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rascallyrascal1511 Mar 27, 2026 +95

So, nothing like "God, give us the humility and wisdom to do what is right." It's all "God, help us smash our enemies to smithereens." There's nothing like these good, godly men with their Crusaders' faith doing God's work.

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eskimospy212 Mar 27, 2026 +39

He’s a drunken TV show host. He doesn’t know how to do the actual job so he sticks with what he knows, playing like he’s a tough guy on TV. He’s totally overmatched and is flailing.

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commitme Mar 27, 2026 +29

I'm willing to bet big that the literal crusades were composed of bastards just like him

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Economy-Pin2836 Mar 27, 2026 +21

They were. Just read contemporary accounts of the Crusaders, they were monsters who raped and killed their way toward Jerusalem (and then slaughtered everyone once they got there, including Jews and Christians). Even in friendly territory such as the Byzantine Empire, they sacked towns and committed countless atrocities, using Deus Vult as an excuse to do so. Hegseth would fit right in with those people, he is what the Classical Romans called a "Wolf's Head" (a bloodthirsty genocidal monster).

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timnphilly Mar 27, 2026 +12

There have been a lot of recent reports of strange religious rituals coming out of DOD and something about a prophecy that the 47th president would save Israel and save the world from anti-christ. I mean - really weird, unfounded sh!t.

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BlahBlahBlackCheap Mar 27, 2026 +5

OT christians

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Less-Hawk-4723 Mar 27, 2026 +6

I don’t know what’s their obsession with the crusades. Why do they obsess over a series of conflict that the Christians ultimately lost against Muslims. And one of them was a very specific controversial crusade that went against other Christians (4th crusade)

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rascallyrascal1511 Mar 27, 2026 +6

I would guess it's some combination of liking the general idea of the Crusades without educating themselves about the actual details.

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Ouibeaux Mar 27, 2026 +4

He's a millionaire newscaster, and somehow that's not enough for him. The only answer is to blow up the world.

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Appropriate_Wave722 Mar 27, 2026 +1

hmmm I'm currently up to Leviticus and it seems pretty relevant to God so far

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ChickenMcFukket1 Mar 27, 2026 +1

More like [this]( https://youtu.be/xOrgLj9lOwk?t=47&si=akaoMQ7W49Faor6h).

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Mister_Know_Nothing Mar 27, 2026 +241

Are today's "Christians" confusing Jesus with Ghenghis Khan?

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NurglesGiftToWomen Mar 27, 2026 +53

Christ is Khorne

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yellowLantern Mar 27, 2026 +34

Khorne would think Hegseth is a coward since he does all his killing with bombs

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TheGravespawn Mar 27, 2026 +21

This. Tzeentch would love him because he pisses off Khorne and destabalizes everything.

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Mister_Know_Nothing Mar 27, 2026 +2

All according to plan

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hotpajamas Mar 27, 2026 +7

khorne asada is my favorite dish

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GotMoFans Mar 27, 2026 +16

Jesus is strictly a prop. They fake to appeal to supposed Christians who are hateful bigots.

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CryptographerCrazy61 Mar 27, 2026 +13

No. The prop is the old testament god, Jesus taught compassion, love etc everything they say is “woke”. Some pastors will no longer preach the sermon on the mount because the evangelical zealots complain about it.

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AlcibiadesTheCat Mar 27, 2026 +5

Don't even get started with the Sermon on the Plain from Luke, where Josh Christ eschews the spiritual side. It's not "blessed are the poor in spirit," it's "blessed are the poor."

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CryptographerCrazy61 Mar 27, 2026 +3

lol there was a time when I would have cared what you call him. Anyways , yes whatever meaning you want to give it, some pastors have gotten complaints about preaching it.

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AlcibiadesTheCat Mar 27, 2026 +3

I mean, Jesus is the romanization of Yeshua, and Yeshua in every other language transliterated to Joshua/Jose/Josue/etc; it only tracks that this absolute bro of a human wouldn't stand on pretense, and would likely have gone by Josh, or perhaps El Duderino, if you're not into that whole brevity thing.

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CryptographerCrazy61 Mar 27, 2026 +1

Yes he wouldn’t have cared zfg and no i don’t believe he is the son of the biblical god

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ChickenMcFukket1 Mar 27, 2026 +3

No no no, this is white Republican Jesus.

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ragingreaver Mar 27, 2026 +1

So...the *literal* antichrist that preaches hate, violence, mercilessness, scorn for the foreigner, abuse for children, poverty is a sin, greed is a virtue, and justice needs to be denied at every opportunity.

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lancelongstiff Mar 28, 2026 +2

The Old Testament God had a difficult job trying to teach people things like *"murder is wrong and there will terrible consequences if you do it*". He was basically the early-civilisation equivalent of "*just you wait until your father gets home*". So try to be a little more understanding, ok?

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StoneWall_MWO Mar 27, 2026 +7

They are admitting he was brown?

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Jeoshua Mar 27, 2026 +13

Republican Jesus isn't the same thing as the Quasi-Historical Literary Jesus. Unironically, Jesus (R) is basically the Demiurge from Gnostic tradition. An oppressive force that took over and imprisons us all while pretending to be the Creator.

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CryptographerCrazy61 Mar 27, 2026 -10

Whatever AI you used gave you the opposite of what he is meant to be.

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Jeoshua Mar 27, 2026 +11

Is everything you don't understand the meaning of "AI" to you? I'm curious. What AI do you think I even used? Why? Did I use too many em-dashes? Bullet-point lists? What? AI has hurt us in more ways than just people asking AI to think for them. It's also made everyone super suspicious that everything they don't like is fake, somehow. F*** sake. So anyway, to clarify: I'm pointing out how "Republican Jesus" is the opposite of what he is presented as, in the Bible. That's just a (sad, sad) fact of how they are using him as a figurehead. Not some force of Love and Light, but an oppressive, violent figure justifying their desire for conquest.

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BanginNLeavin Mar 27, 2026 -2

In reality Jesus was just a crazy dude who liked bro time a lot. His supposed rise to notoriety and subsequent killing has been used for literally 2000 years to oppress and control populations.

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Jeoshua Mar 27, 2026 +6

I mean, while that might be the case, it also might be the case that there was no actual "Jesus" in reality, and the stories in the New Testament (objectively written decades after his supposed life by people who mostly could never actually claim to have met the real man) are just the culmination of centuries of prophecy and religious thought. There may be figures and older stories that the figure in the Bible is based around, tho, and the "truths" spoken in that document are nevertheless worth considering, as they can shape people's outlook on life. My point is that there are, at least, two figures that we might call "Jesus". One is described in The Bible (and the Quran for that matter) as a man of peace. The other is a figure pointed to by the Crusaders and people like Hegseth, and is a vehicle of violent oppression. In my personal opinion, neither is actually a "real" figure, but the people who follow them are real enough. One of them has teachings that are a fairly good basis for living your life, and the other leads to oppression, wars, and destruction.

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Buttercut33 Mar 27, 2026 +2

That's a bingo!

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BanginNLeavin Mar 27, 2026 +1

Spot on imo.

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Low_Chance Mar 27, 2026 +1

What about this is AI to you?

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CryptographerCrazy61 Mar 27, 2026 +3

It makes sense now after the edit , when I read it this morning it was written to sound like the opposite of what it reads now or there was a bit too much nuance for me. I work with AI every day and at times the way it structures responses exactly how it was written before the person gave it a second pass

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Low_Chance Mar 27, 2026 +2

Kudos to you for following up

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duckinradar Mar 27, 2026 +4

Ghengis had strategy and goals and wasn’t a coke fueled piece of shit

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Worldly_Anybody_9219 Mar 27, 2026 +8

Netanyahu actually said recently the Genghis Khan's ideology should be followed over Christ's, because you know, it worked out so well for him in the long run when all his kids fought and destroyed what he built. It's why the Mongol Empire still exists and Christianity doesn't (wait, that's wrong ...).

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ChipPungus Mar 27, 2026 +1

Not really what he said, he was quoting Will Durant, an American historian and Christian.

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Pippi-ki-yay Mar 27, 2026 +4

Jhenghis Christ.

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Even_Trifle9341 Mar 27, 2026 +3

Jesus Con

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halfxdeveloper Mar 27, 2026 +3

No, just the Civ Gandhi.

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johndoe201401 Mar 27, 2026 +1

But the troops love this don’t they?

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Halftied Mar 27, 2026 +1

I think Jesus just threw his hands up and said Donald take the wheel. I can't handle this anymore.

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Kennydoe Mar 27, 2026 +43

"There's no hate like Christian love."

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olderdeafguy1 Mar 27, 2026 +27

He's about to be thrown under the bus by Trump, so that's one prayer that'll be answered.

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commitme Mar 27, 2026 +6

oh good point. is it President Hegseth? or is it Trump? I'm so confused 🤔

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Burger4Ever Mar 27, 2026 +2

Kegsbreath

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Bangers_n_Mashallah Mar 27, 2026 +1

Wouldn't sacking Hegseth be seen as Trump admitting this whole Iran war has been a f*** up? I don't think Trump would like that. I think he has to keep Hegseth around just to keep up appearances.

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Perniciosius Mar 27, 2026 +19

It is just like watching 'Beneath The Planet of the Apes', where a bunch of religious fanatics glorify the Alpha-Omega bomb.

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Romantic_Piscean Mar 27, 2026 +19

I mean, who can forget the verse, Jesus dying on the cross, crying out to God the Father about the Romans that "they deserve no mercy" and that God should "break the teeth of the ungodly." I mean, Hegseth is just slightly paraphrasing Luke 23:34, and if you don't think that's true, you haven't read your Trump "God Bless the USA" Bible, available for $99, complete with a hand written chorus of God Bless the USA by no other than Lee Greenwood himself. /s

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XSinTrick6666 Mar 27, 2026 +3

With code to open vid-link: Condoleeza Rice accompanying herself on spinet singing "Nearer My God, To Thee"

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c7062 Mar 27, 2026 +17

>"Give them wisdom in every decision, endurance for the trial ahead, unbreakable unity, and overwhelming violence of action against those who deserve no mercy," Hegseth said. He also called on God to "break the teeth of the ungodly." I wonder if it has occured to him that he is the one that "deserves no mercy" and that he is the "ungodly."

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Hyperica Mar 27, 2026 +16

We're being ruled over by movie villains

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howdudo Mar 27, 2026 +2

Where's Captain Planet when you need'em

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CouchCorrespondent Mar 27, 2026 +11

Sending our young men and women over to this war under this deplorable lunatic is horrific.

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Fastluck83 Mar 27, 2026 +10

Be merciful, just as your Father is merciful. (Luke 6:36) Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you. (Luke 6:27) Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy. (Matthew 5:7) I desire mercy, not sacrifice. (Matthew 9:13) Overwhelming violence of action against those who deserve no mercy. (McGospel of Pete 3:26)

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Toy_Guy_in_MO Mar 27, 2026 +6

Oh, they've given up on that Jesus. I've seen multiple people doing the "well actually..." and trying to justify Hegseth by selectively quoting the old and new testaments. They'll talk about how David prayed for god to bring down his enemies or how Revelations talks about Jesus coming back to put the beatdown to Satan. They worship Swole Jesus now.

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rascallyrascal1511 Mar 27, 2026 +3

I get the feeling Pete is more of an Old Testament guy . . . as long as it doesn't apply to him personally.

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Fabulinius Mar 27, 2026 +7

Pete Hegseth is a cartoon character. Or perhaps more like teh insane general in Dr. Strangelove.

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Theferael_me Mar 27, 2026 +7

Hegseth is no more a Christian than I am, and I'm an atheist. He's a member of Douglas Wilson's demented sect which has been roundly criticised by many, many Christians for the way it ignores the Jesus of the Gospels and prioritises the Old Testament and Revelations.

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AccomplishedEarl Mar 27, 2026 +7

Overwhelming violence." Imagine the reaction if a different official from a different religion used that phrase in a government building. The double standard is doing backflips right now. We’ve gone from "Soft Power" to "Pray for the End Times" in record speed.

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TransiTorri Mar 27, 2026 +7

If Democrats manage to retake power at some point, Hegseth should be sent to the Hague to stand trial. That'll make sure he faces proper justice and also allows the United States to claim they aren't "playing politics" or attacking someone on political party affiliation. But what Hegseth has both said, done, and continues to say, are blatant war crimes.

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Ok_Key_4731 Mar 27, 2026 +5

Yeah, umm, that’s not how Jesus works, dude.

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Common-Addendum-4349 Mar 27, 2026 +1

Jesus? Never heard of him. He might have brought coffee one time, I’m not really sure. I’m a Christian; who is this Jesus guy you keep referring to?

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MalevolentTapir Mar 27, 2026 +4

I think this sicko worships Mot

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Popular-Age-3174 Mar 27, 2026 +5

Careful what you pray for little man…you might discover you’er standing on the wrong side of the scripture that you just weaponized…

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smurfsundermybed Mar 27, 2026 +5

Go in peace to love and serve the lord. Guess they had a different interpretation of that line. /s

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Big-Leadership-4604 Mar 27, 2026 +1

They have different interpretations for about everything.

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crom-dubh Mar 27, 2026 +3

To be fair to Kegseth (more than he probably deserves), the full phrase he used is "overwhelming violence of action." Violence of action is a military concept which basically means like sudden application of force. That being said, it's still really fucked up that this is part of a prayer, and the part about "breaking teeth" is definitely disturbing.

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Jorgen_G_Pakieto Mar 27, 2026 +3

That awkward moment when Christianity is going to be leading the charge on everything unethical.

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PlatformVarious8941 Mar 27, 2026 +1

I’m fairly sure this would be heresy

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ZorroMeansFox Mar 27, 2026 +3

**Praise The Lord And Pass The Ammunition!** https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oC6CcB-7sy0 Pete Lovesdeth needs to put his boots on.

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zenbowman Mar 27, 2026 +3

He prayed for God to "break the teeth of the ungodly". Looks like we're going to be seeing a lot more bleeding gums in the Trump family soon.

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MclovinsHomewrecker Mar 27, 2026 +3

I was a drummer at a major Pentecostal church for 3 years. They were like a cult. We had to sign documents and shit saying we wouldn’t listen to secular music, swear or masterbate. The list was long of what we couldn’t do. The Youth pastor found my Good Charlotte CD and kicked me out. He was caught two years later with an underage boy.

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Pubs01 Mar 27, 2026 +2

he's gonna get sent to the hauge. all these dudes are gonna wish they fleed for Russia

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Theferael_me Mar 27, 2026 +1

Unfortunately the US doesn't recognise the jurisdiction of the Hague court over its own citizens.

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anony-mousey2020 Mar 27, 2026 +2

This is the danger of what we did in Venezuela with Operation Absolute Resolve. Maduro's seizure violates the long-standing rule of *immunity ratione personae* for heads of state. We created or laid the foundation for justification of a \_new\_ doctrine where domestic indictment justifies military capture of a foreign head of state on their own soil. The overwhelming lack of humility of our admin leaves them thinking that the decision paternalistically can only applied by them (which is the same reason we do need to prosecute and litigate the Epstien files - same thing, different circumstances). We reap what we sow.

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Worldly_Anybody_9219 Mar 27, 2026 +2

Absolute genocidal lunatic. He belongs in a psych ward.

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CrustyTh3Punk Mar 27, 2026 +2

Be careful what you wish for, Pete. Lot of desperate people right now. But you know that, that’s why you’re living on a military base. Only difference between a fort and a prison is which way the guns are pointing. Sit down. Be humble.

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rascallyrascal1511 Mar 27, 2026 +1

Humility has no place in this administration.

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ChessFan1962 Mar 27, 2026 +2

When you pray for "overwhelming violence", to whom or to what are you praying? Yeah.

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thxsocialmedia Mar 27, 2026 +2

Something is seriously wrong with these people.

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charliehoskin11 Mar 27, 2026 +2

To everyone here saying oh man the bible says Jesus wanted peace - just stop. Hegseth is an Apostolic Reformationist - a branch that heavily focuses on the revelations side of the bible which believes starting a war with evil (Iran) will bring about Revelations and the second coming of Christ. You are not talking to a sane person, this is a doomsday cult.

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stratmanken Mar 27, 2026 +1

Spot on. They believe they can force God to kill everybody again. These people…😒 god already killed all the babies once, right?

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idiocratic_method Mar 27, 2026 +2

So he's basically a Demon ?

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Difficult-Low5891 Mar 27, 2026 +2

I sincerely hope Karma comes for him very soon and fucks him up good. Amen.

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Really_Obscure Mar 27, 2026 +2

In the Second Coming of Jesus, will Pete "150 school girls bombed to death" Hegseth really be surprised to learn he's not well received?

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bunnyuncle Mar 27, 2026 +2

They are Legion.

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ZERV4N Mar 27, 2026 +2

Evil piece of shit.

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Chudmont Mar 27, 2026 +2

I hope he gets what he's asking for, right in his face.

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teebird_phreak Mar 27, 2026 +2

Evangelical Christian’s have been using Christianity to hate and keep power forever….nothing new here

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silentwind262 Mar 27, 2026 +2

Well then put that f***** on the leading wave of ground troops then.

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Ramoncin Mar 27, 2026 +3

How very "Christian" of him. But remember to fear those horrible Muslims who want to stablish Sharia in the US.

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silentwind262 Mar 27, 2026 +1

Nothing more un-Christlike than modern American Christian nationalists.

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recentgrooves Mar 27, 2026 +1

This guy is such a freak

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FrankensteinsBride89 Mar 27, 2026 +1

This guy is under a religious psychosis and should be in a mental hospital!!!

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Melodic-Lingonberry7 Mar 27, 2026 +1

Christ is gone

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DrinksandDragons Mar 27, 2026 +1

Christianity is now just a political party.

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YF422 Mar 27, 2026 +1

I swear this drunken degenerate is going to be rotting in a federal prison once Republicans are reefed from power. Trump might be able to obfusticate with legal fuckery but this fecker wont have anywhere near the same sort of luck.

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zffjk Mar 27, 2026 +1

Usually the benedictions are to pray for the safety of the troops not so god can help us gib the enemies.

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NeoThorrus Mar 27, 2026 +1

The US is filled with religious sects that call for violence. Have you ever seen the Pope, the archbishop of Canterbury, or the Primate of the episcopal church ever call for the murder of another human being?

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Psyched_investor Mar 27, 2026 +1

Cult

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Upstairs-Egg Mar 27, 2026 +1

Damn MAGA will literally blow up the world to avoid releasing the Epstein files

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RabidPlaty Mar 27, 2026 +1

Of course he did, he’s a sociopath.

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Ok_Annual6185 Mar 27, 2026 +1

The entirety of existing human civilization is built upon the Age of Discovery—a feat that was only pushed to its conclusion because Catholicism and Christianity leveraged their internal faith to forge unity. The synthesis of justice and divine mandate bolsters a soldier's endurance in extreme combat environments. When piloting a sortie through the defensive fire of Russia, China, North Korea, Iran, Hamas, and the Taliban, the 'Call of the Lord' is far more effective at stabilizing one’s performance than trying to recall the entirety of the U.S. Constitution in the heat of the moment; it is simply more concise and potent

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DangerousBill Mar 27, 2026 +1

Action Jackson finally gets the toy army he couldn't have as a kid.

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FunkJunky7 Mar 27, 2026 +1

Why do writers quote people when they know the person doesn’t believe what they themselves are saying? It’s obvious that these people only agree because they think it appeases. This makes their sentiment meaningless. Printing it as a genuine quote gives it false credibility. It’s more than just being complicit with the lie, it’s what gives it life. Do reports just no longer care about witness credibility?

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nickmortensen Mar 27, 2026 +1

Talarico is the only individual that even comes close to having a willingness to bring up the topic of Christian Nationalism & I sure hope he’s got the ability to recruit others, because all of the prominent religious figures in this country are either Christian Nationalists themselves or unwilling to speak up on the topic. There’s a darkness that is setting in around God & Christianity where there should be light for people. I always thought that if this started to happen, reasonable people would dig their heels in, but now I am afraid that they’ll assassinate Talarico because he’s in the way, blame Gavin Newsom for it, and/or just come right out and say that it is payback for Charlie Kirk.

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Life-Celebration-747 Mar 27, 2026 +1

He is going straight to hell.

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markelis Mar 27, 2026 +1

I think he is confusing Jesus with Lucifer again.

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Shiftymennoknight Mar 27, 2026 +1

Maybe the people in power shouldn't be openly cheering for the end of the world

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PixelatedFrogDotGif Mar 27, 2026 +1

Hegseth you do not need to compete to be the most pathetic man on the planet you and your friends can all be wretched writhing worms together

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Stinky_Fartface Mar 27, 2026 +1

He’s praying to a demon.

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FluffyPantsMcGee Mar 27, 2026 +1

Sicko. You reap what you sow.

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JayTNP Mar 27, 2026 +1

Guy with huge Christian Crusades tattoos acting like a Christian crusader piece of shit

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Epistatious Mar 27, 2026 +1

someone never read sun tzu

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HEYYYYYYYY_SATAN Mar 27, 2026 +1

Ok, I’m not Christian, but even I know praying for violence isn’t very Christian-y

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MethodicalChristian7 Mar 27, 2026 +1

Pete must have alcoholic dementia setting in.

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ikesbutt Mar 27, 2026 +1

Well....how Christian is that?

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Boundish91 Mar 27, 2026 +1

Most of the world would be better without religion. It's just a mess and a vessel for exploitation.

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TehGoad Mar 27, 2026 +1

separation of church and state is dead But also separation of fundamentalist, racist, white supremacy, and state is too

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Ok_Speech_3709 Mar 27, 2026 +1

The real Trump derangement syndrome.

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GMclassMS Mar 27, 2026 +1

Running around with that hobgoblin energy, causing trouble first, explaining it never.

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StickSuch1273 Mar 27, 2026 +1

Conservative Americanists, fake Christians. they worship a nation not Christ

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badpuffthaikitty Mar 27, 2026 +1

Onward Christian Soldiers.

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Jufimbo Mar 27, 2026 +1

Fuckin dolt.

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RedditTrespasser Mar 27, 2026 +1

I think that the people who “pray” for overwhelming violence ought to be the ones who experience it. To me that is only logical.

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BigTonez808sy Mar 27, 2026 +1

Funny. I’m praying for similar things. Just for different people.

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Boheed Mar 27, 2026 +1

hmmmm his face looks puffy again

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Morallta Mar 27, 2026 +1

I'm genuinely tired of this upjumped bullshit artist usurping the power of the United States to reenact the crusades. He and everyone who enabled him must face justice.

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brute-forced Mar 27, 2026 +1

MAGA Christian’s pray to Trump

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MomsBored Mar 27, 2026 +1

They are weird

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Trick_Succotash_9949 Mar 27, 2026 +1

You just know he’s praying to Beelzebub

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PageVanDamme Mar 27, 2026 +1

This guy has Combat Infantryman Badge. Why does he act like one of those “I almost joined” guys?

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silentwind262 Mar 27, 2026 +1

Because a CIB doesn't necessarily mean what civilians think it means.

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RecordFirst1055 Mar 27, 2026 +1

I was warned by Mods for saying maybe Rand Paul's neighbor had a good reason

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endlesschasm Mar 27, 2026 +1

A drunken sociopath working for a narcissist pedophile. There's nothing of Christ in this man.

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UgoGl3nnCoco Mar 27, 2026 +1

Good old Christian values. I wish they would all just leave the rest of us alone.

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limbodog Mar 27, 2026 +1

Makes sense. He worships a devil.

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iconboy Mar 27, 2026 +1

So ironic for a man who never served to call for so much bloodshed. Her gives wife beater wearing alcoholic vibes

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DancingWithAWhiteHat Mar 27, 2026 +1

I'm sorry?

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BarracudaCritical227 Mar 28, 2026 +1

I didn't know the Pentagon had a Church of Satan chapel.

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Ill-Ad3311 Mar 28, 2026 +1

Oh Lord

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AINonsense Mar 27, 2026 +1

We can but hope he gets it. Few people deserve overwhelming violence more than Kegseth.

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nola_mike Mar 27, 2026 +1

What an immense piece of shit he is.

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