QAnon conspiracy theories appear to be infiltrating the evangelical community, and Rev. Russell Moore made an appearance on Erin Burnett OutFront to express his concern over the matter.
“There are some people who just hear something and are saying, “What do I believe?” And then there are others who are looking for kind of belonging that they’re finding on social media or somewhere else. And that can be really dangerous, and especially when pastors only have access to people for an hour, maybe three hours, maybe four hours in a week,” Moore said.
“That’s nothing compared to 24 hours of Facebook. And honestly, Erin, a lot of it is coming from pastors who are saying to me they’re having adult children who are coming and saying, “We’re worried about our parents,” which is an unusual situation. Pastors are accustomed to having parents coming and saying, “We’re worried about our children.” But these are children saying, “We’re worried about our parents and what they’ve become involved in.”
During the interview, Burnett played a clip to emphasize what the reverend and other religious groups are dealing with right now. The report highlighted cases such as those of young woman whose mother had been taken in by QAnon conspiracy theories.
Moore went on to call those pushing these conspiracy theories “false messiahs” and explained how they’re isolating those in religious communities to help spread the misinformation. The reverend concluded by stating that some have come to their senses regarding these conspiracy theories while others have cut off all ties with their churches and families.
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