Tucker Carlson criticizes pastors for using faith to justify 'Israel's' war crimes

• Carlson denounces killing of innocent civilians in Gaza and elsewhere.
• Criticizes pastors using religion to justify political stances.

Political commentator Tucker Carlson sharply criticized Christian pastors for supporting the killing of civilians in Gaza and using religious platforms to deliver political messages.

“If a man commits a crime do we kill his kids? I don’t care if it’s in Minneapolis or Gaza City. No we don’t,” Carlson said during his remarks at the America Fest event organized by Turning Point USA.

He added, “God is not on any country’s side,” stressing that faith should not be manipulated to justify violence. Carlson accused some pastors of “preaching a political message and pretending that it’s the Gospel,” highlighting what he sees as a dangerous conflation of religion and politics.

The America Fest event, hosted by the conservative organization founded by Charlie Kirk and now led by his wife Erica Kirk, honored his memory after he was killed during a campus event earlier this year. Carlson’s remarks mark a notable divergence from many other conservative figures in the United States, including Ben Shapiro and Kirk, who have expressed strong support for 'Israel'.