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Analysis: Evangelicals amplify Trump's religious framing of Iran war

White evangelicals and conservative pastors are using scripture to defend the war as Trump faces broad public opposition, with 60% of respondents against strikes, Reuters/Ipsos found.

President Donald Trump is using Christian rhetoric to rally core supporters behind the increasingly unpopular war with Iran, religious and political experts say — a message amplified from pulpits by evangelical leaders who cast it as a struggle between good and evil. Trump, who announced a two-week ceasefire Tuesday, has struggled to persuade Americans to back the war, which has triggered a surge in energy prices, killed American servicemen and …

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Crikey broke the news in Australia on Wednesday, April 8, 2026.
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