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A man holds his hands out and prays during the memorial service for right-wing activist Charlie Kirk at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Ariz., on Sunday.

Not long ago, American religious conservatives eschewed politics, partly because it was distasteful, partly out of conviction that contemporary, earthly worries soon would be overtaken by the onset of the Messianic Age.

Those days are over now, even if this may not be the end of days.

The prominence of scriptural references by secular political figures at the memorial service on Sunday for right-wing activist Charlie Kirk , the presence of Christian language in recent Republican rhetoric, and Donald Trump’s increasing use of devotional images – and his repeated desire to win not only a Nobel Prize but also a place in Heav

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