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One nation under . . . Christ? No mercy for our enemies?

Butch Crawling · 2026-03-26T15:40:13Z

First, I'm a Christian. I believe in Jesus's divinity. I'm happy that "...one nation under God," "God bless America," "God bless our troops," "In God we trust," etc., are an important part of our American tradition, and frequently uttered in public. However, the relatively recent shift by some political/government leaders to the specificity of Jesus Christ in public prayer and public statements strikes me as inappropriate. Millions of Americans, myself included, embrace Christian beliefs, values and tradition. Millions don't. I'm pretty sure there are people of a non-Christian faith (or no faith) who will read this, and it would be particularly beneficial to have your perspective. Next, Pete Hegseth read a prayer yesterday that he said was first given by a military chaplain to the troops who captured Maduro. Here's the prayer: "Let every round find its mark against the enemies of righteousness and our great nation. Give them ["them" presumably refers to our troops] wisdom in every decision, endurance for the trial ahead, unbreakable unity, and overwhelming violence of action against those who deserve no mercy.” The Law of Armed Conflict has standards that do, in fact, reflect mercy. For examples, soldiers don't harm enemies who have surrendered. Soldiers don't kill or torture anyone in their custody. That's a crime under both international and domestic law. Soldiers collect and care for the wounded, whether friend or foe. Back to Christianity. What does Jesus say about mercy? A lot. "Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy." "Go and learn what this means: ‘I desire mercy, and not sacrifice. For I came not to call the righteous, but sinners.” "Be merciful, even as your Father is merciful." "For judgment is without mercy to one who has shown no mercy." Seems that Hegseth's prayer, no matter where or when it's uttered, would benefit from revisions. I know that these are topics that elicit emotions, and the thread will inevitably move to a debate about the establishment clause, but please try to be civil in your replies.

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LittleBitchBuckeye

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I believe that the mass importation of foreign Muslims has been a DISASTER for western societies. Not only should we forbid it, we should remove most of those that came here, particularly the Somalis.

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Posted : 04/10/2026 4:57 pm

HHLurker

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Posted by: @littlebitchbuckeye

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I believe that the mass importation of foreign Muslims has been a DISASTER for western societies. Not only should we forbid it, we should remove most of those that came here, particularly the Somalis.

The women who stay should be spayed.

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Posted : 04/10/2026 6:02 pm

UncleMark

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Posted by: @hhlurker

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Posted by: @littlebitchbuckeye

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I believe that the mass importation of foreign Muslims has been a DISASTER for western societies. Not only should we forbid it, we should remove most of those that came here, particularly the Somalis.

The women who stay should be spayed.

Man, some really vile shit being posted this evening.

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Posted : 04/10/2026 8:57 pm

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HHLurker

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@unclemark

Dark humor is supposed to be offensive to someone, right?

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Posted : 04/11/2026 12:11 am

HHLurker

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Posted : 04/16/2026 12:39 am

JDB

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Hows this for believing in the higher being?

https://www.fox5atlanta.com/news/new-details-emerge-suspect-victim-dekalb-attacks.amp

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