"When the U.S. began its war on Iran on February 28, the prominent American evangelical pastor Franklin Graham praised President Donald Trump "for giving the Iranian people a chance to be free," noting that "we haven't had a president who had the guts to take them on." "Thank you Mr. President for standing up to bring this evil empire to an end," Graham added."
"There seemed to be no daylight between his particular Christian good-vs.-evil perception of this war and the Trump administration's framing. Nor did the son of Billy Graham leave much doubt about his approval of the war. Graham probably spoke for some of the 81 percent of white evangelical Christians who voted for Donald Trump in the 2024 election."
"According to a new NPR/PBS News/Marist Poll, conducted April 27 through April 30, Trump's job approval rating with white evangelical Christians is at 64 percent, with 34 percent disapproving. Measuring those who approve against those who disapprove, this gives the president net approval rating of plus 30. Newsweek reported Thursday that "Donald Trump's Approval Rating Plunges with White Evangelical Christians," observing that these numbers represent "a notable decline from earlier in the year... The result is a 10-point net drop in approval among white evangelicals in just three months.""
"Obviously, the U.S. has been at war with Iran for most of this time, something that has been deeply unpopular with Americans and even reaching what the Washington Post called this month "Iraq- and Vietnam-era disapproval." Evangelicals have often been one of the most supportive of American wars among Christian blocs, and Franklin Graham has by no means been the only evangelical leader to apparently endorse and amplify the Iran war."
Franklin Graham praised President Donald Trump for giving Iranian people a chance to be free and for having the guts to take on Iran. He framed the conflict as Christian good versus evil and thanked Trump for standing up to end an evil empire. White evangelical Christians showed strong support for Trump in the 2024 election, and Graham’s stance aligned with the administration’s framing. A NPR/PBS News/Marist Poll found Trump’s job approval among white evangelicals at 64 percent, with 34 percent disapproving, for a net approval of plus 30. Newsweek reported this as a notable decline, with a 10-point net drop in approval in three months, amid widespread unpopularity of the war.
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