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Government Workers Say They're Getting Inundated With Religion (www.wired.com)
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“This has never happened before,” one government employee tells WIRED. “I have never gotten a message like this from anyone.”

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[–] 4 points 6 months ago (3 children)

In a sermon delivered before Christmas, Franklin Graham told members of the military that “God is also a god of war.” On Good Friday, the DOD hosted a prayer service only for Protestants. A Pentagon spokesperson later told HuffPo that the “Pentagon Chaplain Office’s priest is not in town.” Hegseth has repeatedly framed the US war in Iran as a “holy war,” calling Iranians “barbaric savages” and called on Americans to pray for victory “in the name of Jesus Christ.”

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=lGCqv37O2Dg

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  • [–] 4 points 6 months ago (2 children)

    I mean... yeah, technically true. The OG Yahweh, back before his cult peeled off and developed monotheism, he was a god of storms and war.

    However, calling Jesus a god of war is a serious misstep. Pretty sure his most widely accepted epithet is 'Prince of Peace'.

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  • [–] 1 point 6 months ago

    Depending on tradition, there are 72 names, but you'll have to do your own research on that. Christians often invoke some aspect of the 72 names without apprehension of the tradition.

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