(03-05-2026, 11:47 AM)FlyersFan Wrote: Totally fake.
I was in the military.
There is ZERO chance this is true.
The US Military isn't a force of fundamentalist Christians.
I've also seen claims of this.
I'm sure it's not quite the military you served with as it's been more 'radicalized' since Trump took over as Commander in Chief and appointed his yes men.
ETA...
https://www.military.com/daily-news/2026...ndate.html
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An organization that has been fighting against religious extremism in the United States military for two decades has reported more than 200 new complaints since Saturday’s initial strikes against Iran, with members across all services claiming that high-ranking officers are tying the mission overseas to fulfilling a Christian prophecy.
A combat-unit commander told non-commissioned officers at a briefing Monday 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,” according to independent journalist Jonathan Larsen as published on Substack.
That complaint was made by a non-commissioned officer and provided to the Military Religious Freedom Foundation (MRFF), which from Saturday morning through Monday evening received and logged more than 110 complaints about commanders in every branch of the military....
One complainant, according to Larsen, identified themselves as a non-commissioned officer (NCO) in a unit currently outside the Iran combat zone. However, they are in Ready-Support status where they could be deployed at any moment to join and augment combat operations.
That individual is a self-described Christian who emailed MRFF on behalf of 15 troops that included at least 11 Christians, one Muslim, and one Jew.
That NCO’s commander, described in an email from the NCO to MRFF and shared with Larsen, was described as a “Christian first” member of the military who urged troops not to be “afraid” of what is currently taking place in Iran.
“He urged us to tell our troops that this was ‘all part of God’s divine plan’ and he specifically referenced numerous citations out of the Book of Revelation referring to Armageddon and the imminent return of Jesus Christ,” the NCO wrote in the email. “He said that ‘President Trump has been anointed by Jesus to light the signal fire in Iran to cause Armageddon and mark his return to Earth.’"
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