Headquarters Marine Corps orders Marines to stop referring to Mattis as 'God'

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QUANTICO, VA – The recent nomination of retired Marine Gen. James Mattis for Secretary of Defense may have made Marines feel like they died and went to heaven, but not everyone is shouting "Hallelujah!"

Just weeks after Mattis was nominated to the post by President-elect Donald Trump, Headquarters Marine Corps has issued an emergency All-Marine message (ALMAR) directly ordering Marines to stop referring to Mattis as "God."

ALMAR 040/16, released yesterday, states that "all units are directed to inform their Marines that there is no evidence that James Mattis is God and Marines will stop referring to him as such in uniform, at religious services, public events, or on social media."

The ALMAR suggests that Marines wishing to worship Mattis as God should instead use pre-approved pictures of Chesty Puller.

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