Iran War

“And what does this asymmetric conflict, with costly American hardware failing to prevent Iranian missiles from menacing a geopolitical chokepoint, tell us about warfighting to come?” - Unherd

“God is not a Republican. He is certainly not a Democrat. He is also not American. He is not Canadian, Russian, Ukrainian, British, French, Egyptian, Iraqi or Iranian…. Our tendency in any conflict–be it a war or political fight–is to claim that God is on our side. ” - P&D

“Kent, a former U.S. Army warrant officer and former Central Intelligence Agency paramilitary officer who unsuccessfully ran for Congress in 2022 and 2024, said he supported Trump’s noninterventionist foreign policy platform dating back to 2016 but has come to believe Trump has grown beholden to Israeli interests.” - CPost

“In the early days of Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine, Iran provided Russia with drones and technical expertise. Now, a mirror image of the conflict embroiling Eastern Europe has manifested itself in the Middle East, whereby the drones first supplied by Iran to Russia to invade Ukraine are now being utilized to attack America and her allies” - Providence

“Just war tradition says we should act on a just cause, like preventing future wrongs, punishing wrongdoers, and stopping ongoing wrongdoing. Self-defense, of course, fits that category. But so does this effort towards justice. And it should happen with ‘right intention.’” - Breakpoint

(More at Bonus: Iran and Just War)

“Five ways that believers can unite in prayer, regardless of their views on the military conflict” - World

“different rationales are offered by different spokespersons, and even by the President himself. Clarity on the aims of war is a matter of legality, but also justice. Confusion and miscalculation can also be very dangerous, laying the groundwork for mission creep.” - Providence

“Jesus told us that what would shock people about his return is not the drama that’s leading up to it…but the ordinariness.” - C.Leaders

“Many Christian leaders commended Trump on social media for his decision to bomb Iran.” - C.Leaders

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Southern Baptist leaders react to U.S. bombing Iran - Baptist Press

“Fmr. Ambassor David Friedman: Modern-day Israel is ‘the same nation of Israel referred to in the Bible’ ” - CPost
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