Not content to air strike only Muslim religious leaders, Trump opens a second front in his religious war

[EricDMMiller]

Trump Live Updates: Pope Leo Says He Has ‘No Fear’ After President’s Attack

www.nytimes.com

The Pentagon is threatening the Vatican. Trump is threatening the Pope and posting images of himself as Jesus raising the dead and healing people. He even posted two images of that, with the second one replacing a soldier with some kind of multi-armed demon.



Will we see decapitation air strikes against the Holy See? I certainly hope so.

 

[fresh_42]

F60.8. No known therapy. Only the booby hatch, closed department.

 

[Borg]

A few hundred years ago, he would have been burned at the stake for such blasphemy.

 

[Greg Bernhardt]

Trump now claiming he is meant to be seen as a doctor. HAHAHAHAHA. How dumb does he think we are.

 

[EricDMMiller]

Trump claims post depicting him as Jesus was actually him as a doctor

Right-wing Christian figures and MAGA allies condemned the president’s AI-generated image as blasphemy

www.independent.co.uk

“I did post it and I thought it was me as a doctor and had to do with Red Cross,” Trump told reporters outside the White House in a hastily arranged press conference on Monday. “It’s supposed to be me as a doctor, making people better. And I do make people better. I make people a lot better.”

He blamed “fake news” for comparing the image to Jesus and refused to apologize to the pope, who “said things that are wrong,” according to Trump.

 

[Greg Bernhardt]

A doctor in religious garb with a ball of light in his hand with light ray from the sky lol. ooooooookay lol. He has now taken it down.

 

[EricDMMiller]

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/04/16/pope-world-being-ravaged-by-handful-of-tyrants/

I hope this continues to escalate as everything else is these days.

Countdown to a deranged Trump rant...

 

[fresh_42]

Here is another joke written by real life:




Not sure if everything claimed is correct, so I hesitated to post it in the first place, but it provides the popcorn we need while watching this comedy.

 

[Borg]

Not sure if everything claimed is correct, so I hesitated to post it in the first place, but it provides the popcorn we need while watching this comedy.

From what I'm reading in various searches, it appears to all be true except for being invented by them.

Historical Development

• Early Roots: The theory originated early as a way to distinguish permissible killing from murder, with early discussions appearing in the Indian epic, the Mahabharata.
• Christian Tradition: Developed further by St. Augustine and later theologians, it sought to align military action with moral duty to uphold peace.
• Modern Legal Framework: It has evolved into international law and norms, including the Geneva Convention and guidelines for protecting civilian life.

Application in Modern Warfare
The theory faces challenges in modern warfare due to the rise of terrorism and high-tech, remote weaponry. While traditionally intended for state-on-state conflict, some scholars argue it still applies to defending against active threats. Other perspectives argue modern advancements in violence make it difficult for any modern conflict to satisfy the strict criteria of proportionality and noncombatant immunity, leading some theologians and organizations to emphasize strict, pacifist approaches.

 

[gleem]

If we are interested in Augustine's contribution to the theory of the just war please read the link below from The U of Pennsylvania. His "theory" was not a particular treatise on war but assembled from various writing reflecting on war.
https://web.sas.upenn.edu/discentes...-st-augustine-his-framing-of-just-war-theory/

 

[Klystron]

If we are interested in Augustine's contribution to the theory of the just war please read the link below from The U of Pennsylvania. His "theory" was not a particular treatise on war but assembled from various writing reflecting on war.
https://web.sas.upenn.edu/discentes...-st-augustine-his-framing-of-just-war-theory/

Fascinating research but this early statement, basic to the author's thesis, strikes me as incorrect.

War is about systematically killing enemy soldiers;

Nonsense. This is old discredited "body count" reasoning. Causes of war are economic as an extension of diplomacy or lack there of. Modern warfare destroys enemy infrastructure, means of production, and civilian populations. Killing enemy soldiers may have been more relevant before modern technology replaced muscle power.

 

[fresh_42]

Nonsense. This is old discredited "body count" reasoning. Causes of war are economic as an extension of diplomacy or lack there of. Modern warfare destroys enemy infrastructure, means of production, and civilian populations. Killing enemy soldiers may have been more relevant before modern technology replaced muscle power.

I like to add that the ratio of casualties among soldiers and the population shifted more and more towards civilian victims since WWI in every single war. Not so sure about Ukraine, though. I heard this in the last century.

P.S.: WW I included if you count the flu that made its way from the USA to Europe because of the war.

 

[dlu]

Scorched earth policy was the doctrine for a whole lot of wars throughout history.
Until it became a gentleman's game to settle disputes with supposed rules of conduct.
I don't see the just war doctrine as being anything to advocate unless to convince your side that it is necessary.