The reports are insane. US battalion leadership is apparently replete with religious zealots who are pushing a religious message of "end times" in their addresses to their soldiers. This is unconstitutional and insane.
The Military Religious Freedom Foundation (MRFF) reports receiving over
200 complaints from service members at
more than 50 U.S. installations across all branches since Saturday that
religious zealots are leading US forces. Commanders allegedly briefed troops that the Iran war is "part of God’s divine plan," citing Book of Revelation/Armageddon, and that Trump was "anointed by Jesus to light the signal fire in Iran to cause Armageddon."
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“This morning our commander opened up the combat readiness status briefing by urging us to not be “afraid” as to what is happening with our combat operations in Iran right now. He urged us to tell our troops that this was “all part of God’s divine plan” and he specifically referenced numerous...
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Advocacy group reports commanders giving similar messages at more than 30 installations in every branch of the military
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MRFF President and Founder Mikey Weinstein, a veteran of the Air Force and the Reagan White House, told me that since the U.S. and Israel attacked Iran early Saturday morning, ti ws berated for doooooooooooinhe MRFF has been “inundated” with similar complaints:
Weinstein cited constitutional and Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ) prohibitions against injecting religious beliefs into official military instruction or messaging.