Chickening Out of the Faith

The devil capitalizes on the fears, real and perceived, of God’s children

A bizarre feud between two neighbors in China led to the deaths of more than 1,100 chickens owned by one of the men. On two different occasions, one neighbor spooked the other’s chickens at night by shining a light into the flock. The chickens crushed each other in a panic.

Such irrational behavior might help explain how “chicken” came to be synonymous w…