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Hegseth rails against ‘Godless left’ in political speech to Christian convention

Hegseth promoted conservative Christian principles as foundational to U.S. policies and military leadership, highlighting monthly Pentagon prayers and denouncing secular left agendas.

  • On Feb. 19, 2026, U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth delivered the NRB keynote in Nashville, arguing conservative Christianity underpins the U.S. founding and its institutions.
  • Hegseth said he has expanded religious programming at the Pentagon, including routine prayer meetings and framing Republican policy issues as `biblical`, not merely political.
  • Kansas City attendees Chris and Starr Meikel said they've followed Hegseth's ascent and praised his faith-driven leadership, while he invoked President Donald J. Trump and allied with pastor Doug Wilson, who prayed for `a black swan revival`.
  • Denouncing the political left, Hegseth called it `performative political theater` while an opening prayer at the NRB event asked God to help `overcome Marxism, Socialism and Communism` and slogans rejected diversity, equity and inclusion and gender policies.
  • By linking military religious programming with conservative media allies, Hegseth's Pentagon prayer services and invitation to pastor Doug Wilson, who prayed for `a black swan revival`, unite these networks.
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USA Today broke the news in United States on Friday, February 20, 2026.
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