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tulipsandroses

(5,950 posts)
Mon Oct 14, 2024, 10:40 PM Monday

Rachel's report on the church that worships the AR 15 was one of the most bizarre things

I’ve seen from gun humpers and trumpers.
I know we often say these folks worship their guns but these people are literally, not figuratively worshipping the AR 15.

Nutjob Mike Flynn was with them and fielded questions about heading up a military tribunal and executing people.

The leader was wearing a crown of bullets, his version of a crown of thorns.

Dont have a clip of Rachel but here’s an older video

https://m.



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Ocelot II

(119,697 posts)
1. That was totally bizarre. The main guru or priest or whatever he is
Mon Oct 14, 2024, 10:42 PM
Monday

wears a crown made of bullets. There is something very, very wrong with those people.

tulipsandroses

(5,950 posts)
6. And dangerous. I am trusting that all the lettered agencies are keeping tabs on them
Mon Oct 14, 2024, 11:03 PM
Monday

FBI, CIA, DOJ.
This is not a church, it’s a cult.
To think that people that may be in government, are associating with this cult is beyond shocking. 😳

tulipsandroses

(5,950 posts)
5. Yes. I found this article. The leader is the son of Sun Myung Moon
Mon Oct 14, 2024, 10:57 PM
Monday

Moon is the leader of Rod of Iron Ministries, a breakaway militant sect of the Unification Church. The pastor, 42, is the son of the late global religious leader Sun Myung Moon, revered as the second coming of Christ by his followers, known colloquially as the “Moonies.” The younger Moon’s church has gained infamy by glorifying the AR-15 assault rifle as the biblical “rod of iron,” an instrument of God’s justice.

Headquartered outside of Scranton, Pennsylvania, Rod of Iron Ministries has stirred alarm with ceremonies in which its faithful bring their weapons to church. Moon preaches an end-times theology that’s intertwined with earthly politics. And along with his brother Justin — who, in a nifty twist, owns a gun company that sells assault weapons — Sean Moon has sought to build political power in MAGA world, by cultivating connections to the Trump sons, hosting an annual Freedom Festival that has attracted Steve Bannon to speak, and even forging ties to the NRA board member who put his name at the top of the list of the fake slate of 2020 Electoral College voters from Pennsylvania. Moon calls Teddy Daniels, a Jan. 6 participant who ran as Doug Mastriano’s preferred candidate for Pennsylvania lieutenant governor, “our great friend and brother in Christ.”
https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/rod-of-iron-ministry-jan-6-sean-moon-moonie-1398447/

Hekate

(94,021 posts)
7. On the one hand I'm glad my instincts were right, on the other hand, I shuddered reading this
Tue Oct 15, 2024, 01:37 AM
Tuesday

They’re all dangerously insane, and they worship death.

Straw Man

(6,744 posts)
8. The other son, Justin Moon ...
Tue Oct 15, 2024, 01:57 AM
Tuesday

... owns and operate Kahr arms, a major manufacturer of handguns. Kahr is a well-known brand, but most owners are unaware of the ownership of the company.

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