PreNicene Perspective

In a historic first, a Christian church has filed an intent to sue the Secretary of War, not based on pacifism, but on the grounds of "compelled idolatry." This episode breaks down the Marcionite Christian Church’s unprecedented legal guidance: if the state consecrates a war to Yahweh using Torah scriptures, a follower of God Our Father cannot participate.

We examine:

The "Pentagon Protocol": How the March 2026 worship service turned a military deployment into a religious burden.

The RFRA Strategy: Why "Not My God, Not My War" is a more powerful legal argument than traditional conscientious objection.

The Historic Precedent: For the first time in the modern era, a church is auditing the government's theology in federal court.

Academic paper: Religious Accommodation for Marcionite Christians in the 2026 Iran War: Theology, Law, and the Rejection of Yahweh‑Blessed Conflicthttps://journal.pre-nicene.org/april/

Pete Hegseth’s holy war: the militant Christian theology animating the US attack on Iran

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2026/apr/10/pete-hegseth-christianity-iran-war-crusade

Official Statement: Marcionite Church

https://www.marcionitechurch.org/Military-Exemption

Press Release:

https://www.mymalonetelegram.com/online_features/press_releases/marcionite-church-announces-religious-accommodation-program-following-pentagon-s-consecrated-warfare-declaration/article_cea15a7b-6f4f-5579-b07a-4d17daba3e3d.html

The Very First Bible (Evangelion):

https://theveryfirstbible.org

Free RFRA Exemption Template (direct link):

https://payhip.com/b/uVIhP

H.R.1308 - Religious Freedom Restoration Act of 1993https://www.congress.gov/bill/103rd-congress/house-bill/1308

You’ve likely seen the headlines recently - a story centering around an academic paper studying a massive earthquake that struck the Dead Sea sometime between 26 and 36 AD. The headlines were typical clickbait, claiming "scientific proof" of the crucifixion. It turns out that earthquake was part of a much larger seismic event coupled with a total solar eclipse - and it wasn't marking a death - it marked an ARRIVAL.

Journal of Pre-Nicene Christian Studies:

https://journal.pre-nicene.org/One-Eclipse-Two-Earthquakes.html

NASA:

https://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/SEsearch/SEsearchmap.php?Ecl=00291124

The first Christian bible 144 AD

https://theveryfirstbible.org

Raw academic paper (A.W. Mitchell):

https://zenodo.org/records/18805868

Evangelion overview:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m-AKnEbLD5w

Theophanic Replacement Protocol (TRP):

https://journal.pre-nicene.org/TheophanicReplacementProtocol.html

In this episode we explore The Theophanic Replacement Protocol, a forensic model explaining the formation of normative Christian orthodoxy through a coordinated, multi-phase program of theological, literary, and physical overwriting. Central to this model is the spiritual identity theft of God Our Father. The persona of “Yahweh” - characterized by violence, tribalism, and conditional law - was systematically grafted onto the biography of the true God of grace revealed by Jesus. Our roundtable discusses five evidentiary strata: 1) The traditio-historical datum of the 29 AD Eclipse-Seismic Theophany; 2) The textual witness of the primitive Evangelion and Apostolikon; 3) A characterological antithesis proving Yahweh’s incompatibility with the Father; 4) The material evidence of the Diocletian Persecution’s targeted destruction; and 5) The archival dependency of later orthodoxy on Marcionite sources. We also discuss how the Protocol culminated in a Damnatio Memoriae against the primary stratum, erasing its physical texts and memory, allowing a synthetic, Yahwistic Christianity to emerge as the sole historical narrative.

Notes:

Journal of Pre-Nicene Christian Studies

https://journal.pre-nicene.org/TheophanicReplacementProtocol.html

ISSN: 3068-8469 December, 2025DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17964659

References

Barnes, T. D. (1981). Constantine and Eusebius. Harvard University Press.

BeDuhn, J. D. (2013). The First New Testament: Marcion’s Scriptural Canon. Polebridge

Press.

Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana. (12th cent.). Codex Vaticanus Arch. B. S. Pietro A 3 (Vat.

lat. 214664). Digital Vatican Library. https://digi.vatlib.it/mss/detail/214664

The Canons of the Council of Nicaea (325 CE). In Schaff, P., & Wace, H. (Eds.), *Nicene and

Post-Nicene Fathers, Second Series, Vol. 14.*

Lactantius. (c. 313-315 CE). On the Deaths of the Persecutors (De Mortibus

Persecutorum).

The Very First Bible. https://theveryfirstbible.org

Le Bas, P., & Waddington, W. H. (1870). Inscriptions grecques et latines recueillies en

Grèce et en Asie Mineure (Vol. 3, Inscription 2558).

Roth, D. T. (2015). The Text of Marcion’s Gospel. Brill.

Tertullian. (c. 207-212 CE). Against Marcion (Adversus Marcionem).

Marcionite Church. https://marcionitechurch.org

Primary Source Tradition:

Marcionite Church (2020). The Very First Bible: The Evangelion and Apostolikon (ISBN 978-0578641591).

The Eclipse Theophany: The foundational astronomical event of Christianity suppressed for millennia, now the subject of a groundbreaking academic paper. Presbyter Chat gets the first look and questions the author.

The question isn't what are the implications - the question is what AREN'T the implications.

Notes:

The Theophanic Replacement Protocol: A Forensic Reconstruction of Divine Identity Theft, Textual Erasure, and the Formation of Nicene Christianity

(DOI 10.5281/zenodo.17964659)

Journal of Pre-Nicene Christian Studies

https://journal.pre-nicene.org/

Ancient Marcionite Church Publicly Proclaims Eclipse Theophanyhttps://www.prlog.org/13116512-ancient-marcionite-church-publicly-proclaims-eclipse-theophany.html

NASA Eclipse Website

https://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/SEsearch/SEsearchmap.php?Ecl=00291124

Marcionite Church Eclipse Theophany Page

https://www.marcionitechurch.org/Eclipse-Theophany.html"In the 15th year of Tiberius Caesar, Pontius Pilate being governor of Judea, Jesus descended into Capernaum, a city in galilee..." - Evangelion 1:1

The Very First Bible

https://www.theveryfirstbible.org/

Learn more about Pre-Nicene Christianity: https://www.youtube.com/@prenicenetv

PCRN Listen Live: https://fra-pioneer01.dedicateware.com:2135/stream

Given the recent craze on social media among wild-eyed Evangelicals, Judeo-Christians and even some Catholics replacing the name of Jesus with 'Yeshua,' we decided to find out if there's a basis for their claims.

Episode hosted by Presbyter Darren Kelama and produced in association with the Journal of Pre-Nicene Christian Studies (ISSN: 3068-8469).

Ἰησοῦς = Jesus

Pronunciation: Approximately "ee-AY-soos" or "yay-SOOS," with the emphasis typically on the second syllable ("SOOS").

Koine Greek alphabet:

https://greekforall.com/learn-biblical-greek-grammar/biblical-greek-alphabet/

Marcionite Church Inscription:

Συναγωγή Μαρκιωνιστῶν κώμης Λεβάβων τοῦ κυρίου καὶ

σωτῆος Ἰησοῦ Χρηστοῦ, προνοίᾳ Παύλου πρεσβυτέρου, τοῦ

λχ' ἔτους ("Meeting house of the Marcionites of the village of Lebaba of the Lord and Savior Jesus the Good, under the oversight of Paul the elder.")

Marcionite inscription episode:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1L8TCspXmus

Other Christian inscriptions:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7_MT6xS2bBw

The Very First Bible (free ebook):

https://www.theveryfirstbible.org/

Presbyter Monnet (French Pontiate):

https://www.youtube.com/@EgliseMarcionite

Marcionite Church:

https://www.marcionitechurch.org/

Journal of Pre-Nicene Christian Studies:

https://journal.pre-nicene.org/