Freedom From Religion Foundation

MRFF Documents Over 200 Complaints of Military Commanders Framing Iran War as Biblical Armageddon

| Importance: 8/10

By March 3, 2026, the Military Religious Freedom Foundation (MRFF) had received more than 200 complaints from active-duty military personnel documenting a systemic pattern: commanders across every branch of the U.S. military were framing Operation Epic Fury — the U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran …

Pete Hegseth Mikey Weinstein Military Religious Freedom Foundation CAIR Freedom From Religion Foundation christian-nationalism iran military end-times-theology religious-coercion +3 more
Read more →

Evangelical End-Times Theology Shapes Trump's Iran War Decision as Hagee and Huckabee Push Biblical Case for Strikes

| Importance: 8/10

As Operation Epic Fury launched on February 28, 2026, reporting and advocacy group statements documented the extent to which evangelical end-times theology — not solely geopolitical calculation — had shaped the decision to strike Iran. The convergence was visible across multiple layers of the …

Donald Trump Pete Hegseth Mike Huckabee John Hagee Christians United for Israel +1 more christian-nationalism iran israel foreign-policy end-times-theology +3 more
Read more →

Speaker Johnson Leads Family Research Council's National Gathering for Prayer and Repentance; Characterizes LGBTQ Rights and Environmentalism as "Sins"

| Importance: 8/10

On February 4, 2026, House Speaker Mike Johnson co-hosted the second annual National Gathering for Prayer and Repentance at the Museum of the Bible in Washington, D.C. — an event organized by the Family Research Council and its president Tony Perkins. House Majority Leader Steve Scalise attended …

Mike Johnson Steve Scalise Tony Perkins Family Research Council Freedom From Religion Foundation christian-nationalism church-state-separation family-research-council mike-johnson religious-right +1 more
Read more →