Praise the Lord!!
Posted on 03/30/2026 1:19:58 PM PDT by CondoleezzaProtege
The U.S. Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth has been accused of “God-washing” the war in Iran.
Leading a Christian worship service at the Pentagon, he prayed for "every round to find its mark" and for “overwhelming violence" against America's enemies.
During the service, which was livestreamed and attended by military personnel, Hegseth also quoted from the Psalms, saying: "I pursued my enemies and overtook them, and did not turn back till they were consumed."
Speaking to Sky News, U.S. pastor Rev Andy Campbell said the use of Scripture in conversations around the Iran war is troubling: “If you go to war and claim that God is on your side, then if you oppose war, you must be God-less”. He said he believed Mr Hegseth “wants to take people that he perceives as enemies and make them less than human.”
It comes as reports suggest the US Military Religious Freedom Foundation has received more than 200 complaints from members of the military about commanders invoking biblical rhetoric to justify involvement in the war in Iran.
Jared Huffman, chair of the Congressional Freedom Caucus, told Sky News: “Some of the more egregious examples are one from an active duty military member who alleges that their commander urged them to tell our troops that this war is all part of God's divine plan. Apparently, they referenced citations out of the book of Revelation and the imminent return of Jesus Christ.
“These biblical prophecies are being offered up to justify the war. People are being told that they need to risk their lives in order to accelerate Armageddon and live out these extreme interpretations of Scripture. The Secretary of Defence is making a concerted effort to God wash this terrible war.”
The full prayer read by Hegseth was attributed to a military chaplain: "Let every round find its mark against the enemies of righteousness and our great nation. Give them wisdom in every decision, endurance for the trial ahead, unbreakable unity, and overwhelming violence of action against those who deserve no mercy."
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Thank goodness we don’t live in the OT anymore.
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"This place is infected, unfortunately."
I say we owe Iran for the 1970s Hostage Crisis - which, among other things, inflicted Ted Koppel on the country for decades.
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Good job following the conversation.
1972. You were unemployed and your girlfriend started dating another guy. Don't you remember? (she was a douche anyway).
The thing about world religions is that they are either all right, or they are all wrong.
Still , we argue about the behavior and spirit/soul/mind of an entity that we really cannot comprehend.
There is nothing wrong with each of us having our own relationship with God. It can be no other way because we are all different.
We have free will to choose. To choose between good and evil. Therein lies the problem. Given a choice, we tend to make stupid decisions. Without that choice, we could not create. Sooooo... religion is a structure for helping oneself make good choices.
And we need lots of help.
‘ 1972. You were unemployed and your girlfriend started dating another guy. Don’t you remember? (she was a douche anyway).’
I was 5 in 72. WTF are you talking about?
‘ The thing about world religions is that they are either all right, or they are all wrong.’
All wrong is right.
‘Still , we argue about the behavior and spirit/soul/mind of an entity that we really cannot comprehend.’
It’s obvious you can’t comprehend quite a lot.
‘There is nothing wrong with each of us having our own relationship with God. It can be no other way because we are all different.’
Meaningless. You’re own delusions shouldn’t be forced on others.
‘We have free will to choose.’
Free will is a mythical concept derived from simpletons who think they matter.
‘To choose between good and evil.’
lol. Let me guess, you are ‘good’ and should be accepted as ‘good’. Surprising.
‘Therein lies the problem. Given a choice, we tend to make stupid decisions.’
Yes! So review your priorities.
‘Without that choice, we could not create. Sooooo... religion is a structure for helping oneself make good choices.’
You need to work on your logical reasoning.
‘And we need lots of help.’
Yes, we do.
You including yourself in that?
If so, reflect.
(The Prince of Persia rules over Iran. This is according to Daniel.)
That is absolutely correct. 😉😉
There’s no reason to not believe
that he’s not STILL THERE and doing
his old works for the Evil One,
That Old Serpent 🐍 Called the Devil and Satan
Michael the Archangel had to come help one of
God’s own Angels fighting The Prince of Persia
and it STILL took THREE WEEKS for Michael to arrive
So many people think that President Trump can
fix this ancient battle in just a few months
This is actual Supernatural warfare too 😲🤯
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Daniel 10:12-14
21st Century King James Version
12 Then said he unto me, “Fear not, Daniel, for from the first day that thou didst SET THINE HEART TO UNDERSTAND and to chasten thyself before thy God, thy words were heard; and I have come for thy words.
13 But the prince of the kingdom of Persia withstood me one and twenty days; but lo, Michael, one of the Chief Princes, came to help me, and I remained there with the kings of Persia.
14 Now I have come to make thee understand what shall befall Thy People in the LATTER DAYS, for yet the vision is for many days.”
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Daniel%2010%3A12-14&version=KJ21
Thank you
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(Is “God washing” the new MSM attack catch phrase to use on religious Trump Administration officials?)
Probably so.
The Godless Reprobate Left ⬅️ is furious that
President Trump CORRECTLY declared that there
are ONLY TWO GENDERS
They can’t ... (wait for it) ... HANDLE THE TRUTH!!
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“This place is infected, unfortunately.”
That is a great description...
We have been trying to ‘inform’ the higher ups for months now, to no avail.
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