Warren Throckmorton

War With Iran? A Blood Moon on Purim? For Some Christian Influencers, That Can Mean Only One Thing: The End Times On Sunday, two days after President Donald Trump ordered the start of...

So if you want to understand the end-times theology Weinstein is alleging was promoted to troops by their commanders, read this piece I published this morning at @talkingpointsmemo.com:

talkingpointsmemo.com/news/iran-bl...

An article claiming US troops were told the Iran War is meant "to cause Armageddon" and usher in a return of Jesus Christ made waves on Bluesky yesterday. We saw at least 2,250 posts that repeated its core claims.

The story could be legit, but this article raises some reasons to be skeptical.

Before you share that story about how troops were told the Iran War is for "Armageddon," read this The narrative is dramatic. The sourcing is thin. And skepticism matters, especially on something this serious.

There's a story going viral about how a U.S. commander told troops the Iran war is part of a religious battle to "cause Armageddon.”

It’s explosive. It’s terrifying.

It’s also based on a single unverified source.

I have questions. 👇

www.friendlyatheist.com/p/before-you...

Eric Metaxas and His "Crazy Prophetic Story" Name it, claim it.

Eric Metaxas and His "Crazy Prophetic Story" open.substack.com/pub/warrenth... Name it, claim it

Trump's Revise History 250 Tour Continues John Fea and I help USA Today evaluate the Freedom 250 road show

Trump's Revise-History 250 Tour Continues open.substack.com/pub/warrenth... @johnfea1.bsky.social and I are quoted in this article

Netflix Backs Out of Bid for Warner Bros., Paving Way for an Ellison Takeover

The richest man owns X.

The second and third richest men control Google.

The fourth richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.

The fifth richest man owns The Washington Post.

And now the sixth richest could soon take over both Paramount and Warner Bros.

See the problem here?

Let them eat cake.

“Karen has no criminal record. She is a grandmother who spent eight years working as an admin assistant at a primary school before her retirement. ‘I don’t even have parking tickets…’”

This is Christian Nationalism, Department of War Style Doug Wilson preaches to the military choir

This is Christian Nationalism, Department of War Style open.substack.com/pub/warrenth... With a hat tip to @briankaylor.bsky.social

Not at first. I don't know when the publisher plans to do that. I don't think it will be soon. It will release in May in hardback and ebook.

Doug Wilson Preaches at Pentagon, Compares Services to Day of Pentecost Controversial Christian Nationalist preacher Doug Wilson stood at a podium inside the Pentagon on Tuesday as the guest preacher for the latest monthly Christian worship service held there for leaders ...

Once considered a far-right fringe Christian figure, self-described “paleo-Confederate” Doug Wilson in recent years has found himself increasingly embraced by the broader evangelical world and the conservative political movement in the age of Donald Trump.

Federal Government Establishes Christian Worship as Part of 250th Anniversary Celebration This is what Christian nationalism looks like

Federal Government Establishes Christian Worship as Part of 250th Anniversary Celebration
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Christopher F. Rufo ⚔️ @christopherrufo · 3h The problem with the annual conservative outrage cycle over the Super Bowl halftime show is that it has no impact on the NFL and makes conservatives look weak and left behind. Kid Rock does not change this calculus—he reinforces it. The ghettoization of conservative culture. Christopher F. Rufo ⚔️ @christopherrufo I'm a right-winger, I love country music, but c'mon, Kid Rock did not "mog" Bad Bunny. This wasn't a "stunning culture war victory." Advertisers are not going to "flock away from the Super Bowl." Conservatives have started lying to themselves and to their audiences—not good.

Chris Rufo doesn't have a career outside of being a "culture warrior." This is his movement. He made his bed. Now he gets to lie in it.

Trump will build concentration camps there.

Federal judge rules DOJ can ‘no longer’ be trusted in voter roll crusade The judge pointed to a letter from Bondi to Minnesota that tied federal immigration enforcement to demands for voter data as the smoking gun.

A federal judge in Oregon issued a sweeping rebuke of the Justice Department’s nationwide push to seize state voter rolls, ruling that the department can no longer be presumed to be acting in good faith and warning that its conduct threatens voters and states’ rights.

Catholic brothers are making a Kansas City ICE facility possible. Will institutions they support care? Two Kansas City brothers are big Catholic donors. But now that they're also making a vast ICE detention facility possible, will the institutions they support look away?

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In 1927, Donald Trump’s father was arrested after a Klan riot in Queens On Sunday, Trump declined to disavow the support of white supremacists.

In light of Trump’s post yesterday, some history:

“On Memorial Day 1927, 1,000 white-robed Klansmen marched through the Jamaica neighborhood, eventually spurring an all-out brawl in which seven men were arrested. One of those arrested was Fred Trump.” www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix...

From Big Lots to warehousing humans: ICE plan sparks fear in Schuylkill County | Will Bunch A massive warehouse in Tremont. Pa. that once moved cheap goods will now detain migrants in an $119 million ICE deal.

The banality of evil is shocking. An ex-Big Lots warehouse for cheap consumer junk is bought by ICE to ship as many as 7,500 handcuffed human beings, as the Trump regime builds a U.S. gulag archipelago

The unthinkable comes to Pa. coal country. My special report www.inquirer.com/opinion/ice-...

The Real Story Behind the Midnight Immigration Raid on a Chicago Apartment Building The Trump administration has claimed the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua had taken over the building. But new documents make no mention of the gang and reveal federal agents had information about “ille...

our government used a Blackhawk helicopter in a major American city, detained children and zip-tied U.S. citizens all to target... squatters

and the alleged Tren de Aragua presence? "It was a brutal lie against the American public."
www.propublica.org/article/chic...

“I Lost Everything”: Venezuelans Were Rounded Up in a Dramatic Midnight Raid but Never Charged With a Crime Authorities said Tren de Aragua “terrorists” had taken over the building. A ProPublica investigation found little evidence to back up the government’s claims. For the first time, the Venezuelans arres...

Worth going back and reading @melissa-sanchez.bsky.social and @jodiscohen.bsky.social previous reporting on this raid (along with a host of other @propublica.org colleagues). Federal prosecutors have STILL not filed any charges against those arrested in the raid www.propublica.org/article/chic...

Striking from new Quinnipiac poll:

*Voters prefer path to legalization over deportations for most undocs by 59-34. Among independents it's 61-33

*Majority says Trump on immigration is making America less safe

Again, there's broad rejection of the whole project, not just ICE tactics (see below)

TPUSA's Super Bowl Halftime Show with a Side Dish of Christian Nationalism Imagine thinking Kid Rock is an improvement

TPUSA's Super Bowl Halftime Show with a Side Dish of Christian Nationalism
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Finally, the balance of equities and public interest favor a stay. The Government does not cite any reason termination must occur post haste. Secretary Noem complains of strains unlawful immigrants place on our immigration-enforcement system. Her answer? Turn 352,959 lawful immigrants into unlawful immigrants overnight. She complains of strains to our economy. Her answer? Turn employed lawful immigrants who contribute billions in taxes into the legally unemployable. She complains of strains to our healthcare system. Her answer? Turn the insured into the uninsured. This approach is many things—in the public interest is not one of them. For the reasons below, the Court GRANTS Plaintiffs’ Renewed Motion for a Stay Under 5 U.S.C. § 705, Dkt. 81.

At the conclusion of her introduction Judge Reyes emphasizes what's really at stake here:

"Secretary Noem complains of strains unlawful immigrants place on our immigration-enforcement system. Her answer? Turn 352,959 lawful immigrants into unlawful immigrants overnight."

The Christian Past That Wasn’t: Debunking the Christian Nationalist Myths That Hijack History by Warren Throckmorton The claim that “America has a godly Christian heritage and should return to it in public spaces” is rooted in blatant historical...

Publisher's Weekly review of The Christian Past That Wasn't.
"Still, this persuades."
www.publishersweekly.com/9798889835820

Screenshot of an X post by Omar Jimenez (@OmarJim…, 7h) stating that Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison says he doesn’t have the names of the agents who shot Alex Pretti, adding: “I’ve been a lawyer for 36 years. I’ve never seen anything like this before.” Below is a CNN video thumbnail showing a split screen: on the left, an older man in a black cap and glasses labeled “Brown | Business Owner,” and on the right, Keith Ellison in a suit. A CNN “LIVE” bug appears in the corner.

This is a cover up of a murder, led by our own federal government.

YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)

I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.

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I need a job and I would not take a job working for Bari Weiss. If you are a commentator who cannot see what the play is there, I'm not sure you should be offering commentary.

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👀 Judge Schlitz, the chief federal judge in Minnesota, has ordered the head of ICE, Todd Lyons, to appeal personally in court Friday and threatened him with contempt for the agency’s repeated violation of court orders.

“The court’s patience is at an end.” storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...