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What Are the QAnon Prophecies, and Why Should Christian Leaders Care?

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1. QAnon is a movement of people who have come to believe a series of conspiracy theories (called Q drops or Q prophecies). The folks who believe these tend to be sincere, smart people who feel there is something massively wrong with the world. These Q prophecies help them make sense of the world and why "things have changed for the worse." 2. The QAnon movement is widely condemned by leading members of both political parties (except President Trump). 3. These conspiracy theories come from an anonymous source (or sources) who claims to have Q level clearance in the federal government. > They are posted on dark web sites like the now defunct 4chan which are famous (notorious) for allowing users to share graphically incendiary, misogynistic and hate-filled posts. As one example, the New Zealand mosque mass shooter posted his manifesto on 4chan. > These posts (or Q drops) claim to have special knowledge about either a deep-state conspiracy or about earth-shaking even...