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To: David Chase

The Q thing is apparently dividing Evangelical churches, with Q followers taking over some churches and causing others to leave those churches and go find a church not overrun by Q stuff. A major Evangelical leader and director of the Billy Graham Center discusses it some here starting around the 9:15 mark:

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=rYMIozCKxGE

More here:

https://www.cnn.com/2021/05/23/business/qanon-evangelical-pastors/index.html

Do an internet search on QAnon Evangelical and you’ll find tons more.

There was a recent article posted here on FR about how many Evangelicals are ignorant of the Bible and basic Christian theology:

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For example, nearly half of Evangelicals agreed that God “learns and adapts” to different circumstances, in stark contrast to the biblical doctrine of unchanging nature, or immutability. 65% of Evangelicals agreed that everyone is “born innocent in the eyes of God,” denying the doctrine of original sin, and with it, the very reason that people need salvation in the first place.

Some 56% of Evangelicals agreed with the idea that “God accepts the worship of all religions, including Christianity, Judaism, and Islam,” in contrast to Jesus’ words in Matthew that without Him, “no one knows the Father.”

The most stunning result had to do with the topic of Jesus Christ’s divinity. When asked whether they agreed that “Jesus was a great teacher …but not God,” 43% of American Evangelicals answered yes. That number is up 13% from just two years ago.

Even if we generously allow for some confusion in the phrasing of the questions and what they implied, The State of Theology paints a bleak picture. People who claim the title of “Evangelical,” a title that long was defined, at least in part, by adherence to historic Christian belief, stand a good chance of believing humanity is basically good at birth, that God is not concerned with worship or doctrine being particularly “Christian,” and that Jesus was a good teacher, but not God incarnate.

https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/4096466/posts

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Well, if they are attending services at Pastor Locke’s tent in Mt. Juliet, TN, well, I get why. They’re getting lots of ideology and politics and sensationalism, not so much Bible and sound Christian theology. He’s a real piece of work:

https://religionnews.com/2022/02/15/tennessee-preacher-greg-locke-says-demons-told-him-names-of-witches-in-his-chtmlh/

https://www.christianpost.com/news/popular-internet-pastor-greg-locke-marries-church-assistant-after-divorce.html

Anyway, the Q thing has sadly divided families and churches. And we all who the author of division is. That is, if we actually read our Bibles, we know.


119 posted on 10/04/2022 10:35:56 AM PDT by CatHerd (Whoever said "All's fair in love and war" probably never participated in either.)
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To: CatHerd; David Chase

Somehow messed up a link in my post #119 about Pastor Locke (the Mt. Juliet Evangelical pastor much featured in the You Tube video I posted):

https://religionnews.com/2022/02/15/tennessee-preacher-greg-locke-says-demons-told-him-names-of-witches-in-his-church/


121 posted on 10/04/2022 11:23:57 AM PDT by CatHerd (Whoever said "All's fair in love and war" probably never participated in either.)
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To: CatHerd
Anyway, the Q thing has sadly divided families and churches. And we all who the author of division is. That is, if we actually read our Bibles, we know.

So now you're saying that 'the Q thing' is satanic? Lady, you are MUCH crazier than I thought you were. You'll say just about any old thing.

#CrazyCatLady


123 posted on 10/04/2022 1:19:43 PM PDT by bagster ("Even bad men love their mamas".)
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To: CatHerd

Very well put together YouTube video.

I find it ironic the people attending that Tent Church are the same people that are so sure beyond any doubt that they could ever be fooled by the Anti-Christ.

But there they are, not a Bible in sight, as a man recites internet information/rumors/conspiracies.

This is why obsessions are unhealthy and dangerous.


131 posted on 10/04/2022 3:14:34 PM PDT by David Chase
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