Online slander against Christians working for the good of the community, Evangelical Focus

The polarisation in social media has many faces. One of them is that of activists of several causes (some of which are just and respectable) who see the initiatives led by Christians in their local contexts as a sort of threat.

In their interest in fighting what they see as “proselytism” or even “colonialism”, these internet users distort good solidarity and social justice efforts to the point of imagining realities that are totally non-existent.

Recently, we at Evangelical Focus have read this kind of slander in response to our publication of testimonies from Christians in India working hard to respond to dramatic Covid-19 crisis in the country. Similar attacks emerged after another recent report about the efforts made in Haiti to provide education and food for children in risk of exclusion.

As the issue came up in conversations with colleagues of other online news platforms, we realised there effectively has been an increase of the aggressiveness among some type of social media activists.

So what is the context for these insults and lies against well-intentioned Christians?

Firstly, we are aware the information published online can reach anyone anywhere, especially if it is written in English. Throughout 2020, users from literally every country in the world (except North Korea) accessed Evangelical Focus. Although most of our visitors would consider themselves as Christians, there are many others that land on our site holding…

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