Pentagon Pete’s Faith-Driven War Talk Triggers Troop Backlash
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Current and former military officials criticize Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth for publicly evangelizing within the Pentagon and for framing the Iran war in religious terms, arguing it violates church-state separation and harms morale; controversy includes his downsizing of faith codes and families of fallen service members speaking out, while the Pentagon defends worship services as voluntary and morale-boosting.
- Pentagon Pete’s Jesus War Talk Freaks Out Troops thedailybeast.com
- Invoking faith in wartime, Pete Hegseth breaks norms and worries critics The Washington Post
- Hegseth prays at Pentagon service for ‘overwhelming violence’ against enemies The Guardian
- Hegseth injects combative Christianity into America’s military The Hill
- AU sues over prayer services organized by Depts. of Labor and Defense Americans United
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