Mastodawn

In my 21 1/2 years of military service I don’t recall ever running into anything like this. This is fucked up beyond all recognition.
#FUBAR

“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.” - Jonathan Larsen
https://jonathanlarsen.substack.com/p/us-troops-were-told-iran-war-is-for?fbclid=IwZnRzaAQTONJleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZAo2NjI4NTY4Mzc5AAEeJG3E3YqM8ukVozZseDDcDk7CWLgH6C2-l29rGcDD7SgEoT5gVduTtcaS4ak_aem_TITttkhQhu5b_C9u3tX4mA

U.S. Troops Were Told Iran War Is for “Armageddon,” Return of Jesus

Advocacy group reports commanders giving similar messages at more than 30 installations in every branch of the military

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Reay Mar 3

@BrianJopek Be really curious to hear what they say when that doesn’t happen.

The military didn’t light the signal fire right?
Not enough soldiers believed it hard enough?

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Gerard

@reay @BrianJopek They'll double down, come up with some story like "you've shown that the world is worthy so it's been given a stay of execution" and it'll strengthen rather than weaken their delusion, exactly the same as you see apocalyptic cults.

I should say I'm saying this as someone with a faith of my own. I think this is a distinguishing sign between honest religious belief and a dangerous cult: one is willing to live with doubt and question everything, the other is afraid of ever giving any impression of doubt or uncertainty, so always has to go further in the face of contrary evidence.

I don't think anyone unafraid to acknowledge they might be wrong would come out with that speech. These people are fanatics, but sadly, they get seen as representative and thus give all religion a bad name.