nprnews_____ = ||| lubuntu at wor2 1TXN|||Disinformation Fuels A White Evangelical Movement. It Led 1 Virginia Pastor To Quit||| kickerpage = |||no kicker pagenpr for NPRNEWS||| summarynpr = |||Some evangelical circles have incubated and spread conspiracy theories for years. It’s part of a movement called Christian nationalism that researchers call a threat to American democracy.

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Protesters gather at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6. A violent mob later breached the Capitol’s security driven by what’s commonly known as “the big lie:” that President Biden wasn’t legitimately elected.

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Disinformation Fuels A White Evangelical Movement. It Led 1 Virginia Pastor To Quit

Some evangelical circles have incubated and spread conspiracy theories for years. It’s part of a movement called Christian nationalism that researchers call a threat to American democracy.