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David Frankfurter

David Frankfurter is Professor of Religion at Boston University

(A)theologies, Archive, Politics/Law, Sexuality/GenderOctober 15, 2020

What Does Satanism Have to do With QAnon?

By David Frankfurter

Outsiders to the QAnon conspiracy system evolving over the past few years may be confused…

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Books, RD10QJune 2, 2010

Evil Incarnate: Rumors of Demonic Conspiracy

By David Frankfurter

Whether or not we believe in evil as a supernatural force it cannot be denied that when we as a culture project the idea of evil outwards, onto others, it gives us license to engage in extreme forms of cruelty—witch-hunting, racism, nationalistic hatred.

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