“God Against the Jews”: The Theological Antisemitism Rising in America

Something significant is happening in America, something old and dangerous, yet resurfacing in a new form. For the first time in modern Western history, antisemitism is being reframed not primarily through race or politics, but through theology.

This isn't the 20th-century racial antisemitism of France or Germany. It’s not classic political antisemitism either.

What we’re seeing is a reemergence of the idea that Jewish power and “Jewish corruption” are justified, even explained, by the religious identity of the Jews themselves.

This is theological antisemitism, and it’s back - all one needs to do is go on X, or listen to Candice owens or her like.

The last time we saw this kind of religious framing of antisemitism was in Czarist Russia, or in parts of the Islamic world.

Now it is returning - in the United States. The far-right in America is experiencing a political-theological revival, not a general religious awakening, but a specific kind of Christian nationalist sentiment that views Jews, and Jewishness, as a theological obstacle.

In this worldview, Christian nationalism must first liberate itself from Jewish “earthliness”, from the perceived materialism, secularism, or cultural influence of Jews, as a prerequisite to spiritual restoration. The Jewish role in this narrative is not political or social, but theological: a problem to be overcome on the path to Christian purity and power.

And this is happening for the first time in history under a unique set of conditions:

This combination is unprecedented.

Why This Demands a Theological Response

The implications are profound. For the first time, Jews as an independent nation must engage in a theological debate, not because they want to, but because they are being cast into one. America is not experiencing a religious awakening in general, but the parts of the American Right that are experiencing religious revival are doing so against evangelicalism, against Israel, and through a new, Catholic-infused, Christian nationalism that often carries overt antisemitic undertones.

This shift presents a fundamental challenge to the Jewish people: We cannot fight this solely with political arguments, historical reminders, or interfaith brunches.

We must address the theology itself.

There are two responses:

The Choice Before Us

The Jewish people now find themselves in a theological moment we never expected: with sovereignty, freedom, and influence, we are being pushed into a theological corner.

We can no longer avoid the discussion. We must re-enter it — with confidence, with knowledge, and with the full weight of our historical and spiritual inheritance.

Not to convert anyone, and not to bow to their frames - but to assert, clearly:

We were never replaced. Our covenant never ended. And our presence is not a threat - it is a testimony forever.