But he said he's also read about the advent of the baseless conspiracy theory QAnon in American churches — and feels that churches in Canada should be carefully tracking its possible journey north. An American conspiracy comes northThe QAnon conspiracy theory originated in 2017 on the imageboard 4chan after a user identified as "Q" claimed they had insider information on the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump. Followers of the QAnon conspiracy theory include members from both secular and religious groups, and aren't made up specifically of those people who participate in the Christian faith. "But I also think it's a very personal thing — so I'm not going to get up and preach a message about why I think QAnon is crazy. That suspicion of authority becomes an entry point for very strange conspiracy theories, like the QAnon conspiracy theory."

Source: CBC News October 25, 2020 12:00 UTC