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Rhiannon12866

(254,195 posts)
Sun Mar 8, 2026, 01:55 AM Sunday

Is war with Iran a Christian CRUSADE? Some in the GOP think so - The Weekend Primetime - MS NOW



Many Republicans have fallen in love with Trump’s war with Iran. But some leaders are going further, spewing rhetoric with religious overtones.

The Weekend: Primetime’s Ayman Mohyeldin, Antonia Hylton, Catherine Rampell, and Elise Jordan discuss the Christian nationalist messaging coming from within the Trump administration amid the war with Iran. - Aired on 03/07/2026.

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Is war with Iran a Christian CRUSADE? Some in the GOP think so - The Weekend Primetime - MS NOW (Original Post) Rhiannon12866 Sunday OP
It's pretty obvious that our Federal government is being run by White Christian Nationalists walkingman Sunday #1
And the thing is, the felon-in-chief is anything but religious, but he'll do or say anything to get votes or money Rhiannon12866 Sunday #2
Yes, and Donald the Lying Heartless will lead the Christian Soldiers onward. usonian Sunday #3

walkingman

(10,723 posts)
1. It's pretty obvious that our Federal government is being run by White Christian Nationalists
Sun Mar 8, 2026, 02:09 AM
Sunday

who seem to think that any other way of thought is not acceptable. The political ads in Texas by the GOP was full of the warning concerning "sharia law"?? Huh? As if there is a danger of Islamic law being passed by the Texas legislature?

I definitely think the Iran conflict has it's roots in religiosity. It seems pretty obvious to me. We all heard the Army leader saying the "War was all part of God's biblical plan".

It's weird and repulsive and it's dangerous.

Rhiannon12866

(254,195 posts)
2. And the thing is, the felon-in-chief is anything but religious, but he'll do or say anything to get votes or money
Sun Mar 8, 2026, 02:16 AM
Sunday

usonian

(24,748 posts)
3. Yes, and Donald the Lying Heartless will lead the Christian Soldiers onward.
Sun Mar 8, 2026, 02:23 AM
Sunday

The restroom is yonder, in Syria, Sire.
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