holy war

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Prosecutors on Thursday told the court that Wassim Al M. had "internalised IS ideology, rejected the Western way of life, and was convinced that a holy war against infidels must be waged worldwide".

From Barron's

The president’s latest email is part of Trumpism’s ongoing sacralization — casting the movement as a holy war against evil enemies, meaning anyone who resists their crusade to end multiracial democracy.

From Salon

“If God ever calls me to a holy war,” he said, “I want Joe Frazier fighting beside me.”

From Los Angeles Times

Noem and her crew are so high on their holy war that they don’t realize they’re their own worst enemy.

From Los Angeles Times

Let’s take a walk around The Battery, so you can understand why it could become one of the flash points in the coming holy war between owners and players.

From Los Angeles Times