Mastodawn

#Trump #DonaldTrump #Hegseth #USA #UnitedStates #America #Iran #HolyWar #ChristianNationalist #Politics #Religion #USPol #News #Nazi My answer to the Christian Nationalists, and to everyone who believes “righteous” Trump is justified fighting a “Holy War.” Indoctrinating people into believing God is on your side isn’t a new political strategy. It’s been done many times before. Here’s proof from 1930’s Germany.
Weaponising Christianity to gain support and justify a war is the mark of a lunatic.

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I find this absolutely bloody terrifying. America’s “defence secretary,” shown here with his collection of tattoos. A Jerusalem Cross from the Crusades, and “Deus Vult” (God Wills It) frequently used by far right groups.
Trump isn’t a president. He’s the head of a cult, and Hegseth is a deranged henchman…

#Trump #Christian #Iran #Christianity #HolyWar #Hegseth Deeply disturbing, and I agree with the Rev. Andy Campbell’s comments (3:52.) Christianity’s being weaponised by Trump to justify a war. Hegseth even has a large “Deus Vult” (“God Wills It”) tattoo on his arm, frequently used by far right groups.
“Thou shalt not kill” means absolutely nothing to them, nor to the “Christians” who are safe in America watching Iranians being killed…

Is the US fighting a 'Holy War'?

https://news.sky.com/video/share-13524561

Is the US fighting a 'Holy War'?

Sky News visits the US's reddest state, where some conservative Christians believe the Iran war is divinely ordained, amid concerns that Christian nationalism is increasingly influencing US policy.

Sky News

If I can't make it as a political cartoonist, I'm sure to have a future chiseling letters on tombstones. Rendered with Copic pens, 11x17. #petehegseth #petehegsethunfitforsecdef #resignpetehegseth #pentagon #departmentofwar #usdepartmentofwar #iran #iranwar #iranwar2026 #warmongers #trumpiranwar #donaldtrumpiranwardeal #holywar #politicalart #politicalcartoons #darkhumor #satire #newssatire #copicpen #politicalsatire #portrait #ink #inkdrawing

William Lindsey

"And he did so during the service on Wednesday (March 25) while carrying up to the podium what looked like his Bible that’s stamped on the cover with a Jerusalem Cross and the phrase 'Deus Vult,' thus matching the controversial Crusader tattoos on his body."

#Trump #PeteHegseth #Iran #war #WhiteEvangelicals #WhiteChristianNationalism #HolyWar
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William Lindsey

"He prayed that God would pour out righteous wrath by helping 'break the teeth' and kill the 'wicked' enemies 'who deserve no mercy' and should be 'delivered to the eternal damnation prepared for them.'"

#Trump #PeteHegseth #Iran #war #WhiteEvangelicals #WhiteChristianNationalism #HolyWar
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William Lindsey

"In the first Christian worship service at the Pentagon since the start of the strikes against Iran, Pete Hegseth, who likes to call himself the 'Secretary of War,' used prayer and several Bible passages to cast the conflict as a holy war against God’s enemies."

~ Brian Kaylor

#Trump #PeteHegseth #Iran #war #WhiteEvangelicals #WhiteChristianNationalism #HolyWar
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https://publicwitness.wordandway.org/p/at-pentagon-worship-service-hegseth

At Pentagon Worship Service, Hegseth Casts Iran Conflict as Violent Holy War Against God’s Enemies

In the first Christian worship service at the Pentagon since the start of the strikes against Iran, Pete Hegseth, who likes to call himself the “Secretary of War,” used prayer and several Bible passages to cast the conflict as a holy war against God’s enemies.

A Public Witness

William Lindsey

"through international coalitions and a foreign policy rooted in what the Christian tradition teaches about war, peace, and human dignity, as their forebears who supported Bush did. Instead, they seem guided by a desire to punish their enemies now, rejoice in the victory, and worry about the rest later."

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William Lindsey

"In all of this, we see a prominent recurring theme for evangelical leaders during the Bush era: the attempt to make a theological case for American power, both to the public and to those who directly wielded it. ...

The evangelical leaders and celebrity pastors who support Donald Trump do not appear to have a strong interest in building a moral world order" (continued in /3)

#Trump #Iran #war #WhiteEvangelicals #WhiteChristianNationalism #HolyWar #authoritarianism #morality
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William Lindsey

"When President Bush invaded Iraq, evangelical leaders argued the war was justified morally. When Trump went to war with Iran, evangelical leaders simply cheered. ...

In 2003, evangelical leaders at least tried to bring religious and theological principles to bear in their public thinking and arguing about Bush’s war."

~ John Fea

#Trump #Iran #war #WhiteEvangelicals #WhiteChristianNationalism #HolyWar #authoritarianism #morality
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https://www.thebulwark.com/p/evangelicals-moral-case-just-war-bush-iraq-trump-iran-military-ethics

Do Evangelicals Still Care to Make a Moral Case for War?

When President Bush invaded Iraq, evangelical leaders argued the war was justified morally. When Trump went to war with Iran, evangelical leaders simply cheered.

The Bulwark