Drama queens in charge of military units. Lovely. Put them on the front lines, eh?<\/p>\n
\nUS military<\/a> commanders have been invoking extremist Christian rhetoric about biblical \u201cend times\u201d to justify involvement in the Iran war to troops, according to complaints made to a watchdog group.<\/p>\n
The Military Religious Freedom Foundation (MRFF) says it has received more than 200 complaints<\/a> from service members across all branches of the armed forces, including the marines, air force and space force.<\/p>\n
One complainant, identified as a noncommissioned officer (NCO) in a unit that could be deployed \u201cat any moment to join\u201d operations against Iran<\/a>, told MRFF in a complaint viewed by the Guardian that their commander had \u201curged us to tell our troops that this was \u2018all part of God\u2019s divine plan\u2019 and he specifically referenced numerous citations out of the Book of Revelation referring to Armageddon and the imminent return of Jesus Christ\u201d. [The Guardian<\/strong><\/a>]<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
Yeah, we hear this time after time here in the States because we’re the refuge for religious lunatics. No offense to all the other religious folks. But this sounds like everyone who thinks God talks to them, or who’ve deciphered a mathematical code, or had a vision from demons. Nothing comes of it, and in those rare cases where someone asks if they’ll be returning the donated money and items, the answer is a resounding NO<\/strong>.<\/p>\n
Someone should ask them what it would take for them to give up their beliefs. I’d love to hear the answers. Most answers would be rank “NOTHING…”, since that’d be a fall from social position unacceptable to their egos.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Drama queens in charge of military units. Lovely. Put them on the front lines, eh? US military commanders have been invoking extremist Christian rhetoric about biblical \u201cend times\u201d to justify involvement in the Iran war to troops, according to complaints made to a watchdog group. The Military Religious Freedom Foundation \u2026 Continue reading