“The Lord Jesus certainly brought a message of peace and also – I think war is always a last resort,” Broglio told CBS. Democrats, however, described it as “war of choice” and accuse Trump of sidestepping lawmakers’ approval. As the war becomes more prolonged, recent polling from YouGov and the Economist has found Trump’s approval rating at 35%. Broglio said “it’s a little problematic in the sense” that Jesus preached peace and spoke of war in terms of being a last resort. He noted that the way conscientious objection is framed in the US military, “you cannot object to a specific war or a specific action.

Source: The Guardian April 04, 2026 07:52 UTC