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

AFTER THE BOMBING OF IRAN COMMENCED, Donald Trump’s most ardent evangelical supporters cheered. Quoting from the Old Testament book of Nahum, Arizona megachurch pastor Mark Driscoll seemed to frame the attack as an act of divine retribution, the work of a God “filled with vengeance and rage” who “takes revenge on all who oppose him.” Hispanic evangelical leader Samuel Rodriguez turned to social media and announced, “Iran’s Ali Khamenei killed! This changes everything!” Notwithstanding their enthusiasm, neither Driscoll nor Rodriguez said anything about what these changes might look like or what should happen next.