Hovering above the battlefields is not the sober language of geopolitics, but the language of faith. Words like “mission,” “redemption,” and “divine will” are returning to political discourse—not as metaphors, but as serious interpretations of reality. What is currently unfolding between Washington, Tehran, and Jerusalem is more than a military conflict. It is the return of a dimension the West has long tried to suppress: the connection between religion, God, identity, and power.
While the American secretary of war openly calls for victory in the name of Jesus, the Pope warns against weaponizing faith. Foolishly, the Pope misses the core of the New Testament. Jesus’ renunciation of violence was not a political model, but part of a unique redemptive mission. In both the United States and Israel, the internal balance is shifting toward an army and a society that increasingly draw their strength from divine and biblical conviction. When pure security logic is no longer enough in existential wars, could faith also become part of the weaponry?
Since the beginning of the attacks on Iran, American Secretary of War...
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