Christian extremism in the military

I found the following story, "US troops were told war on Iran was 'all part of God’s divine plan'", Very Disturbing! 

If this war in the middle east becomes widely considered and perceived as a religious war, we may be looking at a lengthy conflict with possible repercussions here in America. After 9/11 there were numerous foiled attacks and some limited actions here. But a war on this scale could mean something much, much worse.

An NCO in a unit that could be deployed “at any moment to join” operations against Iran, told MRFF (Military Religious Freedom Foundation) in a complaint viewed by the Guardian that their commander had “urged us to tell our troops that this was ‘all part of God’s divine plan’ and he specifically referenced numerous citations out of the Book of Revelation referring to Armageddon and the imminent return of Jesus Christ”.

“He said that ‘President Trump has been anointed by Jesus to light the signal fire in Iran to cause Armageddon and mark his return to Earth’”, the NCO added.

Reports indicate an increase in Christian extremism in the military, noting that the complainants “report the unrestricted euphoria of their commanders” who perceive a “‘biblically-sanctioned’ war that is clearly the undeniable sign of the expeditious approach of the fundamentalist Christian ‘End Times’.”

Pete Hegseth, the US defense secretary, known for his embrace of Christian nationalism, previously endorsed the doctrine of “sphere sovereignty”, a worldview derived from the extremist beliefs of Christian reconstructionism (CR). The philosophy calls for capital punishment for homosexuality and strictly patriarchal families and churches.