What It’s Like to Pastor QAnon Believers

Pastors tend to the spiritual needs of their congregations. Conspiracy theories have made their jobs a lot harder.

Sarah Stankorb
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8 min readMar 4, 2021

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Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, who identifies as Christian, has embraced QAnon conspiracy theories. Photo: Alex Edelman/AFP/Getty Images.

Vicar Derek Kubilus, a United Methodist pastor, has one of those voices — knowing but full of levity. When we attended church camp together as teenagers, I often wondered if he was telling a joke I didn’t…

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Sarah Stankorb
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Sarah Stankorb has published with The Washington Post, Marie Claire, Glamour, O, and The Atlantic (among others). @sarahstankorb www.sarahstankorb.com