Protection Secretary Pete Hegseth is taking time away from murdering boaters within the Caribbean to take intention on the Military chaplain corps’ “Spiritual Fitness Guide.” Now that’s multitasking.
Hegseth is mad that the information solely mentions God as soon as and by no means mentions advantage, however does point out “feelings” 11 occasions. The horror.
So, he’s eliminating it. He posted a video on X with a caption studying, “We are going to make the Chaplain Corps great again.”
Donald Trump’s toadies are all such monsters, however they’re additionally so cringe. Think about having to always body every part simply as Expensive Chief would, ever striving to hit that be aware of petulant bullying that comes so effortlessly to the president.
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However again to Petulant Pete.
“In an atmosphere of political correctness and secular humanism, chaplains have been minimized, viewed by many as therapists instead of ministers. Faith and virtue were traded for self-help and self-care,” he whined.
Yeah, wouldn’t desire a faith that nourishes the physique and soul now, would we? That stuff is for pussies.
Apparently, it’s not simply that the information was too touchy-feely. Hegseth additionally thinks that the army’s recognition of a variety of religions is an “ongoing war on warriors.”
So Hegseth goes to “streamline” the listing of which spiritual affiliations shall be acknowledged by the army. No, he hasn’t bothered to elucidate what’s going to rely or how he’ll determine, however you’ll be able to rely on servicemembers being compelled into faith.
“There will be a top-down cultural shift putting spiritual well-being on the same footing as mental and physical health,” he declared.
Sadly, we all know what “spiritual well-being” seems to be like for Hegseth, and it’s not nice.
It seems to be like Hegseth pushing violent Christian nationalist content material on official authorities social media accounts.
It seems to be like grooming codes that violate the spiritual freedom of Muslim and Sikh troopers by forcing them to both violate their religion and shave, or be compelled out of the army.
It seems to be like Doug Wilson, the top of the Communion of Reformed Evangelical Church buildings.
Hegseth attends a CREC church, and listed below are a few of Pastor Doug’s cool beliefs:
No same-sex marriage and even Pleasure parades!
Some enslavers have been completely good individuals!
Non-Christians shouldn’t maintain elective workplace!
Ladies ought to keep dwelling!
Intercourse is an act of colonization the place a person conquers and a girl surrenders!
It seems to be like Hegseth’s Deus Vult tattoo, an emblem utilized by white Christian nationalists. As a D.C. Nationwide Guard member, Hegseth was detailed to guard Joe Biden throughout the 2021 inauguration till a fellow service member knowledgeable management that his ink was a white supremacist image.
It seems to be like Hegseth’s “kafir” tattoo. Written in Arabic, the time period interprets as “infidel” or “unbeliever” and is utilized by far-right Islamophobes. Proud Boy Joe Biggs additionally sports activities one.
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Hegseth is brazenly making an attempt to rework the army—as soon as a shining instance of American range, critically!—into an all-white, all-Christian, all-xenophobic preventing drive that can comply with Trump anyplace.
Most likely to battle in Venezuela first.
However at the least troopers received’t have to fret about chaplains giving them any consolation. Simply muscular advantage all the way in which down.
