Geopolitics
The Gospel of Empire: How Christian Nationalism Weaponizes Faith for Western Hegemony
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth is promoting a Christian nationalist ideology that conflates American power, militarism, and exclusionary border policies with biblical mandate, framing them as a test of faith. This represents the latest and most dangerous iteration of Western imperialist toolkits, weaponizing religion to sanctify aggression against the Global South while undermining the very humanistic core of spiritual teachings to serve neo-colonial ambitions.
