In a prayer delivered by US Defense Secretary Hegseth during a Pentagon worship service yesterday, he read the fake Ezekiel 25:17 verse from “Pulp Fiction" that Samuel L. Jackson’s character recited just before he shoots a man to death.

[nichni@mastodonapp.uk]

@newsguyusa Religious affiliation: Ultraviolence (Pulp Government)

[kimlockhartga@beige.party]

@newsguyusa because of course he does.

Armaments, chapter 7. . .

[suedioh@mastodon.social]

@newsguyusa Well of course the media-educated Saturday morning talk show host who dishonored his sacred marital vows, who coveted other men's wives, is a glutton for alcohol and puts trump before God doesn't know the Bible.

[mkoek@mastodon.nl]

@newsguyusa life imitating art

[laukidh@infosec.exchange]

@newsguyusa the unit reciting that before going on search and rescue missions is also disturbing.

[elduvelle@neuromatch.social]

@newsguyusa it was probably AI-generated, as the Pulp fiction version has to be more prominent in the training set than the actual version..

[kanamauna@sauropods.win]

@newsguyusa

Don’t know how The Onion can survive this.

[stekopf@mstdn.social]

@newsguyusa

The article portrays it a bit differently:
»Hegseth told the assemblage that the prayer was recited by the “Sandy One” Combat Search and Rescue (CSAR) mission in Iran. “They call it CSAR 25:17, which I think is meant to reflect Ezekiel 25:17,” the secretary said.
Calling on everyone to pray with him, Hegseth then read this (via Defense Now): “The path of the downed aviator s beset on all sides...«

So it's a variation of a variation of a way shorter original:
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=ezekiel%2025%3A17&version=NIV

[grossefehn@friendica.de]

@newsguyusa

Those are simply alternative facts that were cited.

[aburka@hachyderm.io]

@KanaMauna @newsguyusa this almost beats the time in Sunday school when I tried to ask a question about the Six Day War but came up with the War of Five Armies

[ericbono@social.vivaldi.net]

@newsguyusa

To be clear, he didn't quote it exactly. Rather, he appropriated its structure without crediting its source. He plagiarized, is what I'm saying. He plagiarized to display his uniquely moronic incompetence. The incompetence is the point.

[charlesmagne1@mastodon.social]

@newsguyusa

He is a moron

[fernhead@universeodon.com]

@newsguyusa
“Bring out the gimp.”
“The gimp is sleeping.”
“Well, we’re just going to have to wake him up. He has a prayer service to lead.”

[epicdemiologist@wandering.shop]

@kimlockhartga @newsguyusa Then lobbest thou this holy hand grenade at thy foe, who being naughty in My sight, shall snuff it!

[nead@social.vivaldi.net]

@kimlockhartga @newsguyusa He totally AI'd it and then thou sloppeth cometh. Betcha.

[xs4me2@mastodon.social]

@newsguyusa

Freakin moron…

[bellegraylane@universeodon.com]

@newsguyusa lol. What’s in HIS briefcase?

[violanders@mastodon.nu]

@epicdemiologist
Amen.
@kimlockhartga @newsguyusa

[steveg253@mastodon.social]

@newsguyusa He truly is a real life SNL character.

[robchapman@ohai.social]

@Fernhead @newsguyusa superb!