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Hegseth reposts video on social media featuring pastors saying women shouldn’t be allowed to vote

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth endorsed a CNN interview with Christian nationalist Doug Wilson, whose church network promotes patriarchal roles and opposes women voting, drawing over 12,000 social media likes.

  • On Thursday night, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth reposted a CNN interview with Christian nationalist pastor Doug Wilson, who called for America and the world to become Christian.
  • On Friday, Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell confirmed Hegseth is a proud member of a church affiliated with CREC and appreciates Wilson's teachings.
  • During the interview, CNN report included pastors of the Communion of Reformed Evangelical Churches calling for women’s voting rights repeal and a female congregant stating she submits to her husband.
  • The post by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth garnered more than 12,000 likes and 2,000 shares on X, sparking backlash over promoting Christian nationalist ideas.
  • Amid church–state concerns, critics warn Hegseth's hosting of Christian prayer meetings inside the Pentagon blurs separation boundaries.
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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has expressed pride in being part of the Communion of Reformed Evangelical Churches, a conservative Christian network.

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The U.S. Secretary of Defense shared a video to say the least problematic. Indeed, it is a report about Donald Trump's church square in America. It was about women with controversial terms. ...

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The Secretary of the North American Defence participated in the social network X, at the end of the week, in a video by pastor Doug Wilson in which the priest asks, for example, the right to vote for women.

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