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> "QAnon conspiracy theories have burrowed so deeply into American
> churches that pastors are expressing alarm � and a new poll shows the
> bogus teachings have become as widespread as some denominations.
>
> Why it matters: The problem with misinformation and disinformation is
> that people � lots of people � believe it. And they don't believe
> reality coming from the media and even their ministers.
>
> Russell Moore, one of America's most respected evangelical Christian
> thinkers, told me he's "talking literally every day to pastors, of
> virtually every denomination, who are exhausted by these theories
> blowing through their churches or communities."
>
> "Several pastors told me that they once had to talk to parents dismayed
> about the un-Christian beliefs of their grown children," Moore added.
> But now, the tables have turned. That stunning window into the
country's
> congregations followed a major poll, out last week: 15% of Americans,
> the poll found, agree with the QAnon contention that "the government,
> media, and financial worlds in the U.S. are controlled by a group of
> Satan-worshipping pedophiles who run a global child sex trafficking
> operation."
>
> The online poll was taken by Ipsos in March for the Public Religion
> Research Institute and Interfaith Youth Core. (Poll: 5,625 U.S. adults.
> Margin of error for full survey: �1.5%) "For those who hope that the
> events of January 6 are in our past, I think this data gives little in
> the way of assurance," said Kristin Du Mez, a Calvin University
> historian of gender, faith and politics, and author of "Jesus and John
> Wayne." The poll found that Hispanic Protestants (26%) and white
> evangelical Protestants (25%) were more likely to agree with the QAnon
> philosophies than other groups. (Black Protestants were 15%, white
> Catholics were 11% and white mainline Protestants were 10%.)
>
> As a New York Times headline put it: "QAnon Now as Popular in U.S. as
> Some Major Religions, Poll Suggests." Du Mez told me that the factors
> that produced this result include the decades conservative evangelicals
> spent "sowing seeds of doubt about the mainstream media":
>
> "There's also an emphasis in certain circles on deciphering biblical
> prophecies that bears some similarities to decoding QAnon conspiracies
�
> the idea that there is a secret meaning hidden within the text that can
> be discerned by individuals who have eyes to see." "This isn't just a
> problem for faith communities, of course," the professor added. "It is
> deeply troubling in terms of the health of our democracy." Catch up
> quick: QAnon is more a movement than an organization � there's no HQ or
> public leader. The conspiracies were spread by followers of President
> Trump, and "Q" signifiers were common at Trump rallies.
>
> Moore, who recently joined Christianity Today magazine after serving as
> the top political voice of the Southern Baptist Convention, said that
> for many, QAnon is "taking on all of the characteristics of a cult,
from
> authoritarian gurus ... to predictions that don't come true." Context:
Q > first took hold on social media with a videogame-like structure,
> inviting the curious on a quest to unlock successive layers of hidden
> knowledge, Axios managing editor Scott Rosenberg points out.
>
> Then its anonymous gurus promised a series of millenarian-style big
> reveals that never materialized. Experts hoped the failure of Q's
> promises after President Biden's inauguration, along with a near-total
> ban of Q buzzwords from online platforms, would stifle the movement.
> Conspiracy theories thrive in turbulent times, as traumatized people
> desperately try to put unbearable losses and novel challenges into a
> framework that makes sense (to them). Half a century later, the U.S.
> still hasn't fully exorcized the JFK assassination conspiracy theories.
> Natalie Jackson � research director at PRRI, which released the poll �
> said the finding doesn't mean 15% of Americans "are spending their
> entire lives only paying attention to Q ... but it does mean this group
> is amenable to believing these conspiracy theories."
>
> She notes that Republicans have no "unified voice pushing back on these
> forces, which could allow it to continue to grow." Share this story.
> ..." Explore the poll. ... QAnon 101.

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