Reveal A New Year, a New War
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Mar 21, 2026 Kiera Butler, reporter on Christian Zionists who explores how prophecy and donor networks shape U.S.-Israel politics. Najib Amini, investigative reporter on Iran and its diaspora, follows Iranians wrestling with war, exile, and political fracture. They trace Noruz shadowed by conflict, prophetic movements celebrating war, Lebanon’s displacement and frontline damage, and sharp divides in American politics and Iranian communities.
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Christian Zionists See War As Prophecy
- Kiera Butler explains a powerful subset of evangelical Christians sees the Iran war as biblical prophecy fulfillment.
- These Christian Zionists tie support for Israel and aggression toward Iran to end-times theology.
Red Heifers Purchased For Prophecy Ritual
- Byron Stinson recounts hearing a calling at 13 and later sourcing five red heifers to send to Israel for a ritual.
- He spent over $500,000 chartering the cows because he believed the red heifer ritual advances prophecy.
Christian Zionism Is Broad Within Evangelicalism
- Matthew Taylor and PRRI data show charismatic beliefs and Christian Zionism are mainstream within American evangelicalism, not fringe.
- Over half of born-again Christians hold charismatic beliefs and roughly 50%+ of evangelicals are Christian Zionists.