Greetings. It's Tuesday, March the 3rd, 2026, and this is Denison Forum's Daily Article podcast.

Dr. Jim Denison, cultural theologian, authored today's daily article. I am narrator, Chris Elkins.

The FBI is reporting that the mass shooting in Austin, Texas last Sunday morning may be related to terrorism.

A third victim has now died, more than a dozen others were injured, including some who

remain in critical condition. Police shot and killed the suspect as well. The attack came on

the weekend that the U.S. and Israel launched multiple strikes on Iran,

killing Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei.

The gunman in Austin was reportedly wearing a sweatshirt with the words,

Property of Allah.

An FBI agent also said there were indicators on the subject and in his vehicle

that indicate potential nexus to terrorism.

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The Bureau's Terror Task Force is now probing the mass shooting.

A very troubling aspect of this story is its possible connection to hardline Muslim clerics in the U.S.

who have been claiming that war between the U.S. and Iran is part of a prophetic destiny

tied to the return of the Mahdi, their Messiah.

One of them closed his Friday prayer before war broke out, saying, may Allah destroy all the

nonbelievers.

And he asked for this victory before the arrival of Imam Mahdi.

Add to that, senior clerics in Iran, who have now

issued a fatwa, a religious edict, against Americans stating that vengeance is a religious duty

for all Muslims. Some Muslims believe that a Muslim to die while carrying out such a jihad is a guaranteed path to paradise.

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