"In the two weeks since Charlie Kirk's killing, Trump-administration officials and allies have not only promised a sweeping crackdown on liberal groups. They have marshaled the language of a rising charismatic Christian movement to describe their political agenda as a cosmic battle against the forces of evil. At Kirk's memorial service on Sunday, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth described the moment at hand as "not a political war" and "not even a cultural war-it's a spiritual war.""
"The right-wing influencer Benny Johnson called out the heads of the Justice Department, the State Department, and the newly rebranded "Department of War": "God has instituted them. God has given them power over our nation and our land," he told the crowd of roughly 70,000 people at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona. "May we pray that our rulers here-rightfully instituted and given power by our God-wield the sword for the terror of evil men in our nation.""
In the two weeks since Charlie Kirk's killing, Trump-administration officials and allied activists have promised a sweeping crackdown on liberal groups and adopted charismatic Christian language to cast their agenda as a cosmic battle against evil. At Kirk's memorial, leaders framed the moment as spiritual warfare, urging divine sanction for political power and militant action. Speakers invoked God's institution of rulers, encouraged followers to "put on the full armor of God," and demanded that authorities wield force against perceived evil. Kirk's widow expressed forgiveness yet described palpable spiritual warfare. The movement aligns with the New Apostolic Reformation’s rise within the Christian right.
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