US EditionAt Pentagon Christian service, Hegseth prays for violence ‘against those who deserve no mercy’
Hegseth leads monthly evangelical services at the Pentagon with prayers for military success; Americans United filed a lawsuit citing government imposition of religion on federal workers.
- On Wednesday, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth hosted a monthly Christian service at the Pentagon, praying for "overwhelming violence of action against those who deserve no mercy" and invoking Jesus Christ.
- Hegseth began these services in May 2025 featuring Communion of Reformed Evangelical Churches pastors; critics note his focus on Protestant Christianity and Jesus Christ marks a departure from historical broad religious language.
- Americans United for Separation of Church and State filed a lawsuit Monday seeking internal Pentagon records, alleging Hegseth is abusing his position to impose a preferred religion on federal workers.
- On Tuesday, Hegseth announced "making the chaplain corps great again," reforms that remove rank insignia from uniforms and reduce recognized religious affiliation codes to 31 from more than 200.
- Historian Ronit Stahl notes that while religious expression is common, invoking Jesus Christ in this capacity is new, raising constitutional questions; the Defense Department has not released updated religious affiliation codes.
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Hegseth Calls for 'Overwhelming Violence' Against Enemies at Pentagon Prayer Service
Inside the Pentagon, the United States' top defence official asked God to grant 'overwhelming violence' against those deemed beyond mercy. Pete Hegseth's remarks, delivered during a livestreamed Christian worship service on Wednesday, have sharpened an already uneasy debate about religion, power and the tone of American military leadership in a time of war. 'Let every round find its mark against the enemies of righteousness and our great nation,…
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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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