"Soleimani’s killing is also roiling Iran – including some people who don’t necessarily follow military affairs – for religious and cultural reasons related to the country’s Shii Muslim history," writes Deina Abdelkader, University of Massachusetts Lowell (Jan. 15th, 2020)
"Not only has secularism failed to continue its steady global march but countries as varied as Iran, India, Israel, Algeria and Turkey have either had their secular governments replaced by religious ones, or have seen the rise of influential religious nationalist movements," writes Peter Harrison, University of Queensland (Jan. 8th, 2020)
"In a recent interview with Fox News, Secretary of Energy Rick Perry stated that Donald Trump was chosen by God to be president. He said throughout history God had picked “imperfect people” such as King David or Solomon to lead their people. Perry is not alone. A large number of evangelical Christians in the U.S. believe that God has chosen Donald Trump to advance the kingdom of God on Earth," write Brad Christerson, Biola University and Richard Flory, University of Southern California (Dec. 4th, 2019)