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US Air Force Takes Steps To Silence Bible Believing Christians In It’s Ranks

COMPLIANCE WITH THIS PUBLICATION IS MANDATORY. Section 2.11 of the 27-page Air Force Instruction AFI 1-1 Standards of Conduct is the latest salvo in a battle over religious bias and Christian proselytizing in the military branch. It calls on officers and supervisors to “avoid the actual or apparent use of their position to promote their personal religious beliefs to their subordinates or to extend preferential treatment for any religion.”

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Just days before retiring as Chief of Staff of the Air Force, Gen. Norton Schwartz issued a document designed to dictate the conduct of U.S. airmen worldwide — all violations enforceable by military law. For the first time, amid regulations on tattoo size and flag handling etiquette, it laid down the law on religious proselytizing by leaders: Don’t do it.

“It certainly is important and binding … and it could lead to punishment…”

Section 2.11 of the 27-page Air Force Instruction AFI 1-1 Standards of Conduct is the latest salvo in a battle over religious bias and Christian proselytizing in the military branch. It calls on officers and supervisors to “avoid the actual or apparent use of their position to promote their personal religious beliefs to their subordinates or to extend preferential treatment for any religion.”

The document’s section on religion echoes a memo Schwartz sent out to all Air Force leadership on religion last September, but adds the threat of penalty for violations.

COMPLIANCE WITH THIS PUBLICATION IS MANDATORY,” the memo says in bold, adding that “failure to adhere to the standards set out in this instruction can form the basis for adverse action under the Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ).”

“It carries a lot of weight inasmuch as it’s careful to point out that an individual who violates it can be subject to court martial,” said Gary Solis, who teaches military law at Georgetown University. “So the things that are covered in the document, which are very wide ranging, open up violations to court martial prosecution, that is federal conviction should there be a conviction. So it carries significant weight.”

What is harder to predict is how AFI 1-1 — called by an Air Force Press release “the capstone act” of Schwartz’s 29-year career — will be interpreted, distributed and enforced where it applies to religion.

“It certainly is important and binding … and it could lead to punishment. But then it could lead to punishment if you wear your hat backwards,” said Elizabeth Hillman, professor of law at University of California Hastings College of Law and President of the National Institute of Military Justice. “It is still going to be up to individual commanding officers to decide what’s OK and what’s not. They have a great deal of discretion.”

As in U.S. public institutions more broadly, there has been a long string of battles between those in the military who want to root out religious content and others, mainly fundamentalist Christians, who argue that to do so impinges on religious freedom. source – NBC News

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President of South Korea Yoon Suk-Yeol Stuns The World By Declaring Martial Law To Protect Against Takeover ‘Subversive Anti-State Agitators’, Hmm

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President of South Korea Yoon Suk-Yeol stunned the world on Tuesday morning by declaring a state of ’emergency martial law’ because “subversive, anti-state elements” among the opposition are blocking his agenda.

Martial law commander Park An-su issued a statement on Tuesday declaring that “all political activities, including those of the National Assembly, local councils, political parties, and political associations, as well as assemblies and demonstrations, are strictly prohibited. All media and publications shall be subject to the control of the Martial Law Command.” The Rapture Ready Index says things are in ‘get ready to fly’ mode, and we whole-heartedly agree.

“Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ;” Titus 2:13 (KJB)

Earlier today, we told you how Emmanuel Macron, our pick for the biblical man of sin, is in Saudi Arabia signing a covenant with Mohammed bin Salman to broker peace in the Middle East. Now we see that South Korea has declared martial law on their own people, presumably to protect against ‘military aggression’ from pro-North Korean Communist agitators. Well, that may be true, and may not be true. It is also quite possible that President Yoon Suk-Yeol may have declared himself to be dictator over South Korea. In any event, things are not boring here on Day 1,773 of 15 Days To Flatten The Curve.

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South Korea Declares Martial Law to Foil ‘Subversive Anti-State Elements’

FROM BREITBART NEWS: Martial law has not been declared in South Korea since it emerged from military dictatorship in the 1980s. The South Korean Defense Ministry announced that key commanders from all of South Korea’s armed forces met to “strengthen emergency preparedness” and discuss implementation of Yoon’s order.

“I declare martial law to protect the Republic of Korea from the threats of North Korean communist forces, to immediately eradicate the unscrupulous pro-Pyongyang anti-state forces that pillage the freedom and happiness of our people and to protect free constitutional order,” Yoon said in an emergency press conference from his office in Seoul.

Yoon accused the opposition of “paralyzing the courts in the country by threatening the judges and impeaching prosecutors, and by attempting to remove the Interior Minister, top broadcasting regulator, chief of the Board of Audit and Inspection, and the Defense Minister.” Yoon also said the opposition’s move to cut $2.8 billion from the $483 billion 2025 national budget was a scheme to paralyze his government. The opposition wants to deny extra spending for the presidential office, prosecutors, and police requested in Yoon’s budget.

The president’s supporters say one reason for these cuts is to undermine court cases against opposition leader Lee Jae-myung, who was convicted of election law violations last month. Yoon referred to the National Assembly, where Lee’s Democratic Party holds 170 out of 300 seats, as a “hotbed of criminals” in his declaration of martial law.

On Monday, the speaker of parliament froze voting on the budget until December 10. Yoon said on Tuesday that martial law would remain in effect until he could “eradicate such anti-state forces and the culprits of the country’s ruin who have committed evil acts up until now.”

“The declaration of martial law will cause some inconveniences for good citizens who believed in and followed the constitutional values of free people, but we will focus on minimizing such inconveniences,” he said.

Yoon said these inconveniences were necessary to “guarantee the people’s freedom, safety and national sustainability against the actions of anti-state forces seeking to overthrow the system.”

“I will wipe out anti-state forces as soon as possible and normalize the country’s operation,” he promised. “Please trust me.” READ MORE

South Korea President Yoon Suk Yeol declared an “emergency martial law” in a televised speech on Tuesday, the Yonhap news agency reported.

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SHOWTIME! US Central Command On Friday Says That F-16 Fighter Jets Have Arrived In The Middle East From Germany Ahead Of Impending Israeli strike On Iran.

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US Central Command announced on Friday that F-16 fighter jets have arrived in the Middle East from Germany ahead of an impending Israeli strike on Iran.

For the past few weeks, the entire Middle East region has been on edge, waiting for Israel to answer Iran back for, not one, but two military strikes against them. It looks like the moment of decision has arrived, borne witness to by the arrival of a squadron of F-16 fighter jets in the Middle East, courtesy of the United States. I think we can safely say that it’s about to go down.

Every purpose is established by counsel: and with good advice make war.” Proverbs 20:18 (KJB)

It has been exciting to see Israel come roaring to life and taking the fight to their enemies instead of simply responding, but know this. Without taking out the nuclear weapons capabilities of Iran, beating Hamas and Hezbollah doesn’t amount to a hill of beans. Hamas is funded by Iran and so is Hezbollah, so that means the funding of terrorism will only stop when Iran is neutered. Iran has to go. Now.

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US F-16s arrive in Middle East as Israel prepares for Iran strike

FROM AL-MONITOR: “US Air Force F-16s from the 480th Fighter Squadron based at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany arrive in the US Central Command area of responsibility,” CENTCOM wrote on X Friday. CENTCOM did not specify the exact Middle East base or bases the F-16s had reached. The nearest base to Israel is the Muwaffaq Salti Air Base in Jordan’s Azraq that has served as a main hub for US air force operations in the region.

Earlier this month, a squadron of US F-15s arrived at an undisclosed base, joining F-16s, advanced stealth F-22 Raptors and a number of US Navy ships already in the region. The reinforcements have arrived as Israel prepares for its promised retaliatory attack in response to Iran’s Oct. 1 ballistic missile attack on Israel, which came after the Israeli military’s killing of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah and Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps commander Abbas Nilforoushan.

Israel’s plans were thrown off balance over the past week by a Hezbollah drone strike on Netanyahu’s private residence in Caesarea on Oct. 19 as well as a Pentagon leak that revealed alleged Israeli military preparations to attack Iran. The United States hopes, that despite the turbulence, Israel will keep its word on an informal agreement between the two nations in which Washington promised to reward Israel for not striking Iranian nuclear and oil facilities.

Meanwhile, the Pentagon said on Thursday that the US State Department has approved a potential $440 million sale of TOW missiles to Saudi Arabia.

“The proposed sale will improve the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s capability to meet current and future threats by enhancing the strength of its homeland defense,” the Pentagon’s statement read.

The Pentagon added that the sale “will support the foreign policy goals and national security objectives of the United States by improving the security of a partner country that is a force for political stability and economic progress in the Gulf Region.” READ MORE

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White House Says That Iran Is Preparing An Imminent Ballistic Missile Attack On Israel As Revenge For Destroying Hezbollah And Entering Lebanon

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The White House on Tuesday said the US believes Iran is preparing an imminent ballistic missile attack against Israel.

Everyone feels that something really big is in the verge of breaking out either politically, economically or biblically. The air is crackling with end times anticipation, and you can feel the electricity surging all around you, something is coming. Today, the White House announced that an imminent ballistic missile attack by Iran on Israel is about to be launched, and the Pentagon is drastically increasing the number of Air Force F-15E, F-16 and A-10 warplanes it has deployed in the Middle East region. Right now might be a really good time to be ‘prayed up’ with the Lord.

“Behold ye among the heathen, and regard, and wonder marvellously: for I will work a work in your days, which ye will not believe, though it be told you.” Habakkuk 1:5 (KJB)

The Pentagon is also keeping the Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier battle group in the region which would give the U.S. a substantial naval force with the arrival of the USS Harry S. Truman aircraft carrier strike group midweek. Those deployments provide the U.S. with one carrier near the Red Sea and another in the Mediterranean. A Marine Amphibious Ready Group, which consists of some 2,200 Marines and sailors, is also in the Mediterranean, and defense officials say they are prepared to deploy still more forces if needed. Yes sir, something really big is surely coming.

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White House believes Iran is preparing imminent ballistic missile attack against Israel

FROM CNN NEWS: “The United States has indications that Iran is preparing to imminently launch a ballistic missile attack against Israel. We are actively supporting defensive preparations to defend Israel against this attack. A direct military attack from Iran against Israel will carry severe consequences for Iran,” a senior White House official said in a statement.

Tensions between Israel and Iran have ratcheted up significantly in recent weeks as Israel has stepped up its efforts against Hezbollah in Lebanon, an Iran-backed militant group. Israel on Monday launched a ground operation in southern Lebanon targeting Hezbollah. READ MORE

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