So why should one regard political institutions and alliances as a refuge? The Bible prophetically calls them a “refuge of a lie. ”
تُشِيرُ إِشَعْيَا ٢٨ :‏ ١٧‏ :‏ « يَجْرُفُ ٱلْبَرَدُ مَلْجَأَ ٱلْكَذِبِ ،‏ وَتَغْمُرُ ٱلْمِيَاهُ ٱلسِّتْرَ » .‏