The main actors operating on the fronts of the war in Ukraine and the Middle East, which institutionally are characterized as "confessional democracies," sometimes non-clerical, which, while maintaining formal governing structures typical of democracies such as elections use authoritarian methods, limiting fundamental freedoms, and concentrating power in the executive branch, use religion as a tool of legitimacy and social cohesion, a common thread throughout their storytelling . The aim of this narrative is to tell stories that move, engage, and connect with populations, transforming information into memorable, messianic narratives, fueled by religious messages and justified by divine will. To do this, they use narratives, conflicts, and passions, enhanced and fueled by a religious aura, including by providing updated versions of "sacred texts" supposedly containing religious and prophetic messages, such as the Bible, the Gospels, and the Quran.
In this form, theocracy as a method of government has returned to the forefront, in a revised and partly watered-down version, in which political power is exercised in the name of a deity, sometimes by a priestly caste, but even more frequently by politicians who subordinate civil law to the laws and symbols of religion, ensuring that the narrative of their actions is presented as the realization of a divine plan.Millennial Trumpism
Devoid of any ideology, but eager to pursue the economic interests of his family clan and, secondarily, those of the United States, Trump and the MAGA movement that supports him have secured the support of the "Evangelical Churches," a group of millenarian denominations founded on beliefs rooted in the Book of Revelation and predicting the return of the last prophet to reign over the Earth for a thousand years, establishing a period of peace and justice before the final judgment. This prophecy is based on the Book of Revelation, verses 16 and 16, which foretell the coming of Armageddon, the final battle between God and the human governments opposed to his sovereignty, which these "Churches" identify with nuclear war. Originating in early Christianity, this eschatological vision advocates a radical subversion of the social order and was incorporated as a foundational element in the "welfare theology" that constituted the doctrinal body of these "churches," crafted by US intelligence agencies at the request of Richard Nixon,1 also exploiting the profound crisis of the historic evangelical churches, particularly the Quakers. In recent times, it was revived by the MAGA movement and earned Trump the support of the pastors and faithful of approximately 300 different churches, each with thousands of followers.
Evangelical pastors at work
Given these premises, it's not surprising that for a segment of the US establishment, the current wars, particularly the one against Iran, constitute a fundamental stage in the advent of Armageddon and pave the way for the coming of the last prophet, according to a prophecy converging with some visions of the most fundamentalist Judaism. This is enough to provide ideological support for a structural alliance between the United States and the Zionist government of Israel, one that is, in practice, greatly strengthened by economic and geostrategic interests and the network of influence built by Epstein, exploiting the perversions of the US establishment. It's more than likely that the fixer was deeply connected to Israeli intelligence and, as such, would have provided Israel with every possible tool for blackmailing Donald Trump and his henchmen. All this means that, in pursuing its hegemonic agenda, the United States uses and declares its pursuit of a messianic mission that involves nuclear holocaust, understood as the price to pay for the advent of the kingdom of "God."
The Israeli theocracy
The operation of the Israeli theocracy is closely linked and instrumental to this objective. Given that the theocratic nature of the Israeli state is genetic and indelibly inscribed in its origins and reaffirmed in every decision of its political leaders, both right and left, this translates into Netanyahu's current administration of power, which pursues the biblical plan of creating a "greater Israel," that is, regaining control of the Jewish state over those territories and borders supposedly drawn by the Bible, regardless of the peoples currently inhabiting that territory and their religious and political orientation: an ethnic, racial, and genocidal objective. It is clearly false to claim that the State of Israel is the only democracy in the Middle East because this entity has evolved over time as a criminal group hostile to humanity, donning the shroud of anti-Semitism to mask its ferocity and atrocities. To expose this atrocity, it's enough to consider that both the Palestinians and the Jews, whom the Israelis oppress and exterminate, are a Semitic population!
Here too, as befits any theocratic state, religion is used as an instrumentum regni and presides over, and is aimed at granting political power a strength and legitimacy it would otherwise lack. In other words, it constitutes the foundation of the state and guarantees the social cohesion of this entity, which, precisely because of its religious and racial foundation, claims to have no borders, organizes and acts as a lobby, and prevails over the affiliation of all those who declare themselves Jews to any national entity, providing well-founded reasons for distrust in the national apparatuses of various countries.
The Israeli entity, exploiting the guilt of the European populations and their shame over the Holocaust, thrives and speculates on the blood and sacrifice of all those who are Jews, together with communists, anarchists and homosexuals, locked up in Nazi concentration camps, to appropriate the memory of the Holocaust and justify every action, however heinous it may be.
The Russian theocracy
After the end of the Soviet Union, the Russian state, lacking a political ideology of its own to motivate its goals and existence, also reappropriated the tools of theocracy, rediscovering and rebuilding the symphonic relationship that in Orthodox-majority states regulates relations between the state and religious denominations.
Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and Vladimir Putin
The Russian leader's constant and fraternal embrace with Patriarch Kirill of the Orthodox Church of Moscow is aimed at legitimizing and strengthening the power of the Russian state. The catechism and social doctrine of the Russian Patriarchate form the basis of the "Russkij Mir" ("Russian world" but also "peace"). This formula summarizes the profound mission of the Russian state, identifying the mending of relations with the Russian diaspora around the world as its mission, with the fundamental and primary task of guaranteeing their rights in all situations where their ethnic or linguistic characteristics were the source of discrimination by
national authorities.
A system of concentric circles was thus envisioned, which was gradually extended to include Orthodox Christians and, more generally, Eastern Christians, as well as so-called "compatriots," eventually encompassing all those who feel a spiritual and cultural connection with Russia. It is no coincidence that the eponymous foundation that promotes it, established in 2007, includes the Russian Ministries of Foreign Affairs and Education, as well as the Orthodox Church. In 2016, it was decided that "the state's foreign policy activities must aim to ensure
comprehensive and effective protection of the legitimate rights and interests of Russian citizens and compatriots living abroad."
This role of religion in relation to the state, tailored according to the principle of symphony, derived from Orthodox tradition and theology, is also applied and shared extensively with Muslims, given that Islam (the country's second-largest religion) affects approximately 15% of the global population and has over 5,000 registered organizations.
Churches and the state collaborate in promoting sacrifice in the name of belonging, tradition, the gift of life for one's country, and honor in defense of oneself and one's ancestors all values that, taken together, constitute a strong element of social cohesion, allowing political leaders to operate with a long-term perspective.
The Iranian theocracy
The highly complex theocratic form of government that characterizes the Iranian state has distinctly different characteristics, yet convergent results. This form of government is rooted in Shi'ism, which it embraces. It is based on the velayat-e faqih (protection of the Islamic jurist), conceived by Khomeini. This doctrine assigns supreme power to jurists expert in Islamic law (imams), designing and implementing certain governing bodies pending the return of the hidden Imam, making religion the foundation of law and the state. In the Islamic Republic of Iran, these bodies have taken on a specific configuration, creating a form of balance of power with the Supreme Leader, both a religious and political leader, at the helm. For Shi'ites, every good Muslim has declared a holy war, which is fought in pursuit of martyrdom (in memory of the martyrdom of Hussein) and represents a conscious choice to be ready to die in order to reclaim justice, honor, and dignity.
Iran's new supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei
This set of values constitutes a powerful instrument of social cohesion, leading to the acceptance of even life-or-death sacrifices to defend traditional values, which, according to Shiite clergy, are grounded in the Quran. Therefore, Shia Islam places particular importance on the Imams' interpretation of Islamic law, also for the purpose of formulating an evolutionary interpretation.
In the Islamic Republic of Iran, this component of Islam has developed a complex institutional structure that, however, places at its center the economic and social structure of the Hobus, who manage the economy and shape public opinion, effectively controlling the population economically and socially, bound to these structures by a relationship of subordination and client-like subjection.
The role of religion in Ukraine's governing structure
At first glance, it might seem that Ukraine's current form of government bears no resemblance to the institutional models described above. However, a more in-depth examination of the institutional relations between state and religion in contemporary Ukraine clearly reveals that the creation of an autocephalous Ukrainian Orthodox Church has proceeded hand in hand with the ongoing civil war, alongside the war between Ukraine and Russia. Thus, it becomes clear that the creation of the Autocephalous Orthodox Church in Ukraine in 2019 was one of the contributing factors to the outbreak of the civil war and helped strengthen the state's identity, legitimizing its existence according to the principles of the harmonious relationship that governs relations between state and religion in countries with an Orthodox tradition. The establishment of the Ukrainian Autocephalous Orthodox Church marked the transition of the Ukrainian legal system from separatism to neo-confessional jurisdictionalism, the adoption of a state church, the denial of religious freedom, and the persecution, in particular, of the canonical Ukrainian Orthodox Church, federated with the Moscow Patriarchate but independent from it. The sectarianism established in the country between the Autocephalous Orthodox Church and the state has led the legal system to adopt measures deriving from religious persecution and has affected relations between Churches and States in numerous European Union countries, especially the Baltic countries, leading them to renounce separatism and adopt neo-confessional relations with a handful of minority Churches, artfully established with the aid of the state and the cover of the Patriarchate of Constantinople, upon payment of appropriate royalties in order to counter the populations' historical affiliation to religious denominations that do not conform to current government policies.
Final considerations
From this brief examination, it is clear that the international legal system is retreating as it relates to relations between states and religious denominations, and that religion is reasserting its role in social control, social cohesion, and political direction in the functioning of states.
This trend is part of a more general trend characterized by the overcoming of the separation of powers, typical of liberal democracies, towards a centralized and authoritarian form of state and government, governed by powerful forces and ideologies, committed to the adoption of security policies and the repression of individual and collective freedoms, which sometimes take the form of democracy.
The silence, or at least the muffled voice, of the Catholic Church is striking, also due to a Pope who is today colorless and faded, and a group of traditional Protestant churches, experiencing a crisis of identity and faithful, increasingly overwhelmed and eroded by the Evangelical Churches.
[1]Richard Nixon, who was among the American presidents influenced by the figure of Norman Vincent Peale (1898-1993), a pastor known for having outlined an early "prosperity gospel" or theology of well-being, gave orders to the CIA to support the development of "evangelical churches" as a tool to counter liberation theology, which had developed in the Catholic sphere, especially in Latin America, and to act as a theoretical substrate for imperialism and colonialism in crisis. An evolution of this "theology" is represented by the so-called transhumanism supported by Peter Thiel and his company Palantir which manages the development of AI and provides espionage and monitoring services to the detriment of citizens.
https://www.ucadi.org/2026/03/28/le-democrature-confessioniste-alla-ricerca-dellegemonia/
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