Reply #12: Right. Except it sounds to me like they are gearing up for a religious war, [View All]

[piratefish08]

not a battle against someone intent on stealing a flat screen tv.

"Indeed, Deen said in a press release that the name for Operation Exodus came from the Old Testament, and later told the Shreveport Times that its realization is a "calling."
"In the Book of Exodus, the Israelites were totally on their own," the press release reads, "learning to be self-sufficient and handle everything along, just as the plan provides."

"Weapons such as .50-caliber machine guns purchased by the sheriff's department are at the group's disposal so that it can protect resources such as grocery stores and gas stations against the dual threats posed by "homegrown terrorists" and natural disasters.


Do "southern posses" generally need to be armed with 50 cal. machine guns? Just curious.

I read the article and it sounds to me like more religious wackos ready to kill for Jesus.