Abstract:
It is generally believed that our societies are becoming more and more violent
day by day. This is indeed not entirely true in that there are certain violent
deeds that have subsided while other have been on the rise. This can be
observed in the current age of information technology more so fashioned over
the internet and related telecommunication services and gadgets. This paper
debunks violence in terms of cybercrime from a theological reflection. With
the escalated expansion of globalization and advancements in information
technology, digitalization is an invaluable tool that is transforming the
private, public, and professional lives of people; both Christians and non Christians. Virtually, people depend on the internet and digital devices from
communication to business transactions and so on. There are millions of
websites and blogs offering various services and information to the
population enabling people to acquire the readily available massive
information. As much as we celebrate and enjoy the technology, it equally
has liabilities due to cyber violence perpetrated by fraudsters, conmen,
hackers, and other cyber criminals. Concerns such as impersonation, forgery,
falsification, fraudulent representation, and presentation of facts as well as
counterfeiting are common parlance, but the implication is adverse. Most
internet users are vulnerable to traps set by conmen. The crimes are real as
elucidated by the two personal examples given in this paper. People and
governments are losing millions of monies daily through advance free fraud.
It is prudent for Christians not to wait until one becomes a victim in order to
acknowledge the risks and become vibrant participants in the mitigation of
digital crimes.
