Think Biblically: Conversations on Faith & Culture

QAnon and the Cross (with Mike Austin)

Aug 10, 2023
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INSIGHT

Threat To Church Unity And Witness

  • Conspiracy theories can harm church unity and witness by mixing Christian language with dubious claims.
  • Mike Austin worries this undermines trustworthiness and strains relationships within families and churches.
INSIGHT

Historical Roots Of Conspiratorial Thinking

  • Conspiratorial thinking has historical roots like the Satanic Panic and witch trials, not just a modern internet invention.
  • Elements such as seeing hidden evil beneath appearances have long existed in Christian contexts.
ANECDOTE

Mission Trip Example Of Pre-Internet Conspiracy Spread

  • Mike recounts receiving Xeroxed materials about Proctor and Gamble satanic symbols while on mission in Hungary in 1991.
  • He uses this to illustrate earlier non-internet conspiratorial circulation in Christian circles.
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