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Lawmakers Want DoD Investigated for Biblical 'Armageddon' Claims
- Jimmc414 8mo agohttps://archive.is/OQurU https://archive.is/OQurU
- Bombthecat 8mo agoWow, zero comments, that's actually scarier...
- chopin 8mo ago[flagged]
- scuff3d 8mo agoThe best they could come up with in that they aren't doing enough to investigate/combat this? Or that this isn't worth investigation in the first place?
- vetrom 8mo agoIt's not really worth investigation. All the current headlines around this event boil down to a single source report from a litigous activist organization that only claims "anonymous sources". No corroborating IG investigations or official reporting or even FOIA suits/events, which a serious external investigation would use. That doesn't make it impossible, just heavily unlikely. Furthermore, it has all the hallmarks of an unsourced smear campaign then used as a convenient 'source' for sensationalist reporting. If the average HN reader were to inspect that source, I exepct they would see the lack of investigative rigour and wonder how the word "source" could even come into consideration here.
- scuff3d 8mo agoThe MRFF is saying they got hundreds of complaints. Seems reasonably plausible this actually happened. And given this administrations track record it's not exactly a stretch.
- vetrom 8mo agoIf they have hundreds of complaints, that would be a mineload of dynamite, figuratively, for lawsuits across the board. Why haven't they done so? If you think the IG or direct lawsuit routes are unfeasible, there are tons of congresspersons on both sides of the aisle that would jump on that to get one over on the administration, as well. Their oversight powers do have some bite.
- salawat 8mo agoWhat do you expect? That people who shove their head in the sand, cover their ears and go "I had nothing to do with this" are suddenly going to wake up and grow a conscience that will threaten their ability to feed themselves? That people so distant from the decision makers who executed this are going to lose even a night's sleep over it? That they'll cast themselves on their knees with their cell phone in hand and ask for forgiveness; it was never supposed to be like this? Not how the world works, friend, though imagine how much nicer a world it would be if it were that way... One can dream I suppose.
- afpx 8mo agoWait until you see these "YIGBY" bills that are being passed across the country
- scuff3d 8mo agoI'm not religious myself, and I have plenty of concerns about anything faith based mingling with the government, but I don't see how building affordable houses on church property has anything to do with military leaders telling their soldiers they're warriors for God.
- coffinbirth 8mo agoReminder that the US is responsible for the precision strike murder of at least 165 school children[1]. The fact that they are still 'investigating' after 7 days now is basically an admission that they are indeed responsible for it. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Minab_school_airstrike https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Minab_school_airstrike
- dtj1123 8mo agoCan someone explain why this is being downvoted?
- JumpCrisscross 8mo ago> Can someone explain why this is being downvoted? It's not relevant. We have no evidence one of the nutters ordered the strike. Which makes the far more likely answer of fuckup/collateral damage in the course of a major bombing campaign a good default.
- dtj1123 8mo agoAt a future time it may become apparent that these events are linked in some way. It's too early to pin them together for sure, but I don't see a problem with raising awareness.
- JumpCrisscross 8mo ago> It's too early to pin them together for sure, but I don't see a problem with raising awareness It's baseless speculation. That isn't fodder for thoughtful discussion, particulary when framed as a statement versus a question.
- dtj1123 8mo agoI'm seeing this more as filing under "potentially relevant" rather than explicit speculation, but I can see your point. Thanks for the clarification.
- emsign 8mo agoAmerican Jihad?
- chiengineer 8mo agoBro its chill WW3 is totally promised to trump 3000 years ago
- wvbdmp 8mo agoIs this supposed to be a diversion from something else? It’s so over the top, even for this timeline.
- UltraSane 8mo agoNo, some evangelicals really are this crazy.
- cyanydeez 8mo agoyeah, so, if you _ignore the entire Trump_ connected escapades of dimentia, narcissism, pedophilia, etc... you're still left with a cult of evangelicals who want to usher in the end times by helping Israel. And if there's to grandiose, there's the more blandness of turning back progress to pre-civil rights, pre-sufferage and returning to Kings as god-given rulers. Anyone who didn't read project 2025 did a deservice to this string of inanity.
- scrubs 8mo agoCorrect. I was raised but quit this environment around 15. Peculiar to us American's is the Protestant evangelical Christains who for which the apocalyptic books of Revelations, Daniel is literally true. And thereto every 10-15 years there's a bunch of Armageddon is nigh runs hot in their world. The last one I suffered through was the era of US v. Communism with a side of AIDs around 1980. Seriously demented nonsense. And something else again from personal dealings here: the evangelical type is pushy boot strapping God's plan for them into material world through networking, media savvy, outrage, fear and basic organizational money raising to power. Its strange to watch. Alone they seem to have no bearings or self importance or relevance. To get what they feel they need, they attach to the flag, goverment ie to power in state.
- PearlRiver 8mo agoI thought Christians got over this when they lost Jerusalem in the Crusades and switched the holy land for Rome.
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- phendrenad2 8mo agoI guess rogue doomsday cults trying to destroy the planet need to arise from time to time to remind us of how silly they are.
- pstuart 8mo agoIt would be amusing if it wasn't possible for them to achieve their goals, which they're now in a position to do so.
- phendrenad2 8mo agoThat's true, this is more of a retroactive analysis, because the other outcome (where the Earth is destroyed) is the end of everything anyway, so no sense considering it.
- discardable_dan 8mo agoWhen they are the people in charge of the nuclear arsenal, the silliness stops.
- stopbulying 8mo ago> non-commissioned officers were told that the Iran war is part of God’s plan and that President Donald Trump was “anointed by Jesus to light the signal fire in Iran to cause Armageddon and mark his return to Earth,” as originally reported by journalist Jonathan Larsen. Between Saturday and Tuesday afternoon, MRFF logged more than 200 similar complaints across 50 installations encompassing every branch of the military,
- stopbulying 8mo agoRecommended prayers for any faith: Devotional Field Book (MCRP 3-30D.2/6-12D)
- b800h 8mo agoI thought it was supposed to be called the Department of War?
- embedding-shape 8mo agoSupposedly only congress can actually change the name, DoW is a "secondary name", whatever that means. But there is a lot of "supposedly" so the de facto reality seems different.
- nabbed 8mo agoMaybe the "secondary name" is the part that comes after a colon, as in a book title: Department of Defence: The Department of War
- spiderfarmer 8mo agoThat was DoA.
- pimpampum 8mo agoYes, this is known, religious fanatics in the White House and Tel Aviv are playing out their books.
- 0xbadcafebee 8mo agoA complaint shared by an anonymous non-commissioned officer to the Military Religious Freedom Foundation (MRFF) claimed that non-commissioned officers were told that the Iran war is part of God’s plan and that President Donald Trump was “anointed by Jesus to light the signal fire in Iran to cause Armageddon and mark his return to Earth,” as originally reported by journalist Jonathan Larsen. Between Saturday and Tuesday afternoon, MRFF logged more than 200 similar complaints across 50 installations encompassing every branch of the military Wow
- aaron695 8mo ago[dead]
- stevenalowe 8mo agoPerhaps the speaker was bucking for a Section 8?
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- 0xbadcafebee 8mo agoIf you mean the guy saying the crazy stuff, there were at least 50 of them, since the report says the reports came from 50 different locations, in all branches of the military, all in one weekend. It's real enough that 29 Senators have called for an official investigation.
- burnt-resistor 8mo agoMRFF is working overtime because Christofascists remain at the top of the military and civilian leadership. They're psychotic death cult crazies who want war and have little regard for human life. These criminal lunatics are a threat to all of humanity.
- recursivecaveat 8mo agoIt's hard to square a genuine and humble belief in a loving God and creed with the desire to kill a bunch of people and light the world on fire to make him end the world in your time specifically.
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- zozbot234 8mo agoThe Iranian religious authorities have long been essentially united behind very similar attitudes, only centered around the belief that the Mahdi must reappear first, then Jesus afterwards. Both camps believe that Jesus will finally restore true religion, whatever that is.
- JumpCrisscross 8mo ago> a genuine and humble belief in a loving God I think it's fair to say that American Evangelists do not worship the god described in the New Testament per se, but instead something closer to the vengeful god of Abrahamic origin. (The mullahs in Iran and pastors in our evangelical churches probably agree on most issues.)
- bananaflag 8mo agoI think everybody knows about Left Behind (but nevertheless I'll mention it for good measure), but if you want a shorter fictional version of "this is what these people actually believe", check out the Christ Clone Trilogy by James BeauSeigneur. (Left Behind is too long and poorly written, I myself got bored at like the 8th book or so.)
- cantalopes 8mo agoWhat is the saddest thing is that the elections are so far away to remove this dangerous entity from leading america. A democracy turned into an extremist religious abusing populist threat to the whole world. It is on par with russia with its dangerous leadership now
- ZeroGravitas 8mo agoDon't immanentize the eschaton!
- metalman 8mo agoThe standard political capability/loyalty test was to show how much coolaid you could sell with a strait face, as it is no longer selling very well, the new test is to show how much they can publicly consume themselves.
- bitroughj 8mo agoThe Zionist influence on our government, is not Christian Zionism. Focusing on that is totally ineffectual and that’s the whole point. Those who focus on that issue are doing it to further Zionist influence over policy, either intentionally or out of useful idiocy. Rubio is Catholic, as is Vance, 100% opposed to Christian Zionism. Kushner is not a Catholic, nor Witkoff, nor Epstein, nor Lutnick, nor Blinkin. Btw it’s possible to be a Zionist Christian who believes in Israel’s right to self defense, but Christia Zionism (the fringe theology) is not representative of the vast majority of Christian’s views. I mean, are Palestinian Christians Christian Zionists? How about Lebanese or Iranian or Assyrian Christians? How about the Pope or Archbishop of Canterbury? Don’t be an unwitting tool of the (non-Christian) Zionists deflection campaign; it’s a shell game.
- thisislife2 8mo agoI never knew about "Christian zionism", or how it is so deeply tied with American politics till I watched these 2 interviews - https://tuckercarlson.com/tucker-show-fares-abraham-021826 https://tuckercarlson.com/tucker-show-fares-abraham-021826 and https://tuckercarlson.com/tucker-show-mike-huckabee-022026 https://tuckercarlson.com/tucker-show-mike-huckabee-022026 (Yeah, I know it is from Tucker Carlson, and there is a lot of crap on his site. But there are some rare gems - good interviews - like these that offer us a rare insight into American and international politics. It is on his interview that the American ambassador to Israel publicly said that Israel has a "bibilical right" to the whole of middle-east and America is fine with those Israeli aspirations!)
- bitroughj 8mo agoYes, the ambassador to Israel is very philosemitic. Shocking? I suppose if you don’t know what an ambassador is. Ambassadors do not determine policy, they maintain friendly relationships. Who is more powerful, Ted Cruz (another “powerful” “Christian” Zionist) or Donald Trump? Or Larry Ellison vs Pastor Hagee? It’s great that people can learn stuff. It’s worth learning, for example, who got us into the Iraq war. Hint: it wasn’t “Christian” Zionists. There are very few Christian Zionists, and almost none in positions of power compared to (non-Christian) religious or ethno-nationalist Zionists.
- butterbomb 8mo ago[dead]