Suddenly, technology has become intertwined with theology. Some evangelical Christians think the year 2000 bug could herald Jesus' return and the end of the world. But not all Christians are buying into digital doom.
Computers crash all the time.
Christians have been misled, and the credentials of Christianity can really be hurt here. The greatest danger is panic. Hewitt, of Lee's Summit, Mo., is speaking across the country to calm Y2K fears. But he has prominent competition. Michael Hyatt, associate publisher of one of the largest religious publishing house in the country, Thomas Nelson Inc., shares that dark-cloud vision.