And it is useful to have an enemy to unite the people. As long as it keeps the troops fearful and under my command. I dislike sensationalism. It's all the same. The trouble is, many who read the super market tabloids suspect they are invented stories.
Christians pass such trash along pretending it to be truth.
Shame on us. Jesus refused to leap off the temple pinnacle as a kick off to His ministry. He rejected sensationalism. We should too. Hey, one of these days one of these reports is going to be true.