Pentagon Prayer Sparks Debate Over Faith, Military Violence Rhetoric
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth hosted his first Pentagon monthly Christian service amid the Iran war, praying for violence to strike those who deserve no mercy, a stance that has intensified scrutiny of religious influence in the military and prompted a lawsuit over church-state separation; the piece also notes CREC ties and Hegseth’s push to reform the chaplain corps, including narrowing the list of recognized religious affiliations.
