GQ, 19 May 2009: In the days surrounding the US invasion of Iraq, cover sheets—like the ones in this exclusive GQ.com slideshow—began adorning top-secret intelligence briefings produced by Donald Rumsfeld’s Pentagon. The sheets juxtaposed war images with inspirational Bible quotes and were delivered by Rumsfeld himself to the White House, where they were read by the man who, just after September 11, referred to America’s war on terror as a “crusade.”Particularly galling is the cover sheet above, perverting the doctrine of Ephesians 6. We have a *romantic* sunset vista, with an M1 Abrams tank ready to crush the weaklings of Iraq. The caption:
Therefore put on the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you may be able to stand your ground, and after you have done everything, to stand.
The tank, ready to blow to bits the flesh and blood of the raggedy Iraqis, is labeled *the full armor of God*. . .this is a damnable heresy, for we are told in the following verses of Ephesians 6 that the *full armor of God* means:
Having your loins girt about with truth, and having on the breastplate of righteousness; And your feet shod with the preparation of the gospel of peace; Above all, taking the shield of faith, wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked. And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God.
No mention of a tank, anywhere. . .
Equally damnable is the implication the *targets* of an M1 Abrams tank are our enemy, when the verse immediately prior to the one perverted by Rummy’s Pentagon states:
For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.
Our only true enemy cannot be hurt by a tank shell. . .
But the Pentagon would sanction the shelling of flesh and blood with Ephesians. . .
To lift a verse from scriptures which are meant to show a common bond between all humanity against the wicked archon, and then represent that verse as a justification to destroy flesh and blood, is a monstrous blasphemy. It is a Satanic Verse.
For such are false apostles, deceitful workers, transforming themselves into the apostles of Christ. And no marvel; for Satan himself is transformed into an angel of light. Therefore it is no great thing if his ministers also be transformed as the ministers of righteousness; whose end shall be according to their works.
The Pentagon is anti-Christ. The troops they employ do the work of the devil. No matter how much they want to excuse their wickedness with patriotism, the stink of Hell is on them:
Ye serpents, ye generation of vipers, how can ye escape the damnation of hell?
The churches this Sunday ought to be full of preachers thundering against this doctrine of the devil. . .but where have the cowards been for the last six years? This Sunday will be no different.
Yellow. . .gutless. . .
Giants against abortion or faggotry, but midgets against the idolatry of American nationalism.
They’ll even offer prayers for the troops. But the only prayer that ought to be directed to Heaven for the troops is they be freed from the Satanic perverts who control them, that they be granted repentance from doing the devil’s work.
Pussies in the pulpits, never speaking out against torture and war. . .afraid to offend the *Christian* patriots in the pews. . .
If I had been a preacher, wouldn’t I have rather preached to an empty church, than be a God damned pussy, turning my eye from torture and war?
A yellow, gutless church. . .
The visible church in America is the Pentagon’s whore. . .letting demons commit shameful acts upon the Word of God.
Ha ha ha. . . is it any wonder, then, that titty-flashing airheads like Miss California can claim to speak for God?
Pussies in the pulpits, never speaking out against torture and war. . .afraid to offend the *Christian* patriots in the pews. . .
If I had been a preacher, wouldn’t I have rather preached to an empty church, than be a God damned pussy, turning my eye from torture and war?
A yellow, gutless church. . .
The visible church in America is the Pentagon’s whore. . .letting demons commit shameful acts upon the Word of God.
Ha ha ha. . . is it any wonder, then, that titty-flashing airheads like Miss California can claim to speak for God?
I once had a strange dream I was at the garden when Jesus was arrested by the accussing mob.
ReplyDeleteWhat made this dream strange was not only the image but an disturbing, unnatural evil that surrounded the air that night; as it created an anxiety that can't be shaken away. It was injustice at it's worst.
Reading this reminded me of that dream...the people in that Pentagon should have had this feeling too before invading the middle east...maybe it would have changed things, maybe not.
I'm embarrassed by people I know who call themselves "Christian Patriots" and are stockpiling ammo. Remember I asked you what you thought about the Serpent Seed? You said you thought it was nuts, and so do I, and I have been in several debates with people who listen to Pete Peters -- they believe we will have to "defend our families" against people who can't be saved. Here is the verse I usually say to them:
ReplyDeleteLuke 6:27 But I say to you that listen, Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, bless those who curse you, pray for those who abuse you. If anyone strikes you on the cheek, offer the other also; and from anyone who takes away your coat do not withhold even your shirt.If you lend to those from whom you hope to receive, what credit is that to you? Even sinners lend to sinners, to receive as much again. But love your enemies, do good, and lend, expecting nothing in return. Your reward will be great, and you will be children of the Most High; for he is kind to the ungrateful and the wicked. Be merciful, just as your father is merciful.
They always groan when I say that and say we should be ready to fight like David was against Goliath -- they fixate on the Old Testament examples of bloodshed and ignore what Jesus himself says on what we should do. Anyway, thanks for giving me some more verses to try on them.
Oh, man, the Peter Peters crowd. . .good luck getting them to listen to anything.
ReplyDeleteIs Peters still sending out his *Dragon Slayer* newsletter? If I remember right, it had a little logo with a *Christian* carrying a sword, holding a shield with a cross on it, and he was standing in a pool of dragon's blood. . .the dragon's severed head at his feet.
I've learned over the years in dealing with the *Identity* nuts that Titus 3:10 - 11 is pure gold:
A man that is an heretick after the first and second admonition reject; Knowing that he that is such is subverted, and sinneth, being condemned of himself.
My favorite Identity kook is James Wickstrom. Listen to some of his broadcasts its funny as shit. Apparently almost every president of the united states has been a crypto jew, for that matter this applies to anybody he doesn't like. But some of his stuff is so wild and over the top if he hadn't been around for so long and been put in prison I would think it was some sort of cia psyop. I mean don't get me wrong, I have my share of issues with Yahwehs chosen but god damn.
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I'd never heard of Wickstrom. . .I'm on his site right now, listening to his lecture on the Jews drinking the blood of Christian children, based on the teachings of the *historian* Julius Streicher.
ReplyDeleteThis guy is up in Rhodes, MI. . .that's only maybe 20 miles from my mom's place. That's real hick country. Next time I'm up there, I will swing by Rhodes, see if he has a little church or anything.
The shows he does with this guy named Pastor Bob are probably the wildest. Its almost like they are trying to outdo each other in who can come up with the more outrageous stuff about Jews. He also has this other sidekick, some retired military colonel that sounds like he's old enough to have served in the civil war. I love how Wickstrom is always saying he lets you know "whose who, and whose Jew"
ReplyDeleteIf you go up there ask the townsfolk about Wickstrom. It would be interesting to see how they look at him, whether he has supporters or they hate him, or just see him as a harmless kook.
I never heard of the DragonSlayer newsletter until you asked about it, so I just googled it and see that they still put out that newsletter and you can download all of them from the Pete Peters website. It does have the ridiculous dragon logo you described -- it looks like an old gaming magazine for Dungeons&Dragons. So thanks for that Titus verse. I'll try it, though I'm pretty sure they will misinterpret it like they do with almost everything else. I have two friends who are big into Pete Peters, and they both were telling me how I need a second sword since I only have one hunting rifle. These hillbillies believe that you need a rifle and a handgun as your "two swords," because they somehow interpret the Last Supper as a sermon about keeping backup weapons. Anyway, I'll bring up the Ephesians6 verse sometime and point out that there's no mention of guns, and they'll probably tell me the true meaning of the verse has to do with God hating fags. Anyway, if you do drive out to meet Wickstrom and you want to have a good laugh, ask him about why he thinks the calculator was invented -- good luck keeping a straight face when he tells you.
ReplyDeleteWell, now I gotta go up there, just to ask about the calculator.
ReplyDeleteI'll quiz the good citizens of Rhodes, too.
Pete Peters!! Ha! Ha! Ha!
ReplyDeleteIt was the summer of 1993. I was stuck for a couple of weeks on a construction site in Needles, California. One of those jobs that will pay you three months wages if you can suck it up for ten straight fourteen hour days.
The boss of this crew, one of these same *Christian Patriots* had a library of cassette tape sermons Peters had put out. Not only is he a nutcase, but he's an incredibly dry speaker that will bore you to sleep if you're not careful. I can still conjure up his voice today. As the only other fellow on the entire project who spoke English, I got asked a lot why I was bursting out laughing. Mis companeros probably thought the White kid was a little loco himself.
There was another guy my boss was a fan of. He was associated with something called "National Christian Community" out of Ocala Florida. He made Preacher Peters seem like a beacon of sanity in contrast. I wish I could remember his name, because a few of those audio clips would serve as priceless entertainment today.
Good times, good times!
Good post, and quite apropos... In hindsight I'm a little surprised Pete Peters wasn't giving the prayer at the Bush White House.
Man, i love this stuff.
ReplyDeleteBut the REAL wonder is watching the slow, desperate, and clever conditioning the devil has in taking over people.....
P.S.
I don't need to stockpile guns because i didn't leave room with all of my cases of spam.
Sorry to tell you this, Stickyniki, but I've been told that Jesus wants you to have a few guns so you can shoot people and protect your spam, or else FEMA will take it and put you on a bus to a concentration camp. Gee, that almost sounds crazy when I say it.
ReplyDeleteTalking about the conditioning of the masses, Michael Hoffman is right on the money with this one:
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yeah, I agree with Hoffman that those men are patsies, but then again, so are the jews, masons, muslims, royal families (rothchilds etc.), nephilim, and many Christians.
ReplyDeleteSatan is pulling the strings.
I can almost imagine him in a smoking jacket like that guy in EdWood, yelling "pull the strings!"
I think Hoffman is a patsy, too, playing out his role as the "conspiracy theorist" -- for truth, the only sources I trust are the Bible, a few pseudepigraphic books from the Dead Sea Scrolls, this FTBTFI blog, the imdb and filmsfolded.com (for movie reviews), and a handful of JackChick comics. And the number of people I personally know who I trust is a much shorter list -- as Del Gribble would say, "I'm not even on it."
My favorite Chick tracts are:
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Somebody Loves Me
Happy Hour
The Sissy
Five or six years ago I wrote a Chick-type tract, but never could find anybody who would draw the pictures.
I remember "somebody goofed" and "the sissy," and those are among my favorites. I'll check out the others you mentioned on his website. I usually like the ones where he shows the demons who are working behind the scene, (Death Cookie, Sin City, etc) and it cracks me up how he draws them to look like they came off a can of deviled ham. There's a documentary about Jack Chick called God's Cartoonist, and that's supposed to be good but I haven't seen it yet. About your tract, I'm good at drawing female torsos with huge jugs -- could you do without the heads/faces, and just show people from the neck down??
ReplyDeleteYou need to look on eBay or something for a magazine called *The Imp*, issue #2, by Dan Raeburn. It's all about Jack Chick. Raeburn even got an interview with the guy, which is quite an accomplishment, as he is about as reclusive as JD Salinger.
ReplyDeleteRaeburn is an atheist, but he is fairly sympathetic toward Chick, all things considered. It's definitely worth reading.
I got one female character in the tract that would look good with nice big titties, but I do need the faces--you know, to show the emotion and all that good stuff.
Thanks for telling me about the Jack Chick interview in The Imp -- I'll definitely see if I can find it. Since Chick is still alive, I hope someone can do an ErrolMorris/FirstPerson type of interview with him while there is time. I saw on youtube some people made a lot of movies out of the tracts, where they just flip the pages and play background music (just search youtube for Jack Chick and you'll see them).. I also see that Michael Hoffman is all over youtube. Although I agree with a lot of what Hoffman says, I take umbrage with his use of vinegar instead of honey, since he only offends the Jewry and probably won't bring any of them to Christ.
ReplyDeleteYesterday in church some joker stood up and prayed for all the American soldiers who have died in combat. In his prayer, the joker quoted the following verse from the Holy Scriptures:
ReplyDeleteGreater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.The joker stated in his prayer the American soldiers followed this same principle, they laid down their lives for us, that we may enjoy our great *freedoms.*
Had there not been children present, I would have stood and shouted:
Shut your God damn pie hole! Jesus wasn’t at a checkpoint shooting an M-16 at a car full of women and children when He was laying down His life for us. The Lord Jesus Christ wasn’t strafing a wedding party from an Apache helicopter when He was laying down His life for us.
Jesus don’t want no part of the *freedoms* GI Joe is *laying down his life* for.
Jesus laid down His life in obedience to His Father’s will, so that those the Father draws to Christ may be free from the law of sin and death. That’s it. There’s no fucking M-16 or white phosphorous or cluster bombs involved.
Jesus Christ is the same as the psychopaths in the American military? You got to be out of your fucking mind!
When are American *Christians* going to learn even the most basics of the faith?
Hey, Joey, look here:
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thanks - that animation is pretty sharp. I like the mix of the black and white drawings with the color photos -- I hope they make more like that. About that guy in church, I can't call the troops patsies because they seem to go beyond your average, garden-variety patsy -- maybe we should call the troops "Satan's Turbo-Patsies." It is sad that so many young people joinup and jump aboard the hellbound Express without any understanding of Jesus or salvation. Even sadder is how many Muslims look at the troops as examples of Christians. I came up with a way to convert Muslims and Jews to Christianity, and it would be cheaper than fighting the satanic war. Here's how it would work: you tell Jews and Muslims that if they pass a written test about the New Testament, then they get paid $5000.00. That would give them incentive to read the New Testament, and then some of them would convert. Then the military would just run and guard the testing centers and hand out bible translations and checks. Maybe a few Old Testament books could be thrown in for followup tests and more $. Doesn't that seem like a good idea? I keep telling people this and some IDIOTS have said they think it is not respecting the middleeastern religion/culture, but come on, is the current policy of shooting/raping them showing any great respect?
ReplyDeleteHa ha ha! "Piehole" is my new favorite word.
ReplyDeleteThis pie hole needs to be shut too.
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George Bush, eschatologist! What a sorry joke.
ReplyDeleteHe would have been better off trying to figure out the great whore and the beast of Revelation 17, instead of fretting about Gog and Magog.
All these American Christians who bend over for Israel must have Revelation 11:8 missing from their Bibles. . .if they even have Bibles.