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b"Transcribed highlights of the show can be found in our episode summaries.\\nA conspiracy theory that holds that many in the elite are part of a sex trafficking cabal, QAnon\\u2019s supporters has increasingly moved into the mainstream. Many also attend evangelical churches. It\\u2019s appeal in our community is World magazine\\u2019s cover story for this week and also was the subject of recent longform article for MIT Technology Review.\\xa0\\nBut the phenomena is not limited to the United States, as Mark Sayers,\\xa0the senior leader of Red Church in Melbourne, Australia, witnessed when he recently\\xa0saw followers in shirts with symbols tied to the movement in his city.\\xa0\\n\\u201cIt's really interesting, cause as I looked at it, I began to see it less as a conspiracy\\u2014I mean, there are elements of conspiracy theory\\u2014but it's really a new religious movement,\\u201dsaid Sayers, who is also the author of\\xa0Reappearing Church: The Hope for Renewal in the Rise of Our Post-Christian Culture.\\xa0\\u201cAnd I wonder if it's the first great internet religion. It\\u2019s not the only one out there, there are other online internet religions growing and other conspiracy theories flying around\\u2014this is just one of them. But I think there is some concern in it.\\u201d\\nSayers joined global media manager Morgan Lee and editorial director Ted Olsen in a discussion for\\xa0listeners who are trying to reach family members or other loved ones who have accepted these beliefs.\\nWhat is Quick to Listen? Read more \\nRate Quick to Listen on Apple Podcasts \\nFollow the podcast on Twitter \\nFollow our hosts on Twitter: Morgan Lee and Ted Olsen\\nFollow our guest on Twitter: Mark Sayers\\nVisit our guest\\u2019s website: Mark Sayers\\nMusic by Sweeps \\nQuick to Listen is produced by Morgan Lee and Matt Linder \\nThe transcript is edited by Bunmi Ishola\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices"