There are many conspiracy theories circulating on television and the internet. I have my own theory on conspiracies which I have put in mathematical terms. Conspiracy = Agenda + Enforcement. There are many groups that have an agenda: radical environmentalists, rabid animal rights activists, even right wingers have some bizarre agendas, but these do not constitute a conspiracy. In order for a conspiracy to work, someone must be able to enforce punishment on those who defy their agenda. For instance, an animal rights group may want to stop all consumption of meat, but they have no power to enforce penalties on all the people who do. Even if they hired a squad of carnivore killers, there are just too many meat eaters.
The N.E.A., on the other hand, has both an agenda and the power to enforce it. They approve the textbooks that are used in public schools. Through the threat of removal of federal funding, they influence staffing and curriculum on a state and local level. Noncompliant teachers might not have their contract renewed, but probably won't get hired in the first place. If someone is on national television announcing the existence of a serious, secret conspiracy and still has his job and life the next day, it's probably a false alarm. All groups have an agenda, although these days we call them "mission statements", but very few have the power to force them on others. Isaiah 8:12 says "Do not call conspiracy everything this people call conspiracy, nor be afraid of their threats nor be troubled." Do the math. Trust the Lord. Save your passion for Christ. The main difference between the passionate televised conspiracists and the paranoid street corner nuts is the smell of their clothes.
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