MTG, Call Your Pastor
In this edition of A Public Witness, we highlight some of her greatest hits and consider what wisdom her own pastor might have for the conspiracy theories she promotes and the divisions she sows.
America’s Satanic Panic Returns — This Time Through QAnon
The first time sociologist Mary de Young heard about QAnon, she thought: "Here we go again." De Young spent her career studying moral panics — specifically, what became known as the "Satanic Panic" of the 1980s, when false accusations of the abuse of children in satanic
History Repeats Itself: From the New Testament to QAnon
A revisionist reading of reality, in which social and political events are only understood by a chosen few, is the basis of the QAnon gospel. Yet, it is also a worldview driven by long-standing religious impulses clearly evident to historians of early Christianity.
Why QAnon Has Attracted So Many White Evangelicals
While that picture is still murky, it’s become increasingly apparent that this movement has attracted a significant number of White evangelical Christians, which could have implications for the movement’s future. Read full piece
QAnon & Other Conspiracy Theories are Taking Hold in Churches. Pastors are Fighting Back
For some pastors whose church members were hundreds of miles away from Washington, D.C., and by and large abhorred the attacks, the lawlessness that day has spurred them to speak out against the rising tide of misinformation and Christian nationalism that they, too, have seen
More than a Quarter of White Evangelicals Believe Core QAnon Conspiracy Theory
There is significant support among White evangelicals for QAnon conspiracy beliefs and the false claim that members of antifa were ‘mostly responsible’ for the attack on the U.S. Capitol, according to the survey conducted by the conservative American Enterprise Institute.
It’s Time to Talk About Violent Christian Extremism
There’s a “strong authoritarian streak” that runs through parts of American evangelicalism, warns Elizabeth Neumann. What should be done about it? Read full piece
Christian Nationalists & QAnon Followers Tend to be Anti-Semitic. That was Seen in the Capitol Attack.
Our research finds that identification with QAnon, Christian nationalism, Donald Trump, and anti-Semitism are tightly linked. Read full piece
Russell Moore, Justin Giboney Warn that Conspiracies Must be Confronted with Truth
Two Christian experts on religion and culture called on faith leaders to combat the conspiracy theories that they say contributed to the mob violence at the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.
QAnon Is Winning
Conspiracy thinking in America had a huge night on Tuesday. Read full piece
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