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From medieval times to our current crisis, plagues often accelerate extremist movements Marc Fisher, The Washington Post Feb. 15, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail 8 1of8Supporters of the extremist ideology QAnon wait for a Fourth of July military flyover at the World War II Memorial in D.C. last year.photo for The Washington Post by Evelyn Hockstein.Show MoreShow Less 2of8A May protest against coronavirus restrictions in Annapolis, Md.Washington Post photo by Jonathan Newton.Show MoreShow Less 3of8 4of8Supporters of Reopen Maryland recite the Pledge of Allegiance during a protest of sta...

Since ancient times, pandemics have spurred sharp turns in political beliefs, spawning extremist movements, waves of mistrust and wholesale rejection of authorities.

Why Joe Biden's faith-based 'equity' agenda is getting pushback from religious conservatives Maureen Groppe, USA TODAY Replay Video UP NEXT WASHINGTON – As President Joe Biden tells it, the nuns who taught the future president based their religious instruction on the Gospel of Matthew: “Whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me.” That tenet was echoed during his first days in office, when Biden signed orders to ensure fair treatment for marginalized groups on housing and other issues. “We’re all God’s children,”...

After a portion of the mob entered the Senate chamber on Jan. 6, a handful of men mounted the podium. One of them lifted his hands and cried out, “Jesus Christ, we invoke your name. Amen.” Then Jacob Chansley, sometimes called the "QAnon Shaman," took his bullhorn and announced gratitude to God for being able to “send a message to all the tyrants, the communists, and the globalists that this is our nation, not theirs.” Bare-chested to expose his white supremacist tattoos, he had paused briefly to remove his Viking-inspired horned headdress and cap — presumably to assume a proper...

So far, Catholics and Jews are plentiful, while White evangelicals and Muslims are absent.