Jeff Jarvis
Superb reporting by @derspiegel's Jörg Schindler on the cult next to the White House. "Holy warriors: How fanatical Christians are taking over the USA." I'm begging for it to be translated so Americans can read it and American journalists learn from it.
https://www.spiegel.de/ausland/usa-unter-donald-trump-gotteskrieger-in-der-regierung-a-a4a2d5f4-caae-4cce-8ccb-cf80204ffcf6
Sep 27, 2025 at 2:19pmWeb
Show threadScotty TreesSep 27, 2025
@jeffjarvis this just links to a paywall 👀
Show threadDirkAusGESep 27, 2025

@scottytrees @jeffjarvis
Go this way without paywall:

https://archive.ph/2025.09.25-113905/https://www.spiegel.de/ausland/usa-unter-donald-trump-gotteskrieger-in-der-regierung-a-a4a2d5f4-caae-4cce-8ccb-cf80204ffcf6

Show threadKees 🐧Sep 27, 2025
@dgr @scottytrees @jeffjarvis link not working for me. Does someone else have the problem or just an error on my side?
Show threadDr Neenah Estrella-LunaSep 27, 2025
@derKees @dgr @scottytrees @jeffjarvis Works for me. I did get the "are you a human" prompt. But after checking the box, I went straight to the German language article.
Show threadWorldTravelerAll7Sep 27, 2025
@dgr
thank you. that link worked for me💙
Show threadDerick RethansSep 27, 2025
@scottytrees @jeffjarvis https://archive.is/Ga6pF
Show threadutopiArteSep 27, 2025
this just links to a paywall 👀

@scottytrees @jeffjarvis @derspiegel

Show threadjeSuisatire neindochohh ᘛ⁐̤ᕐᐷSep 27, 2025

> "Gelegentlich dreht der Gottesmann aus Idaho religiöse Werbeclips, in denen er mit Havanna-Zigarre im Mund und umgeschnalltem Flammenwerfer Disney-Figuren und andere Symbole einer vermeintlich dekadenten Lebensart abfackelt."

El Che lässt grüßen, Monty Python ist da zum Vergleich Pillepalle, #realSatire pur.

@linuzifer hat Recht, trollen ist da sinnbefreit.

.. kannste dir nicht ausdenken ..

http://archive.today/Ga6pF

@jeffjarvis @derspiegel

Show threadjeSuisatire neindochohh ᘛ⁐̤ᕐᐷSep 27, 2025

> "Gleich daneben kündete ein selbst ernanntes »Ministerium für Buße und Heiligkeit« von Tauben, die wieder hören können, .."

@jeffjarvis @derspiegel

Show threadOkunaSep 27, 2025
@jeffjarvis @derspiegel every real Christian should scream and fight.
Show threadutopiArteSep 27, 2025
@Okuna
Isn't the idea of a "real" christian the inicial problem?
@jeffjarvis @derspiegel
Show threadJohn BreenSep 27, 2025
@jeffjarvis @derspiegel As the great philosopher Dave Mustaine once said, "God's gonna cook 'em like an egg".
Show threadDJ Sexy FreshSep 27, 2025
@jeffjarvis @derspiegel this is inaccurate because the bible isnt obviously upside down (/s)
Show threadCarmen ZedlerSep 27, 2025
@jeffjarvis @derspiegel #kuKluxKan #trump #usa
Show threadMax XaineSep 27, 2025

@jeffjarvis @derspiegel TLDR; But the title reminds me of the book "Amerikas Gotteskrieger" from 2021 by @ardenthistorian

See also https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Annika_Brockschmidt

Annika Brockschmidt - Wikipedia

Show threadxs4me2Sep 27, 2025

@jeffjarvis @derspiegel Religious fanatics, ultranationalists and opportunistic and unholy grifters… will read it in German.

https://archive.ph/Ga6pF

Translate available in any browser...

Show threadutopiArteSep 27, 2025

@jeffjarvis

Jeff wrote:

I'm begging for it to be translated
.. just do it ..
@derspiegel
Show threadLevkaSep 27, 2025

@jeffjarvis @derspiegel

For details, see:

https://kolektiva.social/@LevZadov/114389286281373913

Levka (@[email protected])

Attached: 1 image Wild Faith: How the Christian Right Is Taking Over America, by Talia Lavin https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/207567756-wild-faith

kolektiva.social
Show threadrootnodeSep 27, 2025
@jeffjarvis i would translate it if it weren’t behind a paywall. I know I can circumvent it with archive.is and other methods but just refuse to do so. An article as important as that should not be behind a paywall and they know it.
Show threadJake  Sep 27, 2025
@jeffjarvis i would read it if it wasn’t behind a GDPR-violating paywall
Show threadutopiArteSep 27, 2025

Jake wrote:

i would read it if it wasn’t behind a GDPR-violating paywall

@jakeyounglol @jeffjarvis @derspiegel

Show thread0ptimistSep 27, 2025
@jeffjarvis @derspiegel
Show threadhexdojoSep 27, 2025
@jeffjarvis @derspiegel this are NOT holy warriors. They are warriors from Satan/Luzifer. Direct from hell.
Show threadLed By Gilded FoolsSep 27, 2025

"Superb reporting by @derspiegel's Jörg Schindler on the cult next to the White House. "Holy warriors: How fanatical Christians are taking over the USA."" From @jeffjarvis
@derspiegel

Someone already archived the article to view for free.

https://archive.ph/Ga6pF

Show threadRamenCatholic 🐢🌈Sep 27, 2025

FYI for other people who want to see this article - it'€s behind a paywall that you can only see after going through the cookie acceptance/denial.

It does auto translate to English for me though!

@jeffjarvis @derspiegel

Show threadpadeluun ⁂Sep 27, 2025

@jeffjarvis @derspiegel Dear journalists,
they cannot be true Christians. One of the central messages of the New Testament is: “But I say to you: turn the other cheek.” With these words, Jesus Christ – whom Christians claim to follow – directly developed the Old Testament further, which had at least introduced the principle of “an eye for an eye” to put an end to the endless spiral of blood vengeance.

What we are currently witnessing in Trump’s America not only falls short of Jesus’ message, it even falls behind the civilizational progress of the Old Testament. Those who preach or practice violence, revenge, and retribution may call themselves “Christian” – but there is nothing Christian about it.

⸻

In German:

Liebe Journalist.innen, (1/2)

Show threadpadeluun ⁂Sep 27, 2025

es können keine echten Christ.innen sein. Eine der zentralen Botschaften des Neuen Testaments lautet: „Ich aber sage euch: Haltet die andere Wange hin.“ Mit diesen Worten hat Jesus Christus – auf den sich Christ.innen berufen – direkt das Alte Testament weiterentwickelt, das immerhin schon den Grundsatz „Auge um Auge“ formulierte, um der endlosen Spirale der Blutrache ein Ende zu setzen.

Was wir derzeit im trump’schen Amerika sehen, fällt nicht nur hinter die Botschaft Jesu zurück, sondern sogar hinter den zivilisatorischen Fortschritt des Alten Testaments. Wer Gewalt, Rache und Vergeltung predigt oder praktiziert, mag sich selbst „christlich“ nennen – christlich ist das nicht. (2/2)

Show threadacmSep 28, 2025
@jeffjarvis who's the bearded guy, lower right?
Show threadOliver Sep 28, 2025
@jeffjarvis @ardenthistorian already portrayed this a while ago and today it‘s tragical reality: https://www.rowohlt.de/buch/annika-brockschmidt-amerikas-gotteskrieger-9783499006487
Amerikas Gotteskrieger - Annika Brockschmidt | Rowohlt Verlag

Sie lehnen alles Staatliche ab, propagieren „White-Supremacy“, kämpfen gegen Abtreibung, befürworten erzkonservative Geschlechterrollen und wähnen sich im...