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yardwork

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21. Read the last book of the New Testament, called Revelation.
Tue Mar 3, 2026, 09:55 AM
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It's a little difficult to read because the person who wrote it appears to have been a hermit who lived in a cave and was either schizophrenic and/or a regular user of hallucinogenic drugs.

Nonetheless that one section of the bible has become the foundation of a belief system followed by millions of Americans, including a disturbing number of Trump officials, including the head of our military.

They're convinced that a war in the middle east will bring the return of Christ and heaven for all true believers (that's only them; the rest of us go to hell).

It used to be you had to go to a tent revival in an isolated mountain hollow to hear this kind of thing but now the U.S. government is run by people following this script.

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Trump is more like an anti-Christ Delarage Yesterday #1
Doesn't hegsith claim to be some variant of fundamentalist christian? mwmisses4289 Yesterday #2
What to know about the archconservative church Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth attends reACTIONary Yesterday #10
Thank you for that. mwmisses4289 Yesterday #11
Hegseth is a Christian Dominionist. yardwork Yesterday #18
POE... reACTIONary Yesterday #26
Really bad. yellow dahlia Yesterday #28
So the omniscient and omnipotent God they believe in just isn't getting the job done? tanyev Yesterday #3
Gota have a lot of drama... reACTIONary Yesterday #27
This needs more attention... 2naSalit Yesterday #4
Agreed - it needs to be taken seriously. yellow dahlia Yesterday #29
If it's End Times then..... PuraVidaDreamin Yesterday #5
So they think they have the right to ORDER GOD AROUND? raging moderate Yesterday #6
You just can't fix stupid. mdbl Yesterday #7
Thank goodness for the MMRF mountain grammy Yesterday #8
Those 6 christo-fascist pieces of shit on the Supreme Court are in total agreement wolfie001 Yesterday #9
This is what Ambassador Huckabee believes: surfered Yesterday #12
This is what Russell Vought believes also Seinan Sensei Yesterday #14
A stunning number of people in the U.S. believe this. yardwork Yesterday #19
I was nervous when he was put in as ambassador. yellow dahlia Yesterday #30
Great trying to figure out were it says in the bible that god is all about war.......fucking guy couldn't find it turbinetree Yesterday #13
Read the last book of the New Testament, called Revelation. yardwork Yesterday #21
It's mostly an allegory about the situation in Rome, etc., in the 1st Century CE The Madcap Yesterday #34
This message was self-deleted by its author The Madcap Yesterday #35
I met some jesus freaks back in the day and they wanted to speak and tongues I looked over ar this dude and chick....... turbinetree 4 hrs ago #38
Christian Fundamentalist lunatics embarking on a Second Crusade in.... OGBuzz Yesterday #15
It was a secret part of his campaign. yardwork Yesterday #22
Trump is decomposing in front of our eyes.... OGBuzz Yesterday #31
I doubt he considers it a sacred promise! yardwork Yesterday #36
These people are freaking terrifying PatSeg Yesterday #16
OK...... SergeStorms Yesterday #17
This is incredibly disturbing angrychair Yesterday #20
Well, what could go wrong then? This seems like a solid foundation upon which to build... Ol Janx Spirit Yesterday #23
And it's the Iranians who are the religious fanatics? Wednesdays Yesterday #24
Armageddon Rejoicing gfarber Yesterday #25
Trump couldn't even tell you what a Christian is or what a Christian value is. Doodley Yesterday #32
The Four Pedophiles of the Apocalypse Blue Owl Yesterday #33
It's all about the Apocalypse: Another disturbing reason behind the right wing's pro-Israel obsession LetMyPeopleVote 22 hrs ago #37
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