And the sad truth is that democrats will continue to nominate candidates that are so appalling they'll still be rejected in favor of this lunatic or someone like him. Pathetic options on both sides. The two party system is failing the country. If there was literally anything in the middle, I feel like we'd be better off than lurching from one extreme to the other.
> 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
I lived in Texas for 5 years and I have heard people saying this kind of things first and second hand during his first term and also after his defeat.
Context: This refers to a particular Evangelical quasi-cult called the "New Apostolic Reformation".
Obsession with the end times stems from a particular Biblical interpretation called "dispensationalism" that was introduced into America in the 1800s. If you're wondering why certain Christian sects became more obsessed from retreating from society than improving it, these are the head waters. It's a successful theme that took off on radio, then with televangelists, and now on social media.
The New Apostolic Reformation is kind of the ultimate culmination of these beliefs. It's one of the key components of what is being called Christian Nationalism.
It's not even clear what parts of the movement are earnestly held and which are purely opportunists trading on the fears of the naive. Many Christians may cross-pollinate in these circles without knowing it - but it takes a very specifically indoctrinated person to think Trump is divinely anointed
Having grown up in churches that began to embrace NAR tenets in the 90s-00s, this particular eschatology gained a foothold across a wide swath of denominations from non-denom/charismatic/baptist all the way to methodist/CoC. In my experience it’s less a retreat from society, and more of a particular strain of religious fundamentalism that seeks to draw a line in the sand against “secular” culture. Most NAR organizations are lead by a “prophet” or leader who followers believe directly hears from God (aka a new apostle). A predominant theme among NAR churches is increasing christian influence in government (i.e. “7 Mountain Mandate” for example). I also recently learned about catholic integralism, which shares similar dominionist goals with NAR, and has gained momentum in the US.
The irony is that it’s happening in Iran, the home of Zoroastarianism, which is the religion that Judaism and Christianity ripped off about the messiah, heaven, hell and the apocalyptic battle at the end of time (amongst other things)
Can someone please find a way to either confirm or debunk this. My working hypothesis was that people in power did actually take the time to read René Girard, and not just mention him to appear enlightened...
Anyway, never too late, at least one Stamford documentary on YouTube... Please check him out.
The MRFF, which seems to be above board and its existence widely known by military personnel, is quoted directly in the article as having received the complaints as described. An article in The Guardian [1] tells the same story, but adds another MRFF quote: “Anytime Israel or the US is involved in the Middle East, we get this stuff about Christian nationalists who’ve taken over our government, and certainly our US military,” Mikey Weinstein, MRFF’s president, who is an air force veteran, told the Guardian.
“Military members are not really able to stand up for themselves, because your military superior is not your shift manager at Starbucks,”
This doesn't really confirm or debunk, but it's surely a solid nudge towards confirmation.
-- Edited to add: Another commentator, who takes the story with a pinch of salt, casts aspersions at the MRFF. [2] The penultimate paragraph should really be far higher up.
“Armageddon” sounds plausible in the sense that if this war ends too soon, the goons in charge will find ways to start another one within days. The war(s) will not end until von Clownstick is out of office, one way or the other.
Clearly fake news, but leftists are eating it up like the MAGAs of yesteryear. The amount of fake news and outrage AI slop posted on reddit, BlueSky, HN in the recently is maddening.
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I lived in Texas for 5 years and I have heard people saying this kind of things first and second hand during his first term and also after his defeat.
Obsession with the end times stems from a particular Biblical interpretation called "dispensationalism" that was introduced into America in the 1800s. If you're wondering why certain Christian sects became more obsessed from retreating from society than improving it, these are the head waters. It's a successful theme that took off on radio, then with televangelists, and now on social media.
The New Apostolic Reformation is kind of the ultimate culmination of these beliefs. It's one of the key components of what is being called Christian Nationalism.
It's not even clear what parts of the movement are earnestly held and which are purely opportunists trading on the fears of the naive. Many Christians may cross-pollinate in these circles without knowing it - but it takes a very specifically indoctrinated person to think Trump is divinely anointed
None of them and all of them.
I don’t know what you’re talking about, surely you can share the link with us.
“Military members are not really able to stand up for themselves, because your military superior is not your shift manager at Starbucks,”
This doesn't really confirm or debunk, but it's surely a solid nudge towards confirmation.
[1] https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/03/us-israel-iran...
-- Edited to add: Another commentator, who takes the story with a pinch of salt, casts aspersions at the MRFF. [2] The penultimate paragraph should really be far higher up.
[2] https://www.friendlyatheist.com/p/before-you-share-that-stor...
But hey, if the goal is to bring war to the doorstep of the occupiers,there are probably worse goals to have.