US EditionAt Pentagon Christian service, Hegseth prays for violence ‘against those who deserve no mercy’
Americans United alleges government officials use taxpayer resources to impose religion, with nearly 70% of troops identifying as Christian, amid Pentagon worship and chaplaincy reforms.
- On Wednesday, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth hosted a monthly Christian worship service at the Pentagon, praying for service members "in the name of Jesus Christ" during the ongoing Iran war.
- Americans United for Separation of Church and State filed a lawsuit Monday challenging the services, seeking internal Pentagon records about costs, guests, and employee complaints from a December public records request.
- Veterans Affairs Secretary Doug Collins, an Air Force chaplain and Southern Baptist pastor, preached at Wednesday's service, continuing a pattern of evangelical clergy from Hegseth's Communion of Reformed Evangelical Churches network.
- On Tuesday, Hegseth announced chaplaincy reforms reducing recognized religious affiliations from more than 200 to 31 and removing rank insignia from uniforms, aiming to make the corps "great again.
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At Pentagon Christian service, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth prays for violence ‘against those who deserve no mercy’
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, hosting his first monthly Christian worship service at the Pentagon since the Iran war began, prayed Wednesday to have “every round find its mark.”
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At Pentagon Christian service, Hegseth prays for violence 'against those who deserve no mercy'
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has hosted a monthly Christian prayer and worship service at the Pentagon, the first since the Iran war began.
The U.S. Defence Secretary, Pete Hegseth, hosted his first Christian monthly prayer service at the Pentagon since the beginning of the war in Iran, today refused to "every shot finds its target." "Every month it is appropriate to be here," said Hegseth to the civil and military officials assembled. "More appropriate this month, given that tens of thousands of Americans are doing at this time."
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