Also, mix religious extremism with quips like "the US must die", and you've got a pretty good explanation for why your application might have been denied.
Also, extremism like this is not the best way to lead new people to Christ, bro. Jesus didn't care about whose face was on the denarius.
That's the kind of dying I'm talking about. Not extremist.
That blog post is saying that the US is like Sodom and Gomorrha: there's a lot of evil, and God will eventually destroy it. I'm not saying it's our job to. Absolutely not.
[1]: https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/scriptures/the-fam...
> Edit 2023-05-11: After confusion on Hacker News, I want to clarify the previous statement.
> I believe that the United States must die, but I believe that God alone must do it by natural disaster, as with what happened with Sodom and Gomorrha. It is not for any individual or group to do, especially not the Latter-day Saints.
> > We believe that all men are bound to sustain and uphold the respective governments in which they reside, while protected in their inherent and inalienable rights by the laws of such governments; and that sedition and rebellion are unbecoming every citizen thus protected, and should be punished accordingly;
> > – D&C 134:5 [1]
[1]: https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/scriptures/dc-test...
And you don't have to worry about it; I want to fly helicopters.
Keep in mind that you're not wishing for less suffering during the calamity. You're not wishing for those that are innocent to be spared. You're not wishing for mercy.
You're wishing for a cataclysm to destroy your enemies on a national level, and you don't want any guff for the opinion.
None of these things strike me as something Jesus Christ would do.
As I said somewhere in this thread, my communication skills are not good; I tend toward strong statements, too strong. My wife has worked on helping me overcome that, and I am better than I was two years ago when I wrote that post.
I've added a note to the post addressing your criticism. See another one of my replies to one of your comments.