Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has been talking about the war in Iran in distinctly biblical terms,
citing Psalms, the resurrection of Jesus, and the Book of Quentin.
And I will strike down upon thee with great vengeance and furious anger
those who attempt to capture and destroy my brother.
President Trump is comparing himself to Christ.
Vice President Vance is fighting with the Pope.
Watching all of this is the increasingly influential pastor Doug Wilson.
He co-founded the church that Hegseth attends.
Wilson's a Christian nationalist who would like the USA to be a theocracy.
He'd also like to help us get there, though he doesn't think it's going to happen anytime soon.
I believe that it is accelerating.
I believe that we're making significant gains.
I see assembling resources, and I'm encouraged in that labor.
But I don't expect to see what we're praying for in my lifetime.
Pastor Doug Wilson and how much you should worry about his plans, coming up on Today Explained from Vox.
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My name is Douglas James Wilson.
I'm the senior pastor at Christ Church in Moscow, Idaho.
So I'm a pastor and I'm a writer.
Pastor Wilson, I've heard you say that you are okay being called a Christian nationalist.