We haven’t declared war on Iran, [FN1] & were engaged in talks to resolve differences [FN2] but attacked Iran as “part of God’s plan” & trump was “anointed by Jesus to light the signal fire in Iran to cause Armageddon and mark his return to Earth.” [FN3] This is scary. 1/15

People who believe Earth’s destruction in a final bloody battle as “God’s” will should NOT be allowed to touch nuclear launch codes; “lawful discrimination [] against a member of a protected class [] is legally permitted for a valid purpose.” [FN4] [FN5] 2/15

Risk of physical harm validates bans on snake handling in worship. [FN6] A belief that “God” could bless initiation of nuke launches poses far wider harm than a snake bite. Beliefs about “Armageddon” amongst leaders in the military are specific & have one thing 3/15

“in freaking common [] unrestricted euphoria ... as to how this new ‘biblically-sanctioned’ war is clearly the undeniable sign of the expeditious approach of the fundamentalist Christian ‘End Times’ as vividly described in the New Testament Book of Revelation.” [FN7] 4/15

MRFF [FN8] received > 110 complaints, from every branch of the military, last weekend re: commanders invoked “2nd coming” & Armageddon re: U.S. attack on Iran. [FN9] Beliefs about “end times” are protected by the 1st Amendment. Acting on those beliefs is not. 5/15

Today’s “Christian nationalists” a/k/a evangelicals a/k/a fundamentalists a/k/a born-agains have bragged about the “final days” & how they will go to a heaven w/streets of gold. They try to duck those claims as they get closer to that power. 6/15

In the 2024 election cycle, several Christian nationalists took issue when I said because they say that Armageddon is “good,” they are nihilists. [FN10] “No one said Armageddon is good…it’s prophesied in God’s word.” Their “God” is not good explains a lot. 7/15

Hal Lindsey made millions, from his bogus claim that Revelation is a book of prophecy, and had “a suite of offices in a posh Santa Monica high-rise for the personal management firm that sinks his royalties into long-term real estate investments.” [FN11] 8/15

We need to remove from access to nuclear launch codes anyone who circulated emails or had meetings gushing about our attacks on Iran. “Dr. Strangelove” & its Brig Gen Jack D Ripper are fictional. So is their Revelation. Our nukes are quite real. 9/15

Footnotes:
FN1. U.S. Const. Art. I, sec 8.
FN2. Barak Ravid, “U.S.-Iran nuclear talks were ‘positive,’ senior U.S. official says,” Axios, updated 2/26/26, accessed 3/3/26. 10/15

FN3. See, Jonathan Larsen, “U.S. Troops Were Told Iran War Is for ‘Armageddon,’ Return of Jesus,” Jonathan Larsen’s Substack, 03/02/26, accessed 3/3/26.
FN4. Black’s Law Dictionary, 2d ed., 2001, p. 566. 11/15

FN5. Restrictions have been up held, e.g., polygamy, Reynolds v. United States, 98 U.S. 145 (1878); and snake handling, John R Vile, “Snake Handling,” Free Speech Center, Middle Tennessee State University, 7/2/24, accessed 3/3/26. 12/15

FN6. Id., Vile.
FN7. Id., Larsen at note 3.
Footnotes:
FN8. Military Religious Freedom Foundation (MRFF), is a 501(C)(3) not-for-profit organization located at 13170-B Central Avenue, SE Suite 255, Albuquerque, NM 87123. 13/15

FN9. Id., Larsen at note 3.
FN10. In the 2024 election cycle, Christian nationalists replied to an op-ed in which I said belief that Armageddon (i.e., destruction of the Earth & all w/it) is “good” is a belief in nothing & therefore they are nihilists. 14/15

FN11. Erin A Smith, “The Late Great Planet Earth Made the Apocalypse a Popular Concern,” 38 Humanities 1 (Winter 2017), accessed 3/3/26. 15/15