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Bill Maher Blames Capitol Riot On Christianity, Conflates QAnon Conspiracies With ‘Religious Thinking’

Jon Brown
Bill Maher Blames Capitol Riot On Christianity, Conflates QAnon Conspiracies With ‘Religious Thinking’
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HBO host Bill Maher on Friday blamed the Capitol riot on Christianity and conflated those who believe the QAnon conspiracy theory with those who have faith in religion.

“As long as we’re going to go to the trouble of another impeachment trial, we might as well be honest about what it’s really about,” Maher began. “The events of Jan. 6 were a faith-based initiative.”

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