A self-styled Christian “militia” that calls itself the Legion of St. Ambrose was buried in ridicule over the weekend after it posted a video of its members dressed all in black in an effort to intimidate so-called “enemies of Christ.”

In a tweet posted on June 9th, the Legion of St. Ambrose showed a video of its members carrying flags while dressed in ninja-like outfits.

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“The cowardly, those who countersignal, do-nothings, traitors, the enemies of Christ, and the enemies of those who serve Him shall be dabbed on,” the group wrote in a message accompanying the video.

The cowardly, those who countersignal, do-nothings, traitors, the enemies of Christ, and the enemies of those who serve Him shall be dabbed on. pic.twitter.com/Ftf0fqxbvw — Legion of St. Ambrose (@AmbroseLegion) June 8, 2019

Far from frightening its enemies, however, the Legion’s video drew widespread ridicule, as several social media users mocked the groups costumes and compared them to live-action role players — or “LARPers” — who dress up and play games of Dungeons and Dragons out in the woods.

The group’s manifesto calls for the abolition of “homosexuality, pedophilia, transgenderism, and any other unnatural sexual orientatons/acts” and also supports “a return to a patriarchal society, where the home and nation is upheld by traditional sex roles.”

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Check out some of the reactions to the Legion’s video below.

You guys should wear black codpieces with bright red snakes embroidered on them. You’d look a lot scarier. — Gen JC Christian, Patriot, Expertise Expert (@JC_Christian) June 9, 2019

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LARPing as the Fat Ninja Clan. Interesting. pic.twitter.com/YjqKTd7H4g — Pedantic Jones (@JonesPedantic) June 9, 2019

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This is one *epic* LARP. The costumes alone are delightfully weird. — Rachael K. 🏳️‍🌈🏴 (@StuffedFantod) June 9, 2019

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*points and laughs at you in Pagan — Schrödinger’s Cat Dad (@barefootboomer) June 9, 2019

My virgin detector is off the charts! pic.twitter.com/TYKG1jXiTd — The Oscar Mayer Wiener (@MiniWieni) June 10, 2019

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Hahahaha. You’re dad’s gonna be pissed that you took his bucket and paint brush. — GRMedic (@GRmedic7604) June 9, 2019

Excellent cringe. Slightly nutty, complex acidity. Long aftercringe. Was still cringing minutes later. 8/10 — 65535 (@ultramilkplus) June 10, 2019

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Ahh, yes. Cowards who lack the courage of their convictions. “We must hide behind masks or else our lives will be ruined but Jesus is omnipotent and protects us from all harm because something something whargarble gazpacho.” Sit down. Be quiet. — Kevin Bullington (@MadmanSpeaks) June 9, 2019

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It’s possible I would’ve found this cool when I was 10 — DuckBogart (@DuckBogart) June 9, 2019

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Oh yeah; definitely wouldn’t mock the dudes who look like some kind of weeb ninja cosplay. — TheGrizzlyNCO (@MiCBarin) June 9, 2019

Are you here to dab in the name of Jesus or to free our Pokemon? pic.twitter.com/ayqxtXiFRq — Incredible Canemian (@IncredCanemian) June 9, 2019