Waging a holy war.

On the outsized influence of evangelical fundamentalism in American politics& foreign policy.

We need to understand this.

(See also Australia - eg the unlamented #Scott ๐Ÿคก & the ever hopeful Tony Abbott ๐Ÿคก - & the influence of prosperity gospel evangelicals & the lesser known OpusDei.)

#fundamentalism #imperialism #WhitePatriarchalSupremacy

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04-10/pete-hegseth-holy-war-in-iran-christian-nationalism/106500910?utm_source=abc_news_app&utm_medium=content_shared&utm_campaign=abc_news_app&utm_content=other

Inside the church of the man who has been leading the US through war

The ABC visits US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's church, whose leaders challenge the legitimacy of democracy and key principles in the US constitution.

RE: https://mastodon.social/@Lazarou/116318406830720856

This is wild - but it might actually be the perfect theme for a Fragments successor: religious #Fundamentalism, #Esotericism, and #Parascience. Interested?

โ€œFragments #5โ€ drops this week - and itโ€™s all about fears.

In case you missed it: my review of Mark S. Massa's important book on "Catholic Fundamentalism in America"

Read more ๐Ÿ‘‰ https://lttr.ai/ApfB8

#Christianity #fundamentalism

I muse: how conservative Christians don't seem to argue, on the basis of #Psalm 90:10, that human lives should be terminated at age 80.
Now I'm not arguing they should be, but the text does make a basis for it which is stronger than for many of the positions they hold and claim are biblical.
#fundamentalism #Christian #ethics