Trump's Iran War Fails Every Just War Test (with Adam Swenson)
March 20, 2026
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"A Christian Case Against Donald Trump" (2024)
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Was Trump's Iran war just? Pat Kahnke and Adam Swenson apply the five criteria of just war theory to the opening phase of the conflict — and the results are damning. From the bombing of a girls' school on Day One to Trump's personal vendetta against Khamenei, this conversation asks the question MAGA Christians won't: does this war pass any Christian moral standard?
Adam Swenson writes at "The Friendly Neighborhood Philosopher" on Substack, where his original article "Who Would Jesus Bomb?" sparked this investigation into Trump's Iran war, Christian nationalism, and what it means to bless a war Jesus would never approve.
If you're a Christian wrestling with MAGA theology, an evangelical asking hard questions about war and conscience, or simply someone who wants moral clarity on the Iran conflict — this conversation is for you.
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Just war theory explained — Trump Iran war analyzed — Christian nationalism and war — Pete Hegseth criticized — Stephen Miller and Nietzsche — Jus ad bellum criteria — proportionality in war — was Iran war a last resort — proper authority and Congress — right intention in Trump's war — who would Jesus bomb — MAGA theology exposed — patriotism vs nationalism
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