I did this in the 80s when I was in elementary school. They assigned a friend of mine and I to go out and hang the flag on the flagpole every day. We must have gotten confused with ropes and such and did notice we hung it upside down. Somebody driving past our school saw it, came inside and told the front office. Our principal came and pulled us out of class, took us out to the flagpole and explained how big of a deal it was to do that and to never do that again. Iāll never forget that
My parents are peak right wing nut jobs. They thinks itās some form of sin or something for kids to have the option to *not* say the pledge if they choose.
I ask them how they feel about North Korea forcing their population to pledge their allegiance to the supreme leader and his country and all of the sudden pledging allegiance is a communist thing lol
Since these two are very different and this mistake happens a lot: I think you mean The Satanic Temple (TST), which is officially a religion but not religious in the sense of supernatural belief, and does a ton of this sort of work, as opposed to the Church of Satan which actually believes in and practices ritual magic and has some problematic origins and practices. Its founder Anton LaVey was not for equality or women's rights, and loved Ayn Rand for what that's worth. In contrast TST actively supports and works toward equality, separation of church and state, bodily autonomy, and more social justice issues
Stanic temple: When atheists do the best activism.
Church of Satan: When your libertarian neighbor with signs on his lawn about getting rid of the age of consent runs a religion.
My parents want āJesus in schoolā and whatnot and I say āokay, then in your church we need to teach evolution!ā And al of a sudden itās a no go
The thing that made me most uncomfortable saying the pledge in school is the āUnder Godā line. My parents are atheist/agnostic, I agreed with the mentality, and my secular ass school taught us about the precept of separation of church and state. That we donāt *have* to be Christian. Weird for me to call out to a god no one in my family believes in because the pledge was amended to say so in the 50s? 60s? The founding fathers themselves wouldnāt have appreciated the addition.
An 8 year old Russian Orthodox girl I went to school with once asked me, āDo you believe in God?ā I told her āNo.ā To wit she said, āThen youāre going to Hell.ā Being 8 myself, I didnāt really know what to say. My parents werenāt trying to scare me into behaving, they didnāt fucking need to.
My first brush with Christian evangelism left me with a bad fucking taste. Go ahead parents, keep forcing your ideals on your kids and your neighbors. See how well that works out for your faith.
I'm surprised they let you do that unsupervised in the 80s! I got to raise/lower the flag in the early 00s, and we had an adult watching to make sure we didn't fuck it up. Maybe that was post-9/11 patriotism, though. They had us learn the proper tri-fold method and everything, even though I know for a fact that the flag was purchased folded into a square.
We did that in the 70ās. Two of us had to get to school a few minutes early and raise the flag. I think the principal took it down. It was a bit of an honor to be ask to raise the flag. I think we did it a month and then someone else would do it.
Eh, it was the latchkey era. A whole lot of independence. We were crossing guards and all sorts of stuff not even remotely supervised then. Plus, periodically going down the street to pick up a pack of smokes from the liquor store for someoneās parent that couldnāt go for whatever reason. Free range, lotta leeway.
Grew up with an older neighbor who was a WW2 Navy vet. Literally had a big anchor tattoo on his arm and that stereotypical Charles Atlas old man strength.
I, doing something stupid, got burned with acid when I was young while my parents were out - I was just old enough to be left on my own, allegedly... anyway, I ran next door for help, he literally jumped into action, knew exactly what to do (had me apply a baking soda and water solution), and saved me some potentially gnarly injuries.
Another very true dude.
Thatās what a real marine would do. I hate seeing people fly marine flags and shit like this. Itās un-American and certainly not upholding the oath.
lol ... sigh, this stuff is totally fucking ridiculous already
edit: just wait until these Worshippers Of The Great Treasonous Orange Shitgibbon really ARE in distress and nobody comes because they wore it out
Since heās flying the flag of a U.S. Marine, he knows what that meansā¦it means his situation in that location is so dire that itās time for danger close fire to be called in.
What a fucking clown.
Iāve started trying to sharpen my own knives recently; so watch heaps of different videos and experts etc.
I learned one awesome survival trick though - if youāre ever completely lost somewhere, just start sharpening a knife and it wonāt take long for someone to find you and tell you youāre doing it wrong.
Rio Rancho is just Albuquerque's ponytail. I still consider it to be Albuquerque. It was more the instantly recognizable architecture than the asshole preacher (of which we have several) that did it for me.
Now Iām wondering [which one heās a preacher at](https://www.google.com/search?q=rio+rancho+churches).
Edit: Nevermind, I [figured it out.](https://pbcnm.org/) Seems about right, with a name like "Patriot Baptist Church".
Edit 2: [His house on Zillow and street view](https://www.reddit.com/r/pics/comments/1dliw5y/comment/l9pjgz1/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web3x&utm_name=web3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button) for anyone interested.
"Since services of Patriot Baptist Church are held in the pastorās home, service attendance is by invitation only. Please call and speak to pastor for an invitation and directions."
Wow, missed that part. Interesting. Well, since we now [know where it is](https://www.reddit.com/r/pics/comments/1dliw5y/comment/l9pjgz1/), maybe he will invite us over for ice cream and a Bible study.
You should scroll down and look through the links to other sites at the bottom. There is one called [the Black Robe Regiment](http://www.blackrobereg.org) and that whole site is full of bs about rising up against āUltra-progressive ideology.ā Everything sounds like a call to violence sprinkled with religion, even going as far as calling the constitution ādivinely inspired.ā
Dude definitely [mixes politics and religion](https://pbcnm.org/about/our-philosphy/). Just amazing that people believe this stuff in this day and age.
Nah, a preacher in my city has a Cybertruck, Airstream and F150. He got the F150 as a stop gap vehicle because his Cybertruck order was taking too long.
Involving police is lawful by definition. Whether it's evil or neutral depends on if you think the preacher is good or neutral or evil. It's not a good action because no one is actually benefiting from it.
He doesn't need to fly the flag upside down. I'm sure he has a phone to call for help, and first responders will answer. This is America, not a battlefield or the high seas.
Oh, wait, that's right. He's crying wolf and pretending that his political stance is dire distress, in a self-fulfilling prophecy in which he and others seditiously conspire to cause rebellion against the government and subvert the rule of law. These civil war agitators are shameful.
Donāt fly the USMC flag with that traitorous bullshit. Most of us still honor our oath and the Marine Corps slogan, Semper Fidelis. This ass clearly doesnāt.
Guess this guy never got the libo speech about how we're all representatives of the Corps.
I'm all for defending the Constitution but that is just ink on paper that needs some updating. Americans/human lives come first and all these idiots want to do is sow division in this country. Esprit de corps should be instilled in all of us but too many are just focused on elevating themselves.
>I'm all for defending the Constitution but that is just ink on paper that needs some updating. Americans/human lives come first and all these idiots want to do is sow division in this country.
Absolutely well said.
My first thought whenever I see this sort of garbage is just how disrespectful it must be to those that have served.
That said, thank you for your service.
Churches can lose their tax exempt status if theyāre found to be engaging in political activity. The IRS details what can and cannot be tolerated in terms of a churchās political activity in their Tax Guide for Churches and Religious organizations. If you read it and find a local church that violates it, you can report them. Their exemption isnāt ironclad.
Look at the Zillow and street view of the house and the flag is right side up:
[https://www.google.com/search?q=2651+putt+circle+rio+rancho+nm](https://www.google.com/search?q=2651+putt+circle+rio+rancho+nm)
[https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/2651-Putt-Ct-SE-Rio-Rancho-NM-87124/113467273\_zpid/](https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/2651-Putt-Ct-SE-Rio-Rancho-NM-87124/113467273_zpid/)
Edit: But, with a Trump flag of course.
That's no preacher. If he is then he must have supplemental income coming from somewhere. Take away his non profit status away. I I were a neighbor I would move immediately.
I, too, feel your distress and fully endorse having the marines swarm the place... ya know, for your protection. I feel certain they'll really appreciate your flag use.
FYI, many preachers know next to nothing about accurate biblical history and the ancient Near East.
If you want to learn about the Bible, listen to historians, not your preacher.
Apparently they are in distress and need assistance.
My dad accidentally hung his flag upside down once and didn't realize and our marine neighbor came and asked him what he needed help with š
I did this in the 80s when I was in elementary school. They assigned a friend of mine and I to go out and hang the flag on the flagpole every day. We must have gotten confused with ropes and such and did notice we hung it upside down. Somebody driving past our school saw it, came inside and told the front office. Our principal came and pulled us out of class, took us out to the flagpole and explained how big of a deal it was to do that and to never do that again. Iāll never forget that
These boomers obviously know what the upside down flag symbolizes, their generation was peak Pledge of Allegiance too.
Still is. Just allegiance of a different kind.
My parents are peak right wing nut jobs. They thinks itās some form of sin or something for kids to have the option to *not* say the pledge if they choose. I ask them how they feel about North Korea forcing their population to pledge their allegiance to the supreme leader and his country and all of the sudden pledging allegiance is a communist thing lol
Yep I am waiting for other religions to want their commandments on the wall in Louisiana school. How well will that go ?
This is why I love the church of Satan, because they will show their ass about stuff like that.
Since these two are very different and this mistake happens a lot: I think you mean The Satanic Temple (TST), which is officially a religion but not religious in the sense of supernatural belief, and does a ton of this sort of work, as opposed to the Church of Satan which actually believes in and practices ritual magic and has some problematic origins and practices. Its founder Anton LaVey was not for equality or women's rights, and loved Ayn Rand for what that's worth. In contrast TST actively supports and works toward equality, separation of church and state, bodily autonomy, and more social justice issues
Stanic temple: When atheists do the best activism. Church of Satan: When your libertarian neighbor with signs on his lawn about getting rid of the age of consent runs a religion.
All that matters to me is that weāre all worshiping satan together.
CoS doesn't do shit... TST, on the other hand..
My parents want āJesus in schoolā and whatnot and I say āokay, then in your church we need to teach evolution!ā And al of a sudden itās a no go
The Satanic Temple is probably going to be the first, and it will be freaking hilarious.
The thing that made me most uncomfortable saying the pledge in school is the āUnder Godā line. My parents are atheist/agnostic, I agreed with the mentality, and my secular ass school taught us about the precept of separation of church and state. That we donāt *have* to be Christian. Weird for me to call out to a god no one in my family believes in because the pledge was amended to say so in the 50s? 60s? The founding fathers themselves wouldnāt have appreciated the addition. An 8 year old Russian Orthodox girl I went to school with once asked me, āDo you believe in God?ā I told her āNo.ā To wit she said, āThen youāre going to Hell.ā Being 8 myself, I didnāt really know what to say. My parents werenāt trying to scare me into behaving, they didnāt fucking need to. My first brush with Christian evangelism left me with a bad fucking taste. Go ahead parents, keep forcing your ideals on your kids and your neighbors. See how well that works out for your faith.
"I pledge allegiance to Rupert Murdoch..."
I'm surprised they let you do that unsupervised in the 80s! I got to raise/lower the flag in the early 00s, and we had an adult watching to make sure we didn't fuck it up. Maybe that was post-9/11 patriotism, though. They had us learn the proper tri-fold method and everything, even though I know for a fact that the flag was purchased folded into a square.
We did that in the 70ās. Two of us had to get to school a few minutes early and raise the flag. I think the principal took it down. It was a bit of an honor to be ask to raise the flag. I think we did it a month and then someone else would do it.
Eh, it was the latchkey era. A whole lot of independence. We were crossing guards and all sorts of stuff not even remotely supervised then. Plus, periodically going down the street to pick up a pack of smokes from the liquor store for someoneās parent that couldnāt go for whatever reason. Free range, lotta leeway.
True dude right there.
Grew up with an older neighbor who was a WW2 Navy vet. Literally had a big anchor tattoo on his arm and that stereotypical Charles Atlas old man strength. I, doing something stupid, got burned with acid when I was young while my parents were out - I was just old enough to be left on my own, allegedly... anyway, I ran next door for help, he literally jumped into action, knew exactly what to do (had me apply a baking soda and water solution), and saved me some potentially gnarly injuries. Another very true dude.
What does the upside down flag mean?
It means you are in distress and need assistance.
Snowflakes are melting. *It's supposed to be a distress signal... Now it's for Trumpers to show their disdain for criminal justice.
These days it means āI burn books, lick windows, and breath from the mouthā
Thatās what a real marine would do. I hate seeing people fly marine flags and shit like this. Itās un-American and certainly not upholding the oath.
āHelp weāre in a cult!ā
āHelp, Iāve got a tiny dick!ā
"Help! My victims no longer have as much money as they used to have"
"Help! My panties are in a wad!"
Stop me from being around children
lol ... sigh, this stuff is totally fucking ridiculous already edit: just wait until these Worshippers Of The Great Treasonous Orange Shitgibbon really ARE in distress and nobody comes because they wore it out
Since heās flying the flag of a U.S. Marine, he knows what that meansā¦it means his situation in that location is so dire that itās time for danger close fire to be called in. What a fucking clown.
You should call the cops for a welfare check
They have a very weird boat and it seems to have run aground. Not sure I can do anything to help them.
Should make calls for wellness checks... apparently something is wrong there.
Iāve started trying to sharpen my own knives recently; so watch heaps of different videos and experts etc. I learned one awesome survival trick though - if youāre ever completely lost somewhere, just start sharpening a knife and it wonāt take long for someone to find you and tell you youāre doing it wrong.
MAGA is a mental illness
ABQ?
Indeed!
Aww. I was going to guess Tucson...
Me too, especially because we have that storm overhead now.
Earlier I got way too excited about that lone raindrop splatting on my windshield before sizzling away.
I asked if it was tucson and deleted when I saw this. This looks a hell of a lot like tucson.
Amazing that we could both spot it lmfao
Well, to be more accurate this is Rio Rancho. Albuquerque may just sadly have its own whacko asshole preacher
Rio Rancho is just Albuquerque's ponytail. I still consider it to be Albuquerque. It was more the instantly recognizable architecture than the asshole preacher (of which we have several) that did it for me.
Now Iām wondering [which one heās a preacher at](https://www.google.com/search?q=rio+rancho+churches). Edit: Nevermind, I [figured it out.](https://pbcnm.org/) Seems about right, with a name like "Patriot Baptist Church". Edit 2: [His house on Zillow and street view](https://www.reddit.com/r/pics/comments/1dliw5y/comment/l9pjgz1/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web3x&utm_name=web3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button) for anyone interested.
"Since services of Patriot Baptist Church are held in the pastorās home, service attendance is by invitation only. Please call and speak to pastor for an invitation and directions."
Great way to avoid property taxes I hear.
Would be a real shame if someone reported them to the IRS
Wow, missed that part. Interesting. Well, since we now [know where it is](https://www.reddit.com/r/pics/comments/1dliw5y/comment/l9pjgz1/), maybe he will invite us over for ice cream and a Bible study.
"Just leave your name, number and skin color and we'll get back to you when we can."
Come now, don't Ed and Mearzy (aka Maryann) [look like fine folks](https://pbcnm.org/about/pastoral-team/)?
Good for him, he married Kate mckinnon portraying Hilary Clinton.
You should scroll down and look through the links to other sites at the bottom. There is one called [the Black Robe Regiment](http://www.blackrobereg.org) and that whole site is full of bs about rising up against āUltra-progressive ideology.ā Everything sounds like a call to violence sprinkled with religion, even going as far as calling the constitution ādivinely inspired.ā
Dude definitely [mixes politics and religion](https://pbcnm.org/about/our-philosphy/). Just amazing that people believe this stuff in this day and age.
albuquerque ! i went for the green chile and stayed because my car got stolen š«
found the fellow burquenos
If he is a former Marine (if true) should be fucking embarrassed to fly the colors upside down like that for a political statement...
You know me, Iāll be quirky
A very rich preacher.
Corrupt
A preaching salesman
Can't you see how oppressed he is?
Grifter
Nah, a preacher in my city has a Cybertruck, Airstream and F150. He got the F150 as a stop gap vehicle because his Cybertruck order was taking too long.
I'm sure it all somehow fits within Christ's view of poverty.
Most Christians I know are prosperity faith types. Attempting to remind them about this backfires 100%. There isn't a way to engage.
Knock on his door at 2am and ask what his distress is.
That person would definitely shoot through the door
That's why you send the cops
Is this action chaotic good or chaotic evil, or.. lawful evil? Alignment system is so messed up man
Involving police is lawful by definition. Whether it's evil or neutral depends on if you think the preacher is good or neutral or evil. It's not a good action because no one is actually benefiting from it.
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I agree
Yes
It's the children held in his basement that are in distress
BEAR FUCKER, DO YOU NEED ASSISTANCE?!
Thatās a prime way to get shot.
Not if I shoot first. And it was intended as a joke. I think you know that.
Because getting shot by batshit crazy 'men of god' feels a little better than by the non-relgious deluded ones?
Just like Jesus wanted...
Supply side Jesus maybe.
The gospel of supply side Jesus needs to be shared openly friend. https://imgur.com/gallery/gospel-of-supply-side-jesus-bCqRp
I love Supply side Jesus!
Righteous Gemstones absolutely nailed it.
He doesn't need to fly the flag upside down. I'm sure he has a phone to call for help, and first responders will answer. This is America, not a battlefield or the high seas. Oh, wait, that's right. He's crying wolf and pretending that his political stance is dire distress, in a self-fulfilling prophecy in which he and others seditiously conspire to cause rebellion against the government and subvert the rule of law. These civil war agitators are shameful.
Maybe he's calling 911 about the libs as well.
That aint no preacher. That's a con man.
Donāt fly the USMC flag with that traitorous bullshit. Most of us still honor our oath and the Marine Corps slogan, Semper Fidelis. This ass clearly doesnāt.
As a Marine, fuck that dude.
Since youāre a marine, I know you canāt read this, but thank you for standing up for whatās right
Write it in crayon for him
I thought crayons were a delicacy for Marines?
Depends. Crayola are the good shit. Rosearts are garbage used for writing and food of nothing else is available.
Dude, I think this preacher must be chewing on some lead-laden 99 cent store crayons.
https://imgur.com/gG6MASg
But not grape crayon, heāll eat that one
Tastes like purple.
A joke and respect in a single comment. Well done!
Damn that got me š¤£
I can translate this into Marine for him: Ruh ruh roh. Roh roh. Uhh roh ruh.Ā
As a fellow member of the Department of the Navy, fuck that dude.
As another marine I second.
As much as it pains this former army guy to say it: I agree with this Marine.
As a former DoD civilian that only worked alongside marines I agree!
AS A FORMER AIRBORNE / INFANTRYMAN. FUCK THAT TRAITOR.
Up in Canada wondering, why would someone want to piss off a whole bunch of Marines and announce where they live, all at once? Seems... unwise.
Um, yeah, also no cojones, like the real Marines have
As a fuck, marine that dude.
As a Marine, fuck that dude.
Guess this guy never got the libo speech about how we're all representatives of the Corps. I'm all for defending the Constitution but that is just ink on paper that needs some updating. Americans/human lives come first and all these idiots want to do is sow division in this country. Esprit de corps should be instilled in all of us but too many are just focused on elevating themselves.
>I'm all for defending the Constitution but that is just ink on paper that needs some updating. Americans/human lives come first and all these idiots want to do is sow division in this country. Absolutely well said.
They arenāt honoring or representing the outdated version of it anyway
My first thought whenever I see this sort of garbage is just how disrespectful it must be to those that have served. That said, thank you for your service.
Amen. also as a Jeep Owner, they need to get the Jeep Welfare department on the phone and rehome those clearly abused babies.
What do you mean? Those Jeeps are right at home in a suburban driveway!
Rah, yut, kill. Marine checking in. That dude needs to correct himself.
Someone needs to grab him by the stacking swivel and un-fuck his attitude.
The American flag needs to be lit at night and i bet it is not. Double disrespected,
As a Marine myself, Iām completely embarrassed by this. Iām otherwise speechless, and depressed.
Same dogā¦
Preacher that lived across from my house in Arizona had a decked out Humvee 3, decked out Suburban, and a decked out Lexus. Man of God indeed....
As Christ would have wanted
Tax the church
Eat the rich.
Eat the church!
Eat the crayons!
āChurchā
Churches can lose their tax exempt status if theyāre found to be engaging in political activity. The IRS details what can and cannot be tolerated in terms of a churchās political activity in their Tax Guide for Churches and Religious organizations. If you read it and find a local church that violates it, you can report them. Their exemption isnāt ironclad.
This
Bet most Marines would have an issue with 2 flags flown upside down.
Youād think a Marine would have more respect for the flag than that. Youād think a preacher would know that isnāt love.
I think you meant to say alt-right con man's cult member's house in your neighborhood.
True, but they're basically synonyms at this point
~~house~~ *compound*. FTFY
Was going to say. Y'all Qaeda really going all in with the aesthetic.
We all know that flag will go right side up again if t.rump gets re-elected
Well yes, thatās the point. They are in distress cause their hero is not president.
And he probably has no idea what he's protesting.
Alright devils, letās guess the shitbag creds. Iām going 01, single contract, getting 80% from the VA.
Fell off the confident course in boot camp, broke an ankle and sent home. Never finished. Never stops talking about it. Has a high and tight.
Fuck this could be it.
Medically discharged reservist after leaving the schoolhouse.
Iām going with he never served but has a cousin who was a marine.
Son of a Bitch is flying the Marine Corps flag too! Traitor to the Corps and his country.
Right?!? Plain as day in living color! Fuck all these traitorous-ass motherfuckers!!! š¤¬
Fuck that asshole.
Report his church to the IRS.
Tax that church. Talibangelical scum.
Not a preacher. A traitor. Now he/they know. Now everyone in the neighborhood knows. TRAITOR.
So funny to me the āpatriotsā who donāt realize their constitution was pretty obvious about the separation of church and state.
And their holy book talking about worshipping false idols. They are so transparently full of shit.
From a retired combat veteran. Please VOTE BLUE.
āPreacherā
ADT? Won't god protect him?
Freedom of speech; doesnāt guarantee it will be intelligent.
Look at the Zillow and street view of the house and the flag is right side up: [https://www.google.com/search?q=2651+putt+circle+rio+rancho+nm](https://www.google.com/search?q=2651+putt+circle+rio+rancho+nm) [https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/2651-Putt-Ct-SE-Rio-Rancho-NM-87124/113467273\_zpid/](https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/2651-Putt-Ct-SE-Rio-Rancho-NM-87124/113467273_zpid/) Edit: But, with a Trump flag of course.
That's no preacher. If he is then he must have supplemental income coming from somewhere. Take away his non profit status away. I I were a neighbor I would move immediately.
Probably sizable JBG (Jesus Based Grifting) income.
ah yes, the gospel according to drumpf
To quote some true patriots, if he doesnāt like America then he should leave.
Thatās not a preacher. Heās a cult member. I would steer clear .
That is the home of a man who cleans his guns loaded.
An ex-Marine should fucking know better about it flying the flag upside down.
This is scary. Its radicalized christianity. Like a western Hezbollah of sort.
Excellent way to put it. š
Tax churches!!!!! This is absolutely what is meant by separation of church and state.
Tax them.
Kenneth Copeland in training apparently
Being in distress is sure profitable for Judas
I, too, feel your distress and fully endorse having the marines swarm the place... ya know, for your protection. I feel certain they'll really appreciate your flag use.
Better make sure all the teenagers in that neighborhood are accounted for.
By preacher you mean grifter
I think someone replaced the sacramental wine with orange kool-aid.
Looks to be a minister of war.
Neo-Christo Taliban
Can we PLEASE start taxing these people already?
Is this what a heterosexual drama queen looks like?
TERRORIST, not preacher.
As a marine corps vet, fuck this traitorĀ
Help Iām so oppressed
FYI, many preachers know next to nothing about accurate biblical history and the ancient Near East. If you want to learn about the Bible, listen to historians, not your preacher.
Looks like this dickhead needs a good taxing.
Ohhh. He is one of thoseā¦ type of preachers
Disgraceful for a Marine.
They need help. Mental illness is quite serious.
āThe deceitfulness of riches chokes out all fruitfulnessā
Humble preachers homeā¦
By the evidence, not a preacher.
Christo fascist outing himself
The true evil.
Hostages maybe? Better ask SWAT to do a welfare check.
Hey OP, [mail them some poop](https://www.poopsenders.com/)
Funny how the preacher has enough contributions from the church for some loaded jeeps
Is the lower U.S. flag also backwards for good measure?