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Sunday Sermon  

Today, we come together as the Union of Saints Church to acknowledge and reconcile with the reality of what we have been studying over the past several years. We have gathered, reviewed, and organized a tremendous amount of information in an effort to better understand the conflict taking place within the United States and throughout the world. Through this work, we have come to the conclusion that we are living through a full scale Cold War.

As we continued our research, we recognized that this conflict also includes domestic factions, creating challenges that affect our communities, our families, and our nation. This realization has required us to examine the information carefully and approach these subjects with honesty, patience, and discernment. It has also challenged us to remain thoughtful as we continue learning and sharing what we have found.

One of the greatest challenges has been communicating these observations to people who are sincerely involved in today's political movements. In particular, we have struggled to communicate with members of the modern Democratic movement, which we believe has changed significantly over time. While many continue to identify themselves as Democrats, we believe the movement has evolved into something very different from what many lifelong Democrats once understood it to be.

Unfortunately, elements of the movement increasingly align with ideas that support foreign interests during a time when the United States is engaged in wars overseas. This creates an environment that feels increasingly unstable and difficult to understand. Combined with constant messaging, emotional appeals, confirmation bias, and a lack of structured intelligence analysis, many people find it increasingly difficult to evaluate these issues clearly.

Within these movements are many sincere people who genuinely believe they are working toward good. Many are compassionate people who want to help others, and many have entered these spaces with good intentions. We also recognize that sincere people can become vulnerable when they are surrounded by messaging that continually reinforces a single perspective and discourages careful examination.

As we have studied these movements, we have observed increasing opportunities for foreign influence and exploitation. In our assessment, those opportunities place both participants and the American public at greater risk. We believe this deserves careful attention, thoughtful discussion, and continued awareness.

The result is a movement that often directs tremendous passion toward a cause that participants believe serves the greater good. Many people join because they sincerely believe they are protecting rights and helping others. Their commitment is genuine, even when they may not fully understand every influence affecting the movement around them.

Political polarization has existed in the United States for many years. Republicans and Democrats have disagreed throughout much of our nation's history. What concerns us today is the pace at which many of these movements have changed and how difficult it has become for ordinary Americans to keep up with those changes while balancing work, family, and everyday responsibilities.

Many people simply have not had the time to examine the available information for themselves. Others have become so immersed in activism that they continue moving with the larger movement without pausing to evaluate where it is heading. This is understandable in an environment where information moves so quickly.

Within these movements are many different factions, organizations, and personalities. Much of the public messaging continues to present these efforts as movements for rights, equality, or positive social change. Our concern is that, over time, these movements also create opportunities that can be exploited by hostile actors whose objectives extend far beyond civil activism.

One movement opens the door to another. As those doors continue opening, foreign influence gains additional opportunities to enter the conversation and create hostile events. We believe extremism creates conditions that allow conflict to spread much more rapidly than many people recognize.

As these conditions continue to develop, America experiences growing social stress. Families experience greater division, and communities become increasingly polarized. Many people who are already struggling emotionally find themselves experiencing even greater burdens.

We also see individuals and organizations attaching themselves to larger activist movements for purposes unrelated to the original cause. Some seek influence, others seek disruption, and others exploit those movements to advance criminal, ideological, or foreign objectives. These developments have become part of our overall assessment.

When activism begins encouraging disruption, intimidation, retaliation, or violence against fellow Americans, the character of the movement begins to change. As that transition occurs, the atmosphere becomes increasingly unstable. This has become one of the developments that has caused us the greatest concern throughout our research.

We have also observed a growing tendency to celebrate individuals who commit criminal acts in the name of activism. Public attention increasingly shifts toward defending those individuals, even after violent crimes have occurred. In some cases, entire campaigns seek to glorify offenders while minimizing the harm experienced by victims.

These patterns rarely exist in isolation. They reinforce one another and build momentum over time. The movement continues drawing new participants, new energy, and new audiences, making it increasingly difficult for people to step back and evaluate the larger picture.

Young people remain especially vulnerable because every generation enters adulthood searching for purpose, belonging, and identity. Universities, schools, and online communities become places where ideas are introduced and reinforced. Children and young adults often encounter these messages long before they possess the life experience needed to evaluate them independently.

Over time, some movements begin shifting away from their original stated purposes. They gradually adopt extreme ideological goals that extend far beyond civil rights or public advocacy. As those changes occur, many participants continue supporting the movement without fully recognizing how much it has evolved.

Many young Americans are introduced to ideas that mold how they view their country, their history, and their future. These lessons influence how they understand citizenship, heritage, family, and community. Those influences often remain with them throughout their lives.

As we continued our research, we became increasingly concerned about efforts that diminish the value of American heritage and identity. Every nation has its own history, culture, traditions, and people. We naturally recognize those things deserve to be preserved, appreciated, and passed from one generation to the next.

Many of today's messages are presented through the language of rights and compassion. This language often attracts sincere people who genuinely want to improve society. We are concerned that this language can also become a vehicle through which extreme ideological objectives are introduced without receiving the same level of public scrutiny.

These observations have not been easy for us to acknowledge. They have required years of study, prayer, discussion, and reflection. None of us began this work expecting it to lead us here. We also recognize that political challenges are present across the political spectrum. Every movement is capable of making mistakes, and every community benefits from accountability. Our purpose today is to encourage awareness, discernment, and thoughtful reflection as we continue seeking truth together.

Do you remember the marching ants song we used to sing in elementary school? In many ways, our experience today reminds me of those marching ants. I think of us as the American marching ants, going about our daily lives while a new colony, the Hostile Reds, has established itself around us.

The Hostile Reds are operating on U.S. territory. They may include both foreign and domestic actors. Unlike a conventional military force, they do not arrive with tanks, ships, or divisions. Instead, they operate through other methods that are often much harder for ordinary people to recognize.

They create a guerrilla style environment by relying on asymmetrical methods of conflict rather than conventional military operations. Throughout our website, we have described these conditions as a full scale Cold War. From a military perspective, another concept that may help explain this environment is fourth generation warfare.

Fourth generation warfare is a form of conflict in which states, non state actors, terrorist organizations, insurgent groups, criminal networks, and other organizations compete through decentralized, irregular, political, psychological, informational, economic, and military means rather than relying primarily on conventional battlefield engagements.

Related concepts include hybrid warfare, irregular warfare, unrestricted warfare, political warfare, gray zone conflict, and proxy warfare. Each describes forms of strategic competition that extend beyond the traditional battlefield and often involve the use of information, influence, cyber operations, economic pressure, criminal activity, and proxy organizations.

Our assessment is that many modern political and activist movements can become channels that are vulnerable to exploitation by foreign adversaries or other hostile actors. Many participants may sincerely believe they are working toward positive social change, while remaining unaware that those same channels can also be used for objectives unrelated to the original cause.

Today we are witnessing significant cyber activity, information campaigns, espionage, and other forms of strategic competition. We are also very concerned about the exploitation of children and other vulnerable populations. These developments, taken together, form the homeland security analysis that we have been studying.

This was not quite our original mission.

The Union of Saints began as a church and military chaplaincy centered on faith, service, education, and community. Our vision was to build programs that strengthened families, encouraged peace, and supported our neighbors. Instead, we found ourselves spending years researching evolving forms of modern warfare and slavery.

We have devoted countless hours to organizing information so Americans can better understand the issues affecting our communities. Though not planned, we place American safety first and this work has gradually become one of the central responsibilities of our ministry.  

As a military veteran with homeland security, intelligence, and combat field experience, I acknowledge that many of these developments are new and represent a form of strategic conflict that extends beyond traditional politics. Much of what we are observing expresses as Cold War and other forms of irregular conflict.  

People arrive in America with many different histories, experiences, political traditions, and cultural perspectives. During periods of strategic competition, those differences can become opportunities for misunderstanding, division, or exploitation.

For this reason, we believe preparation begins with education, awareness, discernment, and community resilience. We continue studying Cold War conditions, fourth generation warfare, proxy warfare, cyber conflict, and other forms of strategic competition so that our communities are better prepared to understand the world around them.

Everything we have learned has been organized through the Union of Saints. During the past four years, we have worked to document our research and make it available for anyone who wishes to study it.

Our goal has always been to build a foundation that helps people understand the data and the issues we have been analyzing so that no one is left behind when it comes to human safety. We never wanted to leave anyone behind, which is why we created so much educational material. Today's sermon is about coming back to center after all that we have worked through.

Today we have a much clearer understanding of the subjects we have been studying. We continue organizing our research into encyclopedias so the information becomes easier to locate, understand, and build upon.

This work has required thousands of hours, and we have chosen to provide it freely. We are simply trying to help our communities become better informed and better prepared for the challenges that lie ahead.  

With that, we feel we have earned a time for reflection and pause.

Over the coming week, I, Dannielle, am going to spend time grounding myself, reflecting on everything we have experienced, and stepping away from the computer for a little while. I encourage the Union of Saints to do the same! :)

Spend time with your families. Talk with your communities. Continue sharing information with one another so that everyone is better prepared to protect the people and places we love.

Our heritage, our culture, our people, and our families are cherished values that we are not willing to compromise. They are worth protecting, and we should continue preparing ourselves while remaining thoughtful, compassionate, and aware.  

If you are active in political organizations, continue having respectful conversations with the people around you. Encourage awareness, thoughtful discussion, and a commitment to protecting one another and our communities.

This week's activity is simple. Spend time with your family, take a short break from investigations and church work, and allow yourselves time to rest. If you are still reading through our papers, continue at your own pace. They will always be here when you are ready to return.

Let us come back to center. Let us remember what it means to be American, what it means to love our culture, our people, our families, and our heritage. Let us remain grateful and remember the responsibility we have to protect those things.

Heavenly Mother and Heavenly Father,

Thank You for the blessings of family, community, freedom, and service. Guide us with wisdom, strengthen us with courage, and fill our hearts with compassion as we care for one another throughout the coming week.

Bless those who protect and serve, comfort those who are suffering, and inspire each of us to become instruments of peace within our homes and communities.

Amen.

Corn has nourished the peoples of North America for thousands of years and remains one of the great symbols of the American harvest. It reminds us of thanksgiving with family, friends, and neighbors. As we prepare this meal together, we celebrate fellowship, community, and the blessings that come from gathering around the table.

• 6 ears fresh sweet corn, kernels removed (or 4 cups frozen sweet corn)
• 1 small sweet onion, diced
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 2 cups unsweetened oat milk
• 1 cup vegetable broth
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 tablespoon fresh chives, chopped
• 1 tablespoon fresh parsley, chopped
• Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste

Warm the olive oil in a saucepan over medium heat and cook the onion until soft and translucent. Add the garlic and sweet corn, then pour in the vegetable broth and simmer for about ten minutes, until the corn is tender.

Blend until smooth, stir in the oat milk, season to taste, and refrigerate until thoroughly chilled. Garnish with the fresh chives and parsley before serving.

A single kernel of corn seems small, yet together many kernels fill a field, nourish a family, and sustain a community. In much the same way, every act of kindness, every prayer, every moment of service, and every gesture of compassion contributes to something greater than ourselves.

May we remember the simple gifts shared around the family table.

Please join us now in silent prayer.

Thank you for being with US today :) See you next week!