All About Everything
Consider this list of websites.
- AllAboutArchaelogy.org
AllAboutHistory.org
AllAboutLifeChallenges.org
AllAboutLiving.org
AllAboutLove.org
AllAboutParenting.org
AllAboutPhilosophy.org
AllAboutPopularIssues.org
AllAboutReflections.org
AllAboutScience.org
AllAboutSpirituality.org
AllAboutTruth.org
AllAboutWorldview.org
Seems fair enough, doesn’t it? An About.com-like chain of websites dealing with various contemporary issues? How about this list?
- AllAboutCreation.org
AllAboutCults.org
AllAboutFollowing Jesus.org
AllAboutHeart.org
AllAboutJesusChrist.org
AllAboutPrayer.org
AllAboutReligion.org
AllAboutTheJourney.org
AllAboutTheOccult.org
As part of the same web chain, this leads to the absolutely correct conclusion that this is a Christian chain of websites, operating under the major domain of AllAboutGod.com, and proselytising fundamentalist, Young-Earth creationist, Christian faith on every page. Most amusing of all is the link at the bottom of each page, “Learn More Now!”, leading on to the next chapter (usually cross-site) in the reader’s journey. The end of all of these paths? A page aptly titled “Become A Christian”, which no longer offers a “Learn More Now” link at the bottom but instead displays “Did you become a Christian today? YES or NO?”
The pro-creation, pro-Christianity, anti-evolution arguments posed on this All About God chain of websites are, of course, nothing new. Every single page on AllAboutScience.org discusses why evolution is false, why creationism is science, and why we should all convert immediately to Christianity. Some despicable pages on AllAboutWorldview.org promote the old Christian vendetta against homosexuality, pre-marital sex and atheism. And look no further than AllAboutParenting.org for raising obedient, unquestioning Christian children.
One would imagine the calm, matter-of-fact manner in which All About God poses fundamentalist Christian values (guess what’s on AllAboutTruth.org) would be less disturbing than the vocal discrimination employed by groups such as Westboro Baptist Church. However, in its own way, All About God is an atheist’s nightmare, promoting creationism as science whilst twisting facts to remove evolution to the back stage; beginning in questioning, appealing tones but quickly shifting into blatant evangelism; ignoring the Bible’s violent cruelty and promoting one-verse doctrine (John 3:16) ; and enforcing some of the more ridiculous Christian notions such as Young Earth creationism and absolute literal (albeit selective) Bible interpretation.
All About God (or perhaps more accurately “Christian Wiki”) is a classic example of modern online proselytisation (indeed, I have yet to come across a more deceptive instance), but, as per usual, twists the most basic principles of science to its own will and defaces both real science and any non-Christian belief, atheism most of all. I urge anyone reading any of its websites to look to less biased sources for the information AAG presents.
