Evangelical Public Thinking Should Be Arguing *Against* the War with Iran

The Libertarian Institute posted an article of mine they entitled, Criticizing Hawkish Evangelicals For the Wrong Reasons. It is a response piece to John Fea’s, Do Evangelicals Still Care to Make a Moral Case for War? over at The Bulwark.

Here’s a couple quotes:

Whether evangelicals cheer on the war in Iran in a calloused manner which lacks moral reasoning or with high-minded moral philosophy like the Bush-era evangelicals, reality remains the same: the war in Iran cannot be justified morally. If it can, no one has made this case. And how could they? Even our elected leaders cannot consistently articulate why the United States must go to war with Iran.

We would actually be worse off for putting moral lip stick on the regime change pig. Reluctantly making the case for rooting out evil with weeping, prayer, and fasting while maintaining a posture of humility, patience, and sadness wouldn’t be helpful. It would be manipulative and deceptive. It would be theater.

It is time to grow up and face the reality of regime change wars. They do not work. They make things worse. We are lied to about them every time.

Go read the entire article here:

https://libertarianinstitute.org/articles/criticizing-hawkish-evangelicals-for-the-wrong-reasons/