Английская Википедия:Christian fundamentalism and conspiracy theories

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Шаблон:Short description Christian fundamentalism and conspiracy theories is a movement in the Christian fundamentalism.

History

Since the early twentieth century there has been a significant overlap between Christian fundamentalism and millennialism in the United States and belief in false conspiracy theories. Шаблон:SfnШаблон:Sfn In 1991, in the book The New World Order, Pat Robertson claimed that a conspiracy has existed in the world led by Freemasonry and the Illuminati, in collaboration with Jewish Bankers. [1]

One of the recurring subjects of Christian fundamentalist conspiracy theorists is the accusation of homosexual people of a gay agenda and of being responsible for social problems. [2]

The QAnon conspiracy movement originated in 2017, described as "birthed in a matrix of evangelical fundamentalism",[3] has been linked to Christian fundamentalism by multiple scholars.[4]

Adherence to conspiracy theories is particularly high in fundamentalist churches where pastors teach these theories. [5] [6] However, this movement can also find an audience among Christians from different evangelical churches, sometimes in opposition to their pastors who officially reject these theories. American pastor Jon Thorngate explains this phenomenon by the distrust of expertise, which encourages many citizens to challenge established authority figures, whether churches or the mainstream media. According to a 2018 survey by BGC, 46% of evangelicals believed that mainstream media spread fake news. If conspiracy theories meet with some success among evangelical Christians, it is mainly linked to the Christian packaging of the messages, i.e. biblical verses. However, by studying these messages in depth, they are contents coming from different religious movements, such as Santeria.

A 2022 study found a positive correlation between religious fundamentalism and COVID-19 conspiracy beliefs.[7]

Criticism

In 2017, Ed Stetzer wrote that Christians should repent of spreading false conspiracy theories and fake news online, which he says "directly violates Scripture’s prohibition from bearing false witness against our neighbors". He argued that "The Seth Rich conspiracy theory is a textbook example of false witness... Without seriously defending their claims, conservative Christians across the country accused their neighbor of murder."[8]

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  1. ↑ Michael Isikoff, The Robertson Right and the grandest conspiracy, washingtonpost.com, USA, October 11, 1992
  2. ↑ Katherine Stewart, How Christian fundamentalism feeds the toxic partisanship of US politics, theguardian.com, UK, October 26, 2012
  3. ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
  4. ↑ Шаблон:Cite thesis
  5. ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
  6. ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
  7. ↑ Шаблон:Cite journal
  8. ↑ Шаблон:Cite news
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