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A combat-unit commander told non-commissioned officers at a briefing Monday that the Iran war is part of God’s plan and that Pres. Donald Trump was “anointed by Jesus to light the signal fire in Iran to cause Armageddon and mark his return to Earth,” according to a complaint by a non-commissioned officer.

From Saturday morning through Monday night, more than 110 similar complaints about commanders in every branch of the military had been logged by the Military Religious Freedom Foundation (MRFF).

The complaints came from more than 40 different units spread across at least 30 military installations, the MRFF told me Monday night.

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[-] jontree255@lemmy.world 60 points 4 weeks ago

People like this are literally going to cause the end of the human race with their “beliefs”. We have a bunch of religious fanatics killing at the behest of a demented pedophile and his genocidal buddy.

Religion is a cancer.

[-] Lodespawn@aussie.zone 38 points 4 weeks ago

Jesus fuck can these arseholes just get raptured already ..

[-] PineRune@lemmy.world 12 points 4 weeks ago

They're trying to, and they want to take us all with them.

[-] tidderuuf@lemmy.world 13 points 4 weeks ago

MAGA seem to be on a one way ticket to Jonestown and they are happy to take all of us with them.

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[-] tyrant@lemmy.world 15 points 4 weeks ago

Is this dude on substack a legitimate source? Honest question. We live in the times of lies

[-] falidorn@lemmy.world 8 points 4 weeks ago

I have similar concerns.

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[-] Jack@lemmy.ca 6 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago)

The scary thing is not just that commanders may be saying this, but what an extreme outlier the citizens of the USA are when it comes to not being able to differentiate between reality and fairy-tales: https://www.csmonitor.com/USA/USA-Update/2015/0316/Do-countries-become-less-religious-as-they-get-richer

Even when the specific fairy-tales oppose these actions: quotes from Jesus according to the gospels:

"If anyone slaps you on the right cheek, turn to them the other cheek also." Matthew 5:39

"Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you," Luke 6:27

[-] possumparty@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 points 4 weeks ago

I really hope this photo is real.

[-] random_character_a@lemmy.world 4 points 4 weeks ago

Tiny hands confirmed

[-] sturmblast@lemmy.world 5 points 4 weeks ago

These people are mentally ill

[-] Sektor@lemmy.world 2 points 4 weeks ago
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[-] RabbitBBQ@lemmy.world 5 points 4 weeks ago

All powerful deity exists outside of space and time

Needs Donald J Trump

Got it

[-] unspeakablehorror@thelemmy.club 5 points 4 weeks ago

On the plus side maybe we can finally put the whole Revelations part of the Bible into the trash can where it (and the rest of it, frankly) belongs

[-] HugeNerd@lemmy.ca 4 points 4 weeks ago

I've been saying for a while now that the biggest threat facing humanity isn't climate change but religion. By far.

[-] Hazzard@lemmy.zip 3 points 4 weeks ago

I'm a Christian, have been all my life and am proud of it and what I believe. Whatever the F the US is doing is insane, unbiblical, and wildly dangerous.

I've said for years that religious power is appealing to narcissists because it is the most absolute form of power you can wield over a person. There will always be someone trying to wield it, because convincing someone your will is God's will, divine and unquestionable, is power more absolute than any other. Combining that power with the power of government is psychotic. It's why I'll always advocate for the absolute separation of church and state.

If you're a religious person, please be extremely cautious with who you let influence you, and everyone else? Absolutely keep fighting to get religion out of politics and keep it out. It has no business there. Get it out of schools, get it out of laws, get it out of political campaigns. It doesn't belong there, and having it there is corrosive to both State and Church.

[-] dermanus@lemmy.ca 2 points 4 weeks ago

The Bible warns against exactly this sort of thing too, but that's not the part of the book they like.

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[-] Stampy@lemmy.ca 3 points 4 weeks ago

I guess the billionaires finished their bunkers…

[-] drascus@sh.itjust.works 3 points 4 weeks ago

I kept reading and reading hoping there was a punchline somewhere.

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[-] GroundedGator@lemmy.world 3 points 4 weeks ago

Really wish these death cults would get on with it and leave the rest of us the fuck out of it.

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[-] switcheroo@lemmy.world 3 points 4 weeks ago

Religious people are so easy to manipulate lol

How they don't see it, when their "pastors" are driving Porsches and living in manions while telling you if you don't skip a meal so that you can donate to the church you're gonna go to hell... it's beyond me.

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[-] m3t00@lemmy.world 3 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago)

Hitchens had a book(2007) religion poisons everything. every few years they whip the faithful into a frenzy hoping to make their delusions real. 'if we don't reach our money goals, god will take me home' said another faith leader. this seems like successful Russian propaganda, today anyway. obscure blogger fans flames. army guys don't go to church a lot.

[-] acantharea@lemmy.world 3 points 4 weeks ago

Hitch was awesome. Thanks for bringing this back to my mind.

[-] KindnessisPunk@piefed.ca 3 points 4 weeks ago

Even the Bible says no human will know the hour or the day.

Who an I kidding, no one involved here read the Bible.

[-] village604@adultswim.fan 2 points 4 weeks ago

The Bible also says life begins at the first breath and has instructions for an abortion ritual.

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[-] Zier@fedia.io 3 points 4 weeks ago

Religion is a cult. This is literal proof. Jesus was not real. The bible is fiction. Grow up.

[-] 0x0@infosec.pub 2 points 4 weeks ago
[-] merdaverse@lemmy.zip 2 points 4 weeks ago

What could be worse than incompetent, racist lunatics? Incompetent, racist lunatics that are also religious fanatics.

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[-] ninjabard@lemmy.world 2 points 4 weeks ago

"No one knows the day or the hour except for my Father. And this orange pedophile who shits himself. That's gonna make sense in a few thousand years." - Jesus, probably.

[-] Krauerking@lemy.lol 2 points 4 weeks ago

Well now we know what the new Nazi ideology is. I guess it is different than making a blue eyed blonde haired race but I think that was possible with inbreeding.

[-] I_Clean_Here@lemmy.world 2 points 4 weeks ago

American Djihad

[-] HCSOThrowaway@lemmy.world 2 points 4 weeks ago

I want to get off Mr. Reagan's Wild Ride.

I want to get off Mr. Reagan's Wild Ride.

I want to get off Mr. Reagan's Wild Ride.

I want to get off Mr. Reagan's Wild Ride.

[-] Treczoks@lemmy.world 2 points 4 weeks ago

So they admit that Trump is the Antichrist?

[-] Tryenjer@lemmy.world 2 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago)

Religious fundamentalists in a death cult vs Religious fundamentalists in a death cult

The common people should just send all these lunatics to Mars.

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[-] FiniteBanjo@feddit.online 2 points 4 weeks ago

Pretty sure that bit about rapture also mentions the antichrist proclaiming himself as savior, right?

[-] Gammelfisch@lemmy.world 2 points 4 weeks ago

The fucking MAGA clowns, their Jewish allies and their Islamic opponents share a lot in fucking common. All of them are religious nutters and should NOT be involved in politics and the military.

[-] greenbit@lemmy.zip 1 points 4 weeks ago

So the Epstein distraction became an Epstein connection. They pretty much believe they're the descendants of archons ready to bring yaldabaoth here through the end of world scenarios

[-] me_myself_and_I@lemmy.world 1 points 4 weeks ago

Plot twist, Jesus is an alien and that's why Trump wanted to release the alien files

[-] eru@mouse.chitanda.moe 1 points 4 weeks ago
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[-] Kolanaki@pawb.social 1 points 4 weeks ago

If god is all powerful, why does he need any amount of humans to do shit for him? Do it yourself, you omnilazy bastard.

[-] you_are_dust@lemmy.world 1 points 4 weeks ago

Surely I just ate the onion, yes?

[-] InternetCitizen2@lemmy.world 1 points 4 weeks ago

No, but you'll wish you had.

[-] IndustryStandard@lemmy.world 1 points 4 weeks ago

So about that authoritarian religious regime...

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