Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is launching a new office of religious affairs at the Pentagon, marking the latest shift in his faith-related reforms, the Associated Press reports. He announced the initiative during a speech on Wednesday at Marine Corps Base Quantico in Virginia, where he explained that the office will provide first-class religious support and report directly to his office.
Hegseth has already hosted Christian worship services for employees and frequently describes the United States as a Christian nation. During his address, he leaned into this perspective, telling his audience, “Our department is, you might say, putting on the full armor of God, because while we wage physical war, we all know the real battle is spiritual.”
