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TexasTowelie

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Wed Jun 2, 2021, 03:10 AM Jun 2021

At Dallas QAnon Convention, Conspiracy Theories Run Wild and Reporters Kicked Out

Inside the Omni Dallas Hotel were guests who traveled far and wide to attend the QAnon convention this weekend, but across the street gathered a choir. They had set up a piano and were singing in unison. "Singers of Dallas believe in love over fear," read their banner.

For the Turtle Creek Chorale, which organized the gathering, every concert should have a message. They sing about injustices and intolerance and the people harmed by both.

Sean Baugh, the artistic director, said he chose songs such as “Make Them Hear You” from the musical Ragtime and “Let There Be Peace On Earth” because they speak to peace, coming together and finding common ground.

“It’s been a very long time since we’ve felt the need to do something like this,” Baugh said. “The choruses like ours during COVID kind of learned we lost our voice a little bit and so coming out of COVID, we know we have to speak on issues and injustice and intolerance, and so here we are today to sing and put some good in the world.

Read more: https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/dallas-qanon-convention-conspiracy-theories-coups-pricey-auctions-and-reporters-ejected-12028633

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