much misinformation out there that one has to have great spiritual discernment to separate the truth from the lies. When Jesus said in Matthew 24:4, “Take heed that no man deceive you,” he was warning about the end times, but it is good advice for any time.

Paul also warned in 2 Timothy when he said in verse 3:1, “This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come,” and in verse 3:13 saying, “But evil men and seducers shall wax worse and worse, deceiving and being deceived.” Its about time the Clintons and the Democratic Party take responsibility for losing the election because of the content of their character rather than shifting blame to the whistleblowers. It’s also time for the mainstream media to do some self-examination. If they would report real news without an agenda, they wouldn’t have to blame fake news for exposing their agenda. It may have not been the Russians or fake news at all, just the Lord exposing the darkness to the light for all to see.