Standing behind him, in spirit if not on stage, were his warped “faith advisers”—Evangelical extremists who treat the Book of Revelation like a war manual.

As the Declaration of Faith reminds us, “We do not know when or how the final redemption of creation will be achieved. But we know that God will win.”

This is death by policy. Death by blockade. Death by indifference. And famine is always manmade.

I unequivocally condemn all political violence, including the recent tragedy in Washington, D.C.