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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Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth speaks to the NRB International Christian Media Convention at the Opryland Hotel in Nashville, Tennessee on February 19, 2026 (Photo: John Partipilo/Tennessee Lookout)Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth touted “Western values” and decried foreign influences and what he called “godless leftists” during a speech to a Christian media convention in Nashville on Thursday. Hegseth took the stage to speak to attendees o…
In Tennessee, Hegseth talks “Western values,” Christian nationalism
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth speaks to the NRB International Christian Media Convention at the Opryland Hotel in Nashville, Tennessee on February 19, 2026 (Photo: John Partipilo/Tennessee Lookout)Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth touted “Western values” and decried foreign influences and what he called “godless leftists” during a speech to a Christian media convention in Nashville on Thursday. Hegseth took the stage to speak to attendees o…
In Nashville, Hegseth talks “Western values,” Christian nationalism
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth speaks to the NRB International Christian Media Convention at the Opryland Hotel in Nashville, Tennessee on February 19, 2026 (Photo: John Partipilo/Tennessee Lookout) Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth touted “Western values” and decried foreign influences and what he called “godless leftists” during a speech to a Christian media convention in Nashville on Thursday. Hegseth took the stage to speak to attendees …
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