So depressing. The colonists who suffered incredible deprivations to enjoy freedom of religion and no governmental imposition of religion would be horrified.
Euhmm, except for a very small number, all of US presidents have been sworn in with their hand on the same book representative of a certain religion. That separation you mention is as fictitious as that book in itself. Maybe the next one could put her hand on the UDoHR? That would be a game changer.
And yet the #TrumpAdministration claims Christians are persecuted.
(Full disclosure: I myself am Catholic. Yes, there is anti-Catholic rhetoric and activity out there. Yes, I've encountered discriminatory statements and actions. But no, it does not rise to the level of persecution.)
People should RSVP with a Bible verse: New American Standard Bible
“And when you pray, you are not to be like the hypocrites; for they love to stand and pray in the synagogues and on the street corners so that they will be seen by people." More references: https://biblehub.com/matthew/6-5.htm
It would be an absolute shame if that RSVP email just got inundated with responses from non service people and completely mucked up their entire plan. A person would have to be a special kind of evil to advocate for such disruptive behavior. 😈😈😈
Not just a prayer service. They have to make a point of it being a Christian prayer service. Cause that's the only kind of prayer that counts in their little world.
Someone should send out a notice for a [insert prayer equivalent] for [insert other religion that isn't Christian].
They would lose their damn minds and oust that service member.
And yes, the insert brackets were intentional. They literally only care about themselves.
OK by me! Just know that jeebus ain't gonna want you for a sunbeam to shine for him each day! Me neither! Let those dumb bastards go play with angels! Demons are much more fun!
This sort of thing has been building for a while. At the state-run Javits vaccination center, the military managers had a chaplain preach a sermon to us employees nearly every morning.
I made a point of excusing myself to the restroom whenever he started speaking.
These things happen all the time in the military, though. I’m glad that the fascist regime in charge is bringing attention to all the religious bullshit (sermons at every command event?) but this isn’t anywhere near as big a deal as the rest of the shit the Trumpanzees have going on.
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The world is watching the dismantling of the United States of America before their very eyes..Krushev was spot on in 1956 destroy America.. no shots fired..from within..
And he’ll use this to start subtle denial of privileges and perks toward those who don’t participate. It will get more insistent and unsubtle as he goes.
I think these great 'christians' be forced to prove how great they really are - by being hooked up to lie detectors on live tv/streaming & questioned minutely about each commandment.
Pleading the 5th is not allowed since they don't believe in the Constitution unless it's convenient anyway.
Isn't prayer allowed as long as it isn't mandatory attendance or am I misunderstanding the freedom of religion? Like, he can have his event, but another room of equal size can host a prayer to Allah or Yahweh or Buddha or Satan?
When religion defines governance, you get extremist regimes in charge, then other nations invade to liberate them from said extremism, totally not after their oil or anything though...
We're going to be living in camps by this time next year. Whether they are concentration camps, or refugee camps in another country, are the only "if".
They need to mass their prayers to ensure the deficit-increasing tax cut bill makes it through. They are hoping they have cut medical benefits and food stamps to enough orphans and widows. Praise Jesus and Our Orange King.
Why is the separation of Church & State in the US Constitution? Because in Europe and the Americas, if you were a persecuted Christian, it was almost certainly because some other Christian was using the government to persecute you. It's there to protect Christians from other Christians.
The military is quite capable of delivering non-denominational services. If he wanted to bring people together, that was the path. His goals are not to unite but to be divisive and raise some above others based on faith. 🤬
"separation of church and state" that's 5 individual words, in order.
Kinda unfair to expect an entity to get that one figured out when the 2 words Habeas corpus
proves too hard to grasp.
What's also scary besides the violation of the basic Constitutional separation of church and state, is the assumption or suggestion that Christianity is the officially accepted religion. Will Jewish people such as me, Muslims and Buddhists be considered a religious form of 'DEI' ?
I keep telling my deeply religious Christian friends: The separation of church and state protects your religious freedom. When you break that so that yours is the state religion, the door swings both ways. The government will be in your religion, dictating it. The founders knew this.
Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.
CONGRESS, LAW,ESTABLISHMENT
The first doesn't say anything about promoting religion, it says establishing, by law. And the 1st never says it applies to govt, it says Congress. DoD is not Congress:
Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the....
That's categorically not what Biblical scholars "agree". The consensus agreement is that Jesus was a preacher not necessarily apocalyptic, who was crucified roughly around 30-35AD; Paul wrote roughly 45-60AD; and Mark was written ~70AD. Even John was written ~90AD, less than "70ish years later".
I agree, but those dates being "accurate" are still a hotly debated topic in general archeology as opposed to religious centric which may or may not be biased. Especially since analysis of keystone artifacts are typically restricted/curtailed/controlled by the Vatican.
There is definitely a mainstream view that Jesus was an Apocalyptic preacher (and for what it's worth -- nothing -- I subscribe to that). But there are also mainstream views that he in fact was not.
So far as I know, there are no mainstream views that Mark was written ~100AD.
Can we start DOING stuff about this? If this keeps up we're not even gonna be ALIVE to vote in 2026, much less worry about if we'd be allowed to vote at all.
Coincidence that the invite looks like a tombstone? Probably not. This is the end of separation, and they know it. Don't stop fighting, this battle is a long way from over.
tbh your constitution left home years ago... its been gate keepered by the best and trashed into the ground by the rest. its a stampede now to obliterate it entirely.
Sue them. Turn their tactics back on them. Do everything they do back to them. Overwhelm them and make them apathetic and depressed. They wish to take our liberty, our lives and our pursuit of happiness. Let them come. We are Americans.
This district was represented by a Democrat before. I'm started to wonder about the Trump win there... Why would an overwhelmingly Democratic district vote for Trump in such numbers? This seems fishy
I understand your frustration, and the sorrow it echoes. You are not alone.
You are no longer in a fight for the rule of law, federal agencies, climate change, or minority rights. You are in a fight for your life. For your survival. For the future of your land and freedom.
But if you are in good faith fighting for those things against an enemy who abhors them, and you wish to maintain those things for the betterment of your fellows, then you must adhere to a standard of conduct that your enemy will disregard.
If I have to adhere to that conduct towards people who would gladly shoot me if given a loaded gun, then what good does that do? Respectfully, this sounds like an elaborate way for queer people to get martyred at best and to commit suicide at worst.
You have my assurance that I will not shoot you as I have a standard by which I live that prohibits such barbarity and presumedly, I am your fellow citizen, therefore I expect the same from you.
You are not fighting one monolithic entity. You are fighting a coalition of powers competing among themselves to be foremost. Greedy billionaires, religious wackos, authoritarian crackpots, racist and bigoted ignoramuses, opportunistic scam artists, and more.
The current White House and the rest of the criminal cabal don’t give a shit about the constitution and why should they Trump has immunity thanks to a corrupt inept SCOTUS
To be fair, Christians weren't exactly the most "wholesome" people before American Evangelicalism twisted their faith into something heretical. Along with almost every organized religion.
True FW&A. Wonder how much money was being paid out to the attendees during this 30 minute cluster fuck. Circle jerk may be more accurate. I have ZERO problems with prayer. Do it on you own time not our $. Thank you for listening.
Since people had to RSVP, Hegseth got a record of who would go along with turning the military into an arm of the Christian Nationalists, and who wouldn't go along. He can then go after the people who think the military should not be in the business of preferring one religion over another.
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(Full disclosure: I myself am Catholic. Yes, there is anti-Catholic rhetoric and activity out there. Yes, I've encountered discriminatory statements and actions. But no, it does not rise to the level of persecution.)
“And when you pray, you are not to be like the hypocrites; for they love to stand and pray in the synagogues and on the street corners so that they will be seen by people." More references: https://biblehub.com/matthew/6-5.htm
~So much for laws
~So much for a functioning judicial
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They would lose their damn minds and oust that service member.
And yes, the insert brackets were intentional. They literally only care about themselves.
I made a point of excusing myself to the restroom whenever he started speaking.
Now please actually do something about this and don't just get mad for a while and then move on
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Pleading the 5th is not allowed since they don't believe in the Constitution unless it's convenient anyway.
BRB.
Kinda unfair to expect an entity to get that one figured out when the 2 words Habeas corpus
proves too hard to grasp.
“Lemon bars, anyone“?
Amen 🥴
CONGRESS, LAW,ESTABLISHMENT
Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the....
He had no idea a cult of human sacrifice would later be invented based loosely on his life.
One thing is pretty likely. He would have wanted nothing to do with Pete Hegseth or MAGA.
If he even existed at all since most accounts were written some 70ish years after his death.
So far as I know, there are no mainstream views that Mark was written ~100AD.
Anything Jesus thought about his personal future likely had to do with Apocalypticism, which was popular at the time.
They can and will ignore any court ruling they disagree with.
*watching the world collapse*
Just sayin’.
We fight, we win 🫵💙
We out number them.
You are no longer in a fight for the rule of law, federal agencies, climate change, or minority rights. You are in a fight for your life. For your survival. For the future of your land and freedom.
But here's the secret your enemy doesn't want you to realize.
Why sue when they will ignore it?
Because they won't ignore it
“come pray with us while we literally kill children, the elderly, vets and disabled people with our policies!”