#religious fanatics

[religion-is-a-mental-illness]

I wrote: my father's wishes to be martyred. I wish my brother who is not born yet to be martyred when he grows up.

Sweet you.

Every year visit Karbala.

Your brother isn't born yet and you wish him to be martyred?

No, when he grows up.

When he grows up.

No, I was just kidding. Great job raising her, because it isn't easy.

Thank you.

So you want your father to be martyred?

Yes.

Father and brother to be martyred?

Yeah.

You also wish to be martyred?

Yes.

Great job, truly.

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This is what we're dealing with. They're not like us. They don't value their own lives or even their children's. They want to die murdering as many kufr, and particularly Jews, as possible.

If you're shocked by this, I really don't know why. This is all over Gaza, and ex-Muslims have been talking about it for years.

This is why I keep saying that Islam isn't "just like every religion." Xians want to die and go to heaven, but they're looking to live long enough to see the Rapture, and they're not looking to take out as many non-Xians as possible in the process.

Believe them when they tell you what they're up to.

[lenbryant]

Roe Rage. Vote Blue, all the way down your ballot. This is America, not Gilead.

[admiral-arelami]

The Bonfire of the Thrawnities

When Thrawn critics go all medieval on your ass.

[tomorrowusa]

Ryan Walters, the MAGA superintendent of schools in Oklahoma, wants students to watch him praying for Trump. Can they be sure he isn't praying TO Trump?

Being a fundamentalist Trump-worshiping fanatic seems to be Walters's main qualification to run schools in an impoverished state.

These are the sort of people who feel that a Trump presidency gives them the right to impose their beliefs on everybody else.

It should be mentioned that Oklahoma ranks 49th in K-12 performance and 48th in terns of education overall.

Trump prayers won't improve student achievement in Oklahoma. Teaching real science and logical reasoning would be a better bet.

As for Walters's Trump praying, there's clearly a SNL sketch to be gleaned from this. 🤔

[dyingroses]

When it’s the zombie apocalypse and your stuck with a misogynist religious fanatic in your group

[awesome-casuallyfamouscollector]

With no Russian supplied air defenses left, and no capability to build any new ballistic missiles, the Islamic Republic of Iran regime is left naked and humiliated...Source: Dr. Eli David

P.S. All Iran's four remaining Russian supplied S-300 air defense systems were destroyed in Israel's attack. They were protecting nuclear and oil facilities.

It is interesting to observe that the Western media is shy to emphasize the fact that the Islamic theocracy of Iran is armed and supported by the Russians. No American journalist publicly asks how Russian S-300 anti-aircraft missiles appeared near Iran's military and nuclear facilities...

[soulinkpoetry]

This is for all those brainwashed, religious fanatics that try to impose their beliefs on everyone else. The ones who go from door to door, or online and don’t accept No for an answer. Just fucking STOP and respect the fact that some people don’t need to worship a god , or fear of not ending up in heaven when they don’t act ethically and morally in a society.

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[eaglesnick]

 “Beware of the false prophets, who come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly are ravenous wolves.” -  Matthew 7:15-16

GB News is owned by Sir Paul Marshall and investment firm Lagatum

Sir Paul Marshall is known for several controversial incidents. Oxford educated, this privileged individual began his career with Blackrock investment  fund before going on to co-found the Marshall Wallace hedge fund company with business partner Ian Wallace.

Marshall is a multi-millionaire and an evangelical Christian. The latter might explain why he is fanatically anti-Muslim, and why he has became embroiled in controversy regarding his liking and retweeting of anti-Muslim tweets

I am fervently against political Islam, not least because many of today’s conflicts and terror attacks involve Islamists either fighting other religions/cultures or killing each other.  But I am equally against political Judaism, Buddhism, Hinduism and Christianity. I no more want evangelical Christians dictating what I should or should not believe than I want any other religion to tell me how to live my life.

 But it is not only Muslims who seem to offend Marshall. One post, retweeted and “liked” by Marshall, referred to people who do not share the same belief in God as the tweeter:

“…the other side is so passionate, so committed to worshipping Satan, evil, homosexuality and corrupting children, that even if god wasn’t real, believing in him to fend these demons off is preferable.”  (Reported in Church Times: 25/11/24)

Does Marshall really believe in Satan? Does he really believe homosexuality is the same as worshipping the Devil? Is he truly saying that non-believers, agnostics and atheists are “demons” and  hell bent on corrupting children?

These claims would be laughable if the man who jointly owns GB News and the Spectator magazine wasn’t seriously supporting and promoting  them.

Ironically, evidence shows that it is Christian institutions that have been one of the worse offenders when it comes to child abuse. 

Marshall worships at Holy Trinity Bromton (HTB) a South Kensington church frequently used for worship by fellow multimillionaires. HTB has been described as:

“the home of  the evangelistic Alpha course, and a centre of the charismatic church movement.”

Charismatic Christianity places great emphasis on one’s personal experience of God’s presence and power. Despite viewing the Holy Spirit as an active and essential presence in their daily lives this has not protected the Charismatic movement from scandal over the years, often involving prominent church leaders. 

One recent example is the case of Mike Bickle, founder of the International House of Prayer Kansas City (IHOPKC). Bickle has been accused of sexual misconduct, including allegations of abusing a 14-year-old girl before founding IHOPKC.

Here in England, we discover that Justine Welby, the now disgraced former Archbishop of Canterbury,  also a worshipper at HTB.

“He was baptised there, married there and attended consistently until his mid-thirties. Some might say that it still owns him.”  (Prospect: May 2024)

Besides HTB, Welby and Marshall have other things in common – questionable business ethics.

Marshall, through his hedge fund, made £19m by shorting the outsourcing company Carillion.  Shorting involves borrowing a security, selling it on the open market, and then repurchasing it later at a lower price to return to the lender. Essentially, a short seller is betting that the security price will go down. It is interesting to note that Carillion was chaired by a fellow evangelical Christian at the time of its demise.

Put bluntly, Marshall made millions from Carillon’s collapse while thousands of ordinary workers suddenly found themselves unemployed. Is this really following the Biblical teaching which states in Philippians 2:4:

“Let each of you look not only to his own interests, but also to the interests of others.”

Welby also has a dubious business past. While employed as an oil company executive at Elf Aquitaine he was involved in projects in Nigeria. This period has been heavily scrutinized, particularly regarding allegations of corruption and human rights abuses.. In addition, it has been claimed that Welby was one of Alf Aquitaine’s  “finance sharks” employed:

“in a morally questionable plan to protect the firms oil interests in Nigeria in the early eighties.” (Mail Online: 10/03/2013)

Just as Welby stated he “had no idea or suspicion” about child abuse or its cover up in the Church of England, so he denies any knowledge of the corruption and human abuse violations by the company he worked for in Nigeria.

GB News lost £42 million in the last financial year.  No profit-orientated business would tolerate such losses but GB News does not exist to make a profit. It exists to further Sir Paul Marshall’s particular brand of evangelical Christianity. It’s anti-Muslim, anti-liberal, anti-woke, often hateful propaganda, appeals to the baser instincts within us and it is gaining traction. It had 2.7 million viewers a month year ending May 2023, an increase of 17.8% on the previous year, but how many of these viewers know the true reason for GB News existence? Let this headline remind them:

“Hedge fund manager Paul Marshall is on a God-driven mission to transform the religious fabric of the nation–and he has the money to do it.” (Anglican.ink: The Marshall Plan, 04/04/24)

To my mind, anyone on a “god-driven mission” is only a short step away form religious fanaticism and we all know where that leads.

[clandestinewhore]

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[religion-is-a-mental-illness]

[lenbryant]

(Times repost) What’s Behind the Security Warnings for Pride Events?

Citing the potential for terrorism, the State Department, F.B.I. and Department of Homeland Security urged those attending L.G.B.T.Q. events to be vigilant. Here’s what to know.

(As with most horrible things, it's religious fanaticism that's the cause of it.)

This June, as many travelers make plans to attend Pride Month events around the world, including New York City’s giant parade on June 30, security concerns are casting a shadow on celebrations.

A travel advisory issued last week by the State Department advises U.S. citizens overseas to “exercise increased caution” at Pride celebrations, events and places popular with the L.G.B.T.Q. community because of the potential for terrorist attacks or acts of violence.

That advisory follows a joint public service announcement on May 10 from the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security that describes an increased security threat against Pride events in the United States and elsewhere and warns that terrorist organizations or supporters may seek to target the gatherings.

Neither alert mentions any specific threats or locations, nor do they advise against traveling. Here’s what to know.

What prompted the warnings?

The State Department is aware, its alert said, of increased potential for violence inspired by foreign terrorist organizations against the L.G.B.T.Q. community.

The F.B.I. and D.H.S. announcement pointed to a February 2023 anti-L.G.B.T.Q. article circulated online in pro-Islamic State circles. The ISIS messaging also encouraged followers to conduct attacks on “soft targets,” typically public places or events that are easily accessible.

Last June, the announcement said, the Austrian authorities foiled a plot to attack attendees at the Pride parade in Vienna with knives and a vehicle, arresting three people accused of being ISIS sympathizers.

The announcement also cited the eighth anniversary, on June 12, of the mass shooting at Pulse, a gay nightclub in Orlando, Fla., in which an attacker claiming allegiance to ISIS killed 49 people.

The efforts to inspire violence against holiday celebrations, including Pride, are “compounded by the current heightened threat environment in the United States and other Western countries,” the announcement said.

How unusual is this?

Threats made against L.G.B.T.Q. people by terrorist organizations or their sympathizers are not uncommon.

Terrorist organizations can use such threats as a recruitment tool, allowing them to capitalize on shared prejudices, explained Colin P. Clarke, the director of research at the Soufan Group, a New York-based intelligence and security consulting firm.

“It’s another arrow in the quiver, and it allows groups to cast a wider net,” he wrote in an email. “Some potential recruits will be motivated by sectarianism, others by anti-Western propaganda, and yet others are motivated by homophobia. So, if it resonates, terrorist groups will use it as a form of incitement.”

The State Department maintains a web page with information tailored to L.G.B.T.Q. travelers, but a global security alert for Pride events is rare.

“The State Department’s recent worldwide travel advisory specifically targeting the L.G.B.T.Q.+ community is unlike any we’ve seen before, but it also aligns with the escalation of anti-L.G.B.T.Q.+ actions globally,” wrote John Tanzella, the president of IGLTA, an L.G.B.T.Q. travel network, in an email.

What should travelers do to stay safe?

“The first rule is to follow the advice and guidance of the Pride organization: They know their city and they know their event, and they will be working with police to keep you safe,” Steve Taylor, a board member of the European Pride Organizers Association and a leader of Copenhagen Pride, wrote in an email.

“Second, look out for each other,” he added. “Our eyes and ears are what will keep us safe. If something doesn’t look right, say something. And third, stick to the main events and make sure others know where you are going.”

In places like New York City, Pride event organizers are working with law enforcement and private security teams, as well as encouraging people to follow their safety guidance, which includes advice like having a buddy system and reporting any suspicious activity.

“There are bad actors,” said Sandra Perez, executive director of NYC Pride, the organization that sponsors the city’s Pride March, which drew 75,000 participants and about two million spectators last year, according to organizers. “What we know is we can’t allow their threats to kind of dictate our visibility.”

While people should always take safety seriously, she noted, there is also a power in the unity of showing up and celebrating.

When it comes to attendance at the march, Ms. Perez said, “The reality is, rain has sometimes a bigger impact than some of these other threats.”

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[agungrichardelvonscestmavie]

_"Orang-orangnya Allah yang sejati akan selalu disebut fanatik."_ ~ C. T. Studd

[tomorrowusa]

The Republican Party has degenerated into a fanatical religious cult which worships the God of MAGA. All that talk about Jesus and Christianity is just for show.

January 6th is one their three High Holy Days along with June 16th (Escalator Day) and October 7th (Feast of St. Putin).

The MAGA cult depicts itself as martyrs despite its incessant persecution of people of color, the LGBTQ+ community, pro-democracy advocates, practitioners of science, and women seeking control over their own bodies.

The only effective way to combat this dangerous cult is to VOTE BLUE NO MATTER WHO.

Be A Voter - Vote Save America

[awesome-casuallyfamouscollector]

Explosions over skies of Israel as barrage of Iranian missiles and drones are intercepted

CNN's Nic Robertson reports hearing explosions and sirens in Jerusalem as a barrage of Iranian weapons have been shot down over Israel. Meanwhile, CNN's Clarissa Ward reports people in Tel Aviv are bracing for what's next...

P.S. The "successes" of passive defense and the "enthusiasm" of Western politicians once again mislead the public - in fact, Iran and its backer Russia are encouraged to continue their attacks: Iran's drone factories are intact, Western technology is still going to Iran and Russia, Iran and Russia's oil exports are intact, the leaders of both regimes live well and are getting richer every day and all this is only thanks to the empty blah, blah of the corrupt and hypocritic politicians of the West...

In the West, so many are ready to play the role of useful idiots serving the wishes of dictatorial regimes... Most likely, we will once again hear worthless "concerns", "great concerns" and endless empty "diplomatic efforts" and "sanctions", which the West itself does not really observe and which are neither strict nor comprehensive at all!!!...! Bullshit!!!!

[kaiandtran]

Kai & Tran: Origins #17 - Dawn of Angie Noir

Dramatic dialogue and epic stunts make up for the wavering plot and one-dimensional characters. 3/5 would recommend.