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Hegseth Recites Fictional ‘Pulp Fiction’ Bible Verse During Pentagon Prayer Service
The prayer echoed a fake Bible verse from Pulp Fiction and drew criticism online as House Democrats moved to impeach Hegseth.
- During a monthly worship service at the Pentagon, the Secretary of War led a prayer for a Combat Search and Rescue mission in Iran using a text he identified as "CSAR 25:17."
- The prayer heavily featured lines about "the path of the downed aviator" and "the tyranny of evil men" that were originally written by Quentin Tarantino for Samuel L. Jackson’s character in the movie Pulp Fiction.
- While the Secretary stated he believed the lines reflected the biblical passage Ezekiel 25:17, the actual scripture is significantly shorter and does not contain the "valley of darkness" or "brother's keeper" phrasing found in the cinematic version.
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Seeking to rally the troops for his unholy war, Christian nationalist, TV-carnie and war fanboy Pete Kegseth just passed off some vengeful Gospel According to Tarantino as scripture at his (unconstitutional) Pentagon prayer service, and yes we have them now. Added to the "shameless blasphemy" of quoting - without credit - Samuel Jackson's homicidal hitman Jules as "prayer," Pete moronically misses the redemptive point: As he cites the "tyranny o…
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