It wasn't.
It was from the movie, Pulp Fiction. Specifically, it was the speech Samuel L. Jackson's character recites before executing an unarmed man. Tarantino wrote those lines himself.
They are not in any Bible. They are in a Quentin Tarantino movie.
The actual Ezekiel 25:17 has one sentence. The rest, including "the path of the righteous man is beset on all sides by the inequities of the selfish and the tyranny of evil men," was invented for a 1994 film about hit men eating hamburgers.
"The path of the righteous man is beset on all sides by the inequities of the selfish and the tyranny of evil men. Blessed is he who, in the name of charity and good will, shepherds the weak through the valley of darkness, for he is truly his brother's keeper and the finder of lost children. And I will strike down upon thee with great vengeance and furious anger. And you will know my name is the Lord when I lay my vengeance upon thee."
The Secretary of Defense [War] read a fictional hit man's execution speech to bless an actual war."
“Grant this task force clear and righteous targets for violence,” he prayed last month.
"Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God" (Matthew 5:9).
What the Secretary of Defense did was quote a Hollywood movie's words about violence and killing as scripture, and he ignored the actual words of his Savior, Jesus Christ.
Are we great yet?
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Wont go anywhere, given the saturation of the Fed Guv, but it is a start -
"Rep. Yassamin Ansari (D-Ariz.) has announced her intention to introduce articles of impeachment against Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth. The allegations include:
War Crimes: Hegseth is accused of committing war crimes, including the bombing of civilian infrastructure such as a girls' school in Iran.
Constitutional Violations: Ansari claims Hegseth has repeatedly violated his oath of office and the Constitution, endangering U.S. servicemembers."
The World Court holds a stronger vierw ----
There has never been a place for Christ in Christian nationalism.
They want a government that doesn't provide for the general welfare, healthcare, or food for the hungry.
They DO want a government that punishes people they don't understand or hate.
We were a hell of a lot greater before the trump brought his deep ignorance, lack of compassion, and seething hate to Washington DC and every branch of the federal government.
Whether it goes anywhere remains to be seen. What is important, IMO, is seeing people speak out and making an effort to bring these issues to the public’s attention.
Look at how quickly MAGA went after the pope, because he dared to remind everyone about what the Christian God said about people who make war and people who are the peacemakers. MAGA took the side of the convicted felon and adjudicated SA/rapist and ignored what Pope Leo had to say.
It’s difficult to believe.
The way this country is being destroyed, I half expect to see dog and cock fights on the White House lawn to celebrate the 4th of July!!!
The enemy within should be the true definition of our federal government. The republicans are so focused on protecting trump and the democrats are focused on destroying him that no one is taking the time to govern.
What was the last thing the republicans did for the American citizen?
What was the last thing the democrats did for the American citizen?
Tough question because we have no governing body just two parties trying to destroy each other.
How many years will it take to get over trump. You have to admit he is the best thing to help the democrats in years. He is the gift that keeps on giving.
"...the democrats are focused on destroying him that no one is taking the time to govern."
You do this all the time, skud. You make a generalization or just an unsourced statement and NEVER link to evidence.
Please explain how the Democrats are "destroying" Trump? The Democrats have zero power to do ANYTHING to rein Trump's out-of-control chaos and his own self--destructive impulses in. Trump is doing that to HIMSELF.
He's the one who published that meme of him looking like Jesus, then lied about it by saying he thought he looked like a doctor. What utter lying rubbish.
Then he went and picked a fight with the pope! The leader of over 1 billion people on the planet, and lied about what the pope said about a just war.
Trump is his own worst enemy, and he will be the architect of his own undoing, not the Democrats. And he's doing a great job of it every time he grabs his phone or opens his unholy mouth. His approval numbers are in the 30s, and the American people are fed up with him and his spiraling psychopathy.
I will repeat: The Democrats are NOT destroying Trump. Trump and his feckless Republican sycophants are doing that. And it is crystal clearly evident to the world -- with the exception of you.
The democrats control the MSM, except fox, and they are doing the bidding for them. I will asked the question you didn't answer. What has either party done for the American people. Not the special interest segment they both have but the majority of the American citizens.
Trump is doing a 1st class job of destroying his credibility and legacy all by himself skud. With any luck he'll take his party down with him. Which of course would be the appropriate outcome given the blind support his party has given him.
That is complete bunk skud. But since you believe it why not present a link to a credible source (non MAGA) that supports your claim.
skud: "The democrats control the MSM..."
That's an opinion, not a fact. "...and they are doing the bidding for them." Is another right-wing opinion given without any evidence.
"Do someone's bidding" means to obey orders, carry out commands, or perform services for someone, often reluctantly or for a powerful person. It implies following requests—direct or implied—and suggests the person doing the bidding is submissive, sometimes acting against their own wishes to satisfy another's."
Words and phrases have meaning, skud. Prove that the Democratic Party does all of the above. We'll wait to read your evidence. Until then, what you've written and posted here is just rumor, supposition, and opinion. Backed up by nothing. Why should ANYONE believe you?
As to your question on what the parties have done, you can find that out with a simple Google search. I'm tired of having to do that for you when you ask that question.
All political parties have their good and bad points. You seem to have a child-like view of how politics works -- that's my opinion., I don't know if it is a fact.
But since you appear to be too lazy to look up what the Dems accomplished, I'll list for you what the Biden administration did:
Key Legislative and Policy Achievements
Infrastructure & Manufacturing: Passed the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act for roads, bridges, broadband, and EV charging stations. The CHIPS and Science Act aimed to boost domestic semiconductor production.
Climate & Energy: Passed the Inflation Reduction Act, which represents the largest climate investment in U.S. history, aiming to reduce carbon pollution and invest in clean energy.
Healthcare: Authorized Medicare to negotiate prescription drug prices and reduced premiums under the Affordable Care Act.
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Economy & Jobs: Experienced significant job growth, including a surge in manufacturing jobs and a low unemployment rate.
Gun Safety & Social Issues: Signed the Safer Communities Act, the first major federal gun safety legislation in decades.
Judicial Appointments: Appointed Ketanji Brown Jackson as the first Black woman on the Supreme Court and appointed a record number of diverse federal judges.
Foreign Policy and Executive Actions
Alliances & Defense: Strengthened NATO, supporting its expansion to include Finland and Sweden, and established the AUKUS security alliance.
Veteran Care: Signed the PACT Act to expand healthcare for veterans exposed to toxic burn pits.
Student Debt: Implemented targeted student loan forgiveness programs for specific groups.
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Foreign Policy: Completed the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan, ending the20-year war, and authorized the drone strike that killed Al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri.
Policy Changes & Reforms
Justice & Drug Policy: Issued pardons for federal convictions of simple marijuana possession and initiated a review of marijuana scheduling.
LGBTQI+ Rights: Rescinded the ban on transgender service members in the military and implemented "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" review protections.
Reproductive Rights: Took executive action to protect access to medication abortion (mifepristone) and emergency care following the overturning of Roe v. Wade.
That took me 10 minutes of Google searching, which gleaned these accomplishments from Politico, The American Project, and other sources.
I'm not going to do your homework again. It appears that you like to say the political parties do nothing because that claim supports your biases.
Skud,
You LIE as much as Trump and FOX. If you think Democrats "control" news media to the extent Trump and his cronies do with FOX, you're out of your mind. FOX is a propaganda outlet and training academy for Trump's appointees.
How many MSNBC, CNN, CBS, or ABC TV personalities did Obama or Biden hire into their administrations? NONE!
How is your BS claim any different from Trump calling everyone but FOX, OAN, Newsmax, Sinclair, etc. "Fake News"?
Now CBS is owned and corrupted by a Trump supporter David Ellison with his sights on CNN.
ABC is compromised and was extorted out of $15million because someone said Trump raped E Jean Carroll. (He did)
I would also add that through the American Rescue Plan, the Administration paid for six months of COBRA in 2021 (that cost me over $600 a month), after I was laid off in 2020. Also the unemployment benefits were increased by an additional $300 a week in 2021. Those two measures allowed me to stay in my home and not have to put it up for sale. I will be forever thankful for that.
To sum up the response to skud's question above, many regular commentators brought the receipts as to what legislation was passed under a Democratic Party president which benefited not only them but the rest of the American public. And skud brought (checks notes) sincerely held beliefs, innuendo, and disinformation spread by the MAGA news.
Hey skud, you ever going to denounce Trump for appearing in the Trump-Epstein files over a million times? Do you really believe someone besides Trump drew that birthday card and then signed his name just like he's done on TV for years? Admit it! You are a Trumper through and through this time proven by you blaming the Democratic party (in the minority here/now) for actions Trump takes on his own.
Wait, are you blaming the Democrats for Trumps actions?
How very "look what you made me do" of you skud. Considering the domestic violence alerts on the socials here/now due to the suicide of Lt. Gov Fairfax after he murdered his wife, leaving his teenage son to call the authorities. I'd say I expect better but you are you skud and doing better isn't in your vocabulary.
Heads up: our service critters are being served subpar foodstuffs while deployed overseas. Parents hearing from their kids leapt into action sending thousands of dollars of care packages filled with toiletries and snacks only Trump's admin seized all packages and is refusing to return to sender, meaning those foods are sitting in a warehouse somewhere just rotting.
Shameful, just shameful.
No one has to sabotage Trump as he's doing a heck of a job all by himself.
#believe the survivors #why I chose the bear #women are people, get used to it.
But Skud would argue that Democrats do nothing for the people! And that Joe Biden’s administration did nothing as well. But you brought receipts that show that is not true, and I’m sure you were not the only one that benefited from a program that helped people to stay in their homes.
For skud it is not truth that matters. It is ideology.
Skud... the right controls essentially all of talk radio. The right has the biggest news network on cable in Fox News. Also on cable, the right has RT, NewsMax and OAN.
MSNBC was broken up, and apart from NBC and it is now MS Now. CNN is in the process of being taken over by right leaning owners. CBS is controlled by right leaning owners.
The three largest news conglomerates in the US are Nexstar Media Group, Sinclair Broadcast Group, and Gray Television, all conservative and with local networks in 80% of the US.
By all metrics, in what ppl would call the mainstream news, conservatives dominate in sheer numbers of viewers, albeit with fewer outlets.
Skud... can you cite some verifiable facts to support your news claim? I mean besides you believing it to be true.
Let's see... I seem to remember a roaring economy when the Clinton Admin produced, with the Republican Congress, multiple years of a balanced budget. I remember the Bush Admin doing GREAT work through the PEPFAR program to treat HIV and end AIDS in Africa. I seem to remember millions of people finally being able to afford health care through the work of the Obama Admin and even Republicans touted the infrastructure investments the Biden Admin made during that admin.
Of course there's more, but how many are enough to show that once again, Skud is wrong?
Because we all know he will never be a stand up guy, gracefully admit that and move on.
Ideologues never do.
And now we have the Zionist Christian Nationalist Ideologues humping the meme trump was chosen by god to do his (trump's) dirty filthy work. All while dumping on the Pope. A man of peace, compassion, and empathy. All things Jesus, the true Jewish teacher of consciousness and truth.
What? Only progressives are allowed to virtue signal now? Christians can't base signal, too? The 1st Amendment protects freedom OF religion, not freedom FROM it.
Part of the function of language is to establish your social group. You identify yours as "progressive". They identify theirs as "Christian" (even if the parable of Peter and the cock crow would warn against doing so). Hypocrist abounds!
David, Clinton was a balanced president who cooperated with both sides of the aisle and that is the reason he had my vote. Of course you know I was referring to the current batch of dems and the current batch of republicans as being totally worthless. I know if you looked at what I said you wouldn't be able to slam me which is what you wanted.
Grey, "How very "look what you made me do" of you skud. Considering the domestic violence alerts on the socials here/now due to the suicide of Lt. Gov Fairfax after he murdered his wife, leaving his teenage son to call the authorities"
Where in the world did that come from unless you were at a loss on how to attack me so that seemed easy. I do agree with you that trump doesn't need any help sabotaging him, he has shown he is a master of self destruction.
As to obamacare, it was terrible then and it is still terrible but you really don't care. You do not demand that our elected crooks find a good way to deal with healthcare except blame the other side. There were nine million who benefited from obamacare at the expense of 300 million. If you were one of the nine million, your welcome.
Tell us where "progressives are allowed to virtue signal," please.
The Establishment Clause prohibits the government from establishing an official religion or favoring one religion over another.
The Secy. of Defense is imposing Christian prayer on the Department and on the military. That's "virtue signaling" on steroids.
Hegseth is a clown. Only MAGA respects him and his crusade to turn the Defense Department in to a religious 13th century cult.
Hegseth has the Jerusalem Cross tattooed on his chest, along with the Latin phrase, "Deus Vult" (meaning "God wills it," a Crusades-era battle cry) tattooed on his bicep.
Hegseth is a pretend Knights Templar adherent. That sect enforced strict poverty, chastity, obedience, and religious observance, while allowing for the specialized requirements of a military order.
Hegseth is none of those things, starting with the fact that he cheated, like his idol, Trump, on his wives, impregnating his 3rd wife while married to his pregnant 2nd wife. Other than being a week-end FAUX NOOZ host and heavy drinker who had problems with alcohol abuse and anger management problems, what qualified him to lead the Dept. of Defense?
Based on reporting from The New Yorker, The Guardian, and other sources, Pete Hegseth was forced to step down from leadership positions at two different veterans' nonprofit organizations, in part due to allegations of financial mismanagement and, in one case, alleged alcohol abuse.
The most unqualified and immature wannabe soldier our country has ever had the misfortune to run the largest cabinet department in the US!
He's a joke, and everyone, except Trump cultists, knows it.
What the fj conformist refuses to accept is that the Constitution of the nation never established a Christian state nor did it advocate for a Christian state. Rather it stated as you pointed out it expressly prohibits the establishment of a state religion.
Hegseth, a Christian Zionist Nationalist is attempting, along with hus supporting Christian Zionist Nationalists to do exactly what the Constitution expressly prohibits. By implying back door, regime approved methods. Trump himself is not a Christian, far from it. He actually stands against EVERYTHING Jesus taught and stood for.
The point is, trump (the Amti-Christ) is merely using a twisted unttue Christianity to serve his and Netanyahu's evil and unholy purposes. To solidify their own power and control throughout the globe.
And the feeble minded, and therefore natural followers, all fall in line ao as to be an accepted member of their religious tribe of followers. Led around d by their noses by their "spiritual leaders" who have everything to gain financially.
Guessing Hegseth will end up sacked, blamed for the Iran Fiasco
'Woke' isn't a progressive religion? Open you eyes.
Hegseth is as free to pray for the troops as you are to cosplay your "care" for the rights of illegal immigrants.
Skud said... "Of course you know I was referring to the current batch of dems and the current batch of republicans as being totally worthless."
How would I, or anyone else know that Skud? That's not what you said and you've made it known over time you consider all politicians worthless. But this is another example where you have not taken care with your words.
You read ideas into other's words they have not said and now you complain when someone reads the exact words you typed and responds.
There's a larger lesson here, one presidents used to understand... words are important and for presidents and national leaders, wars and deadly miscalculations can turn on those words.
That's why diplomats and government leaders have frequently taken great care to get the words right, often to the consternation of lay people. So as to not cause global calamity. We should try to do the same.
BTW Skud... I have no desire to slam you. I simply want you to be respectful, admit wrongs, as I certainly do, not to argue in the "well he did it vein" and to bring some links, evidence and backup for opinions you assert as facts.
But you refuse to do any of that.
No, he is NOT!
”As of April 2026, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's use of exclusively Protestant, Christian nationalist-leaning prayers at Pentagon services is widely criticized as a violation of the First Amendment's Establishment Clause. Critics As of April 2026, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's use of exclusively Protestant, Christian nationalist-leaning prayers at Pentagon services is widely criticized as a violation of the First Amendment's Establishment Clause. Critics argue this practice abuses government power to favor one religion over others.
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Constitutional Issues: Experts state that by promoting a specific religious viewpoint, these meetings test the separation of church and state, which mandates that the government cannot establish a favored religion.
Government Neutrality: The Establishment Clause prohibits government officials from using official positions or taxpayer-funded resources to advance personal religious beliefs, notes the Freedom From Religion Foundation.
Voluntary vs. Coercive: Although potentially voluntary, critics allege these sessions create pressure on federal employees to attend to appease leadership, as described in this Instagram post and this report by Religion News Service. this practice abuses government power to favor one religion over others.
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Constitutional Issues: Experts state that by promoting a specific religious viewpoint, these meetings test the separation of church and state, which mandates that the government cannot establish a favored religion.
Government Neutrality: The Establishment Clause prohibits government officials from using official positions or taxpayer-funded resources to advance personal religious beliefs.
Critics allege these sessions create pressure on federal employees to attend to appease leadership.
PS. Your comparison doesn’t work. Why? Because I do not impose what I believe about undocumented immigrants on entire groups of people against their wishes when they’re in a captive situation. You obviously have no idea how that works do you. So no, it’s not the same, and Hegseth is anticonstitutional with his imposition of Protestant Christian prayers only on government workers.
Blind, deaf, and .... is the cult of maga.
In a just country, that should happen. We do not live in a just country. In this country, at this moment in time, we’re being led by a convicted criminal and a man who is obviously in the throes of a mental disorder.
Mental disorder, ignorance, call it what you might. Whatever it is called it is America's disgrace.
56% of people interpret it as being informed, educated, and aware of social injustices.
39% of people interpret it as being overly politically correct or policing others' language.
”Woke" is a term originating in African American English (as early as 1938) referring to active awareness of social, racial, and systemic injustice, often associated with the phrase "stay woke". It has evolved from a progressive call to action for justice into a contentious political buzzword, frequently used as a pejorative by conservatives.”
It is clearly understandable why the current MAGA conservatives would not like the term “woke. “ a systemic injustice.
Interesting thought BB... but how can Hegseth be blamed? All of the Iran War was on the presidents orders. For him to sack Hegseth over this would be to admit his own mistake.
I just don't see it.
Is he incompetent? Of course and if it was not for the institutional memory still present in the DoD, we'd be in worse shape. Thankfully our military has performed well in some challenging circumstances.
-FJ... of course Hegseth is free to pray for the troops. But not to insist, encourage others, or expect ppl in the room to join him in sectarian prayers in his official capacity of SecDef.
We've bridged this before. Our leaders can indeed pray publicly to God. While that maybe offensive to atheists, it's the least offensive option in our society and does harken back to our founding documents. But we've also accepted that we leave the name of Jesus out of it, out of respect for all the monotheistic religions.
Then if Hegseth wants to add the name of Jesus to his prayer, he can, on his own time.
I'm sure you noticed Shaw that other than just saying it, Skud has no answer for the reality of how wrong he, and others of MAGA Land are on the mainstream media dodge.
I mean, look at the Pentagon news now. Even Fox News was walked out of the building when they refused to bend the knee and let Hegseth have content approval. Look at the White House Press with access to the president now? How does CNN get banned yet the Gateway Pundit, a famous brood of liars, get access? It's simple. More lies and favorable coverage.
-FJ makes a good point that the Constitution gives us freedom of religion, not freedom from religion.
That's an argument many make when they worry that Christianity is losing its long favored status as the semi official religion of the United States.
Sadly -FJ, those same people who decry the loss of public demonstrations of Christianity do not have any problems limiting public displays of other religions here in the US. A quick look around the internet will turn up many instances of Christians angry that NY Mayor Mamdami was sworn in using a centuries old version of the Koran.
A large tract of vacant, unused rural land near my house was purchased by Muslims for a new temple. After the objections of freedom loving rural Christians, the sale had to be voided after the city was forced to not allow the mosque to be built.
It really is about me and my rights when it comes to religion and not yours in the US. I get it. But those Americans in the minority also have a right to practice their religion.
Or at least I thought so.
And for purposes of THIS discussion, let's try and keep it about established examples of religion in the public sphere most conservatives accept.
Well, now we are talking about a topic I've been in the midst of for more than a minute, specifically the First Amendment and the military via the Military Religious Freedom Foundation.
But first, some housekeeping: skud, bless your heart. I'm not slamming you in that specific comment, only your choice of words. That it struck a spark in you is more telling on you than me. If you want an example of where I have slammed you specifically it is in your refusal to denounce and separate yourself trom all things Trump over the Epstein files. You've been notably quiet on the topic. For that I slam you, the person, because to me there is no wiggle room here. Either you remain quiet lending protection to those who prey upon children or you speak out. That's is me calling out you, the person.
Back to the topic: Contrary to our many named trolls assertion there is indeed freedom from religion as well as freedom of religion as stated in the First Amendment. Per wiser minds than myself the founding fathers, exhausted from the religious wars of their former lands considered having a state religion but when it came down to the details they chose to build a wall (metaphorically in the Constitution and Amendments and literally in the 1797 Treaty of Tripoli, signed by President John Adams) between religion aka the church and government aka the state.
This has been challenged in court for centuries but as I said, the founding fathers were wise legal experts. As I've been told our freedom from religion came down to the placement of one comma which to me is brilliant of our founding guys, even if most of them were slave owners #whenYouKnowbetterYouDobetter. As I said, wiser minds have thoughts on the topic. I know I found that specific rabbit hole well worth the time and snacks.
Did you know on the Good Friday before Easter there was a Christian Nationalist service but not a Catholic Mass?
Did you know the Pete Hegseth has been sending prayer service requests via DOD email lists to all service critters and contractors who work at the Pentegon? That those prayer services are held during duty hours and that the topic or flavor of the prayer is always Christian Nationalist?
And I can hear some of you - what is the difference between Christian Nationalist and Christian? For those who need clarification or were just introduced to Christian Nationalism buckle up and here we go:
Christians, are illustrated as going to their church to worship their Lord and Savior and to Do The Work Jesus set out in the gospels, specifically to feed, clothe, and shelter the poor and stranger among you aka immigrant. They practice love not just for their clan but for all people. Examples of such humans are Dave Miller and my mom. I'm sure y'all have a few in mind too. Hold them close for they are feeling attacked right now because of the second type of Christian, the Christian Nationalist.
Paula White, Doug Wilson, Benny Johnson, Franklin Graham, Heritage Foundation, Project 2025, Prosperity Gospel, Wallbuilders, Dominionist, and Seven Mountains theology are a few of the prompts one might need to check out Christian Nationalist aka NatC's specific ideology. I won't repeat their trash here.
Side note: how did I know the Iran war was the Christian Nationalist's play to start Armageddon? Because top brass in the service gave their underlings that message. There were posters left in a base camp of Jesus loading a grenade launcher for the next unit to find. Nat-C's are not shy about forcing their concept of Christianity onto every person in this nation. When someone tells you who they are, believe them.
Final note: The Christians I defined above are conisdered Not Christian enough for the Nationalist Christians. That should say something to many of you.
Funny how the US Evangelicals and Zionists use false Christianity to salt their failing Nationalism and false Prosperity Gospel in their fevered attempt to push the USA into becoming a Christian Nationalist Theocracy. Which, being an extremist doctrine would be EVERY bit as oppressive and unyielding as Islamic Sharia Law.
America us floundering and floundering bigly.
David, "How would I, or anyone else know that Skud?" That was my error because I gave you far to much credit for being aware. You are correct that words are correct, I am not a trump follower which is simple words. You will interpret it that I like trump, see words matter sometime. I think the epstein files should be published and whoever is guilty be sentenced. Grey reads that as I support trump in blocking epstein files. I don't know what the truth is and neither do you or Grey so words do matter.
As skud trips all over himself being skud. You've learned well from trump. Hat's off to ya skud. You represent the heart of the trump supporters and the cult well.
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