Pete Hegseth’s spiritual adviser longs for a day when Latter-day Saints can’t hold office or possibly even vote
Wilson said officeholders in his ideal Christian republic must meet doctrinal tests, and he would exclude Latter-day Saints from power.
- In February, Pastor Doug Wilson of Christ Church in Moscow, Idaho, delivered a 15-minute sermon at a Pentagon prayer service at the invitation of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, marking his rising proximity to federal power.
- Wilson, a self-identified Christian nationalist, advocates for a theocratic society where only husbands vote and same-sex marriage is banned; he claims to influence 10 to 20 government officials aligned with his ideology.
- Though Wilson does not consider members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to be Christians, he told The Salt Lake Tribune he played no part in the military's recent chaplaincy directory changes affecting the group.
- Kristin Kobes Du Mez, a history professor at Calvin University, noted Wilson's proximity to power is unprecedented, yet mainstream figures like Southern Baptist Theological Seminary President Albert Mohler keep him at arm's length.
- Surveys from the Pew Research Center show 54% of Americans support maintaining separation of church and state, even as some on the right pursue a vision of a nation defined by Christian principles under current Republican leadership.
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Pete Hegseth’s spiritual adviser longs for a day when Latter-day Saints can’t hold office or possibly even vote
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Pete Hegseth’s spiritual adviser longs for a day when Latter-day Saints can’t hold office or possibly even voteIf Pete Hegseth was attempting a theological purge when the Pentagon recently rolled out a controversial “Christian list” that left out Latter-day Saints, the defense secretary’s spiritual adviser wouldn’t have necessarily objected.After all, Pastor Doug Wilson doesn’t see members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints as Ch…
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