April 2022: Patti Adair Attended An Event Where She Was Prayed Over By A Pastor Who Was Known For His Affiliation With The QAnon Conspiracy

April 2022: Adair Attended A Church Service Where A Nationally-Known Pastor Who Supported QAnon Blessed Her And Prayed For Her Election Success

April 2022: The Bulletin Headline: “Adair Attended Service Where QAnon Supporter Prayed For Her Election Success.” [Bend Bulletin, 4/1/22]

Adair Attended An Event At A Bend Church Where Johnny Enlow, A Nationally Known Tennessee-Based Pastor Who Supported The Discredited QAnon Conspiracy Theory, Prayed Over Her On Stage. “Deschutes County Commissioner Patti Adair and two other Republican candidates in the May primary attended an event at a Bend church over the weekend where the keynote speaker - a nationally known pastor who supports the discredited QAnon conspiracy theory - prayed over them on stage. A video circulating online from the website Right Wing Watch shows Adair, gubernatorial candidate Marc Thielman and Darin Harbick, who is running for the U.S. Senate, being prayed for at an event called ‘Restore: Government and Economy’ at Eagle Mountain, an Apostolic Resource Center in Bend. In addition to aligning with QAnon - a conspiracy theory that falsely claims the world is run by Satan-worshiping pedophiles - the Tennessee-based pastor, Johnny Enlow, believes in Seven Mountains Dominionism. This philosophy calls for Christians to take over the seven ‘culture-shaping’ areas of influence in society, such as media, government, family, arts and entertainment. The idea is to ‘reclaim our culture for Christ,’ according to a summary of his book, ‘The Seven Mountain Prophecy.’” [Bend Bulletin, 4/1/22]

QAnon Was An Extreme Conspiracy That Alleged That A Cabal Of Satan-Worshiping Pedophiles Sought To Take Over America And The World, Whose Followers Were Labeled A Potential Domestic Terrorism Threat By The FBI

The Core Of QAnon Was The Belief That “A Group Of Satan-Worshiping Elites Who Run A Child Sex Ring Are Trying To Control Our Politics And Media.” “A December poll by NPR and Ipsos found that 17 percent of Americans believed that the core falsehood of QAnon — that ‘a group of Satan-worshiping elites who run a child sex ring are trying to control our politics and media’ — was true.” [New York Times, 9/3/21]

• QAnon Adherents Believed That Pope Francis, The Dalai Lama, Barak Obama, Joe Biden, Oprah Winfrey And Others Were In The “Cabal Of Satan-Worshiping Pedophiles.” “QAnon is the umbrella term for a set of internet conspiracy theories that allege, falsely, that the world is run by a cabal of Satan-worshiping pedophiles. QAnon followers believe that this cabal includes top Democrats like President Joseph R. Biden Jr., Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama and George Soros, as well as a number of entertainers and Hollywood celebrities like Oprah Winfrey, Tom Hanks and Ellen DeGeneres and religious figures including Pope Francis and the Dalai Lama. Many of them also believe that, in addition to molesting children, members of this group kill and eat their victims to extract a life-extending chemical called adrenochrome.” [New York Times, 9/3/21]

The FBI Labeled QAnon A Domestic Terrorist Threat. “The new catchphrase, ‘We Are the Storm,’ is an unsubtle cue to a group that the F.B.I. has labeled a potential domestic terrorist threat. It is instantly recognizable among QAnon adherents, signaling what they claim is a coming conflagration between President Trump and what they allege, falsely, is a cabal of Satan-worshiping pedophile Democrats who seek to dominate America and the world.” [New York Times, 8/22/20]

2022: Enlow Preached That Trump Was “Put Into His Position By God” And Was Still President

April 2022: The Bulletin: Enlow Believed President Trump Was “Put Into His Position By God” And “Still Believed Trump Was President Because Of A Vision He Had Of Him Holding A Golden Scepter.” “In addition to aligning with QAnon - a conspiracy theory that falsely claims the world is run by Satan-worshiping pedophiles - the Tennessee-based pastor, Johnny Enlow, believes in Seven Mountains Dominionism. This philosophy calls for Christians to take over the seven ‘culture-shaping’ areas of influence in society, such as media, government, family, arts and entertainment. The idea is to ‘reclaim our culture for Christ,’ according to a summary of his book, ‘ The Seven Mountain Prophecy.’ Enlow is also known as one of the self-proclaimed Christian prophets who has spread election misinformation, claiming the 2020 presidential election was stolen. Enlow believes former President Donald Trump was put into his position by God and as of April of last year still believed Trump was president because of a vision he had of him holding a golden scepter, according to reporting from Newsweek magazine. At the end of the prayer this past weekend, Pastor Bobby Haaby, a senior leader at Eagle Mountain, says to the candidates, ‘Go take this state for Jesus.’” [Bend Bulletin, 4/1/22]

Enlow Preached Seven Mountains Dominionism, A Philosophy That Called For Christians To Take Over “Culture-Shaping” Areas Of Influence

Enlow Preached Seven Mountains Dominionism, A Philosophy That Called For Christians To Take Over The Seven ‘Culture-Shaping’ Areas Of Influence In Society, Such As Media, Government, Family, Arts And Entertainment. “In addition to aligning with QAnon - a conspiracy theory that falsely claims the world is run by Satan-worshiping pedophiles - the Tennessee-based pastor, Johnny Enlow, believes in Seven Mountains Dominionism. This philosophy calls for Christians to take over the seven ‘culture-shaping’ areas of influence in society, such as media, government, family, arts and entertainment. The idea is to ‘reclaim our culture for Christ,’ according to a summary of his book, ‘The Seven Mountain Prophecy.’ Enlow is also known as one of the self-proclaimed Christian prophets who has spread election misinformation, claiming the 2020 presidential election was stolen. Enlow believes former President Donald Trump was put into his position by God and as of April of last year still believed Trump was president because of a vision he had of him holding a golden scepter, according to reporting from Newsweek magazine. At the end of the prayer this past weekend, Pastor Bobby Haaby, a senior leader at Eagle Mountain, says to the candidates, ‘Go take this state for Jesus.’” [Bend Bulletin, 4/1/22]

Adair Said She Was Unfamiliar With Enlow And Said “Since When Is It A Crime To Be Prayed Over?”

Adair Said She Was Invited To The Event By The Resident Pastor At The Church And Said “Since When Is It A Crime To Be Prayed Over? […] I'm Doing The Best I Can. We Do Live In America.” “At the end of the prayer this past weekend, Pastor Bobby Haaby, a senior leader at Eagle Mountain, says to the candidates, ‘Go take this state for Jesus.’ When asked about the event, Adair said she was invited by Haaby to attend a service to be prayed over. She said she had no idea who Enlow was, or his beliefs in QAnon and Seven Mountains Dominionism. ‘Since when is it a crime to be prayed over?’ Adair said. Adair said she didn't want to speak more about the event, other than to say, ‘I'm doing the best I can. We do live in America.’” [Bend Bulletin, 4/1/22]

April 2022: Adair Said She Didn't Want To Speak More About The Event. “When asked about the event, Adair said she was invited by Haaby to attend a service to be prayed over. She said she had no idea who Enlow was, or his beliefs in QAnon and Seven Mountains Dominionism. ‘Since when is it a crime to be prayed over?’ Adair said. Adair said she didn't want to speak more about the event, other than to say, ‘I'm doing the best I can. We do live in America.’ Adair did not address what her own opinions are about QAnon or Seven Mountains Dominionism in the interview. Deschutes County Republicans did not respond to a request for comment. Jason Burge, the chair of Deschutes County Democrats, in a text message said the video is a part of a larger pattern of Adair ‘immersing’ herself with conspiracy theories and extremist views. Burge said Adair, while serving as the chair of the Deschutes County Republican Party, hosted a former FBI agent considered to be an anti-Muslim extremist, and did not denounce misinformation related to the 2020 presidential election as examples.” [Bend Bulletin, 4/1/22]

• Adair Said She Had No Idea Who Enlow Was, Or His Beliefs In QAnon And Seven Mountains Dominionism. “When asked about the event, Adair said she was invited by Haaby to attend a service to be prayed over. She said she had no idea who Enlow was, or his beliefs in QAnon and Seven Mountains Dominionism. ‘Since when is it a crime to be prayed over?’ Adair said. Adair said she didn't want to speak more about the event, other than to say, ‘I'm doing the best I can. We do live in America.’ Adair did not address what her own opinions are about QAnon or Seven Mountains Dominionism in the interview. Deschutes County Republicans did not respond to a request for comment. Jason Burge, the chair of Deschutes County Democrats, in a text message said the video is a part of a larger pattern of Adair ‘immersing’ herself with conspiracy theories and extremist views. Burge said Adair, while serving as the chair of the Deschutes County Republican Party, hosted a former FBI agent considered to be an anti-Muslim extremist, and did not denounce misinformation related to the 2020 presidential election as examples.” [Bend Bulletin, 4/1/22]

October 2022: Adair Said She Was “Not A QAnon Person”

October 2022: Adair Said: “I Am Not A QAnon Person. I Am Not A Conspiracy Theorist. I Am Not An Extremist.” “Schmidt has also publicly questioned Adair's political alliances, accusing Adair of being a conspiracy theorist and promoting extreme political ideas, referring to Adair's prior association with a pastor who endorsed QAnon, a discredited political ideological movement based on conspiracy theories. ‘I am not a QAnon person. I am not a conspiracy theorist. I am not an extremist,’ Adair said in an interview with The Bulletin. Schmidt has taken a more grassroots approach to campaign funding by relying on community donations and refusing to accept any corporate money. Schmidt's top contributor is a friend, Lawrence Hatch, who has donated $9,000 to her campaign and has previously contributed to other local races such as for Bend-La Pine School Board.” [Bend Bulletin, 10/12/22]