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I was really confused for a moment, I confused Oath Keepers for Promise Keepers...

Oath Keepers is an American far-right[1] anti-government militia[1][2] whose members claim to be defending the Constitution of the United States.[3] It encourages its members to disobey orders which they believe would violate the U.S. Constitution. Research on their membership determined that two thirds of the Oath Keepers are former military or law enforcement, and one tenth are active duty military or law enforcement. Most research determined the Oath Keeper membership to be approximately 5,000 members, while leaked data showed Oath Keeper rosters claiming membership of 38,000

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oath_Keepers

Promise Keepers is an Evangelical Christian parachurch organization for men. It originated in the United States, but independent branches have also been established in Canada and New Zealand.
Promise Keepers describes its goal as "to bring about revival through a global movement that calls men back to courageous, bold, leadership. We will be the spark that calls men back to God’s Word, sharing their faith and caring for the poor and oppressed throughout the world."[2] Promise Keepers is a non-profit organization, not affiliated with any Christian church or denomination. It opposes same-sex marriage, and champions chastity and marital fidelity and the man as being head of the household. Its most widely-publicized events tend to be mass rallies held at football stadiums and similar venues.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Promise_Keepers

(funny enough wikipedia has a warning, "not to be confused with Oath Keepers", might be time for a rebranding)

It encourages its members to disobey orders which they believe would violate the U.S. Constitution.

Couldn't that also be stated as "It encourages its members to obey the law"?

The law as they (weirdly) interpret it.

It's a https://www.theonion.com/area-man-passionate-defender-of-wha... scenario.

I can rightly claim that the First Amendment seems to mean I can found a religion that features human sacrifices at church every Sunday, but I'll be fairly rapidly shut down if I try it.

All law is based on interpretation. Ultimately it's the courts interpretation that matters.

The word 'believe' is doing a _lot_ of heavy lifting there, however.

Promise Keepers performs their acts of terrorism the proper way. Through campaign donations and politicking.

I highly doubt Promise Keepers has ever given any campaign contributions. Are you just making this up?

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