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What is CREC and how does it shape Pete Hegseth’s religious rhetoric?

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s conservative evangelical religious beliefs drew attention even before his confirmation hearings in January 2025. He is a member of the Communion of Reformed Evangelical Churches – CREC – whose beliefs have been influenced by a 20th-century movement called Christian Reconstructionism.

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Hegseth Draws Scrutiny After Claims He Was 'Triggered' by Pope Leo's Anti-War Message Amid Curtailed Pentagon Catholic Services

Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth faces backlash after praying for 'overwhelming violence' at a Pentagon service, sparking a theological clash with Pope Leo XIV.

International Business Times

Hegseth Draws Scrutiny After Claims He Was 'Triggered' by Pope Leo's Anti-War Message Amid Curtailed Pentagon Catholic Services

Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth faces backlash after praying for 'overwhelming violence' at a Pentagon service, sparking a theological clash with Pope Leo XIV.

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Pete Hegseth is imbuing violence with a religious righteousness

The defense secretary prayed for ‘overwhelming violence’ against enemies in Iran. He seems to delight in it

The Guardian - US

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth Invokes Jesus in Military Prayer, Prays for 'Violence Against Enemies' at Pentagon Service

The controversy surrounding Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth's Christian worship service at the Pentagon highlights religious specificity, legal challenges, and its impact on military operations.

International Business Times UK

Pete Hegseth prays for violence ‘against those who deserve no mercy’ while hosting first Christian service

Hegseth also decided military chaplains will go by religious insignia, not rank, under new Pentagon guidance

The Independent UK

Hegseth’s Christian rhetoric sparks concern amid Iran conflict

This religious rhetoric has gained new significance following the recent conflict between the U.S., Israel and Iran

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Notions of ‘Christendom’ often miss the mark – medieval Europe’s ideas about faith and power were not so simple

During the National Prayer Breakfast on Feb. 5, 2026, Paula White-Cain, senior adviser to the White House Office of Faith, introduced President Donald Trump as “the greatest champion of faith that we have ever had in the executive branch.” Taking the podium after her, Trump declared, “I’ve done more for…

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Why do we need International Women’s Day? Apart from misogyny and Christian nationalism, you mean?

I should probably be fuming about the way that companies try to cash in on IWD. But there are so many vile opinions to worry about instead, writes Zoe Williams

The Guardian - UK

‘A very dangerous person’: alarm as Pete Hegseth revels in carnage of Iran war

Critics say brash, bombastic Fox News host out of his depth to guide US military through murky new Middle East conflict

The Guardian - US

US troops were told war on Iran was ‘all part of God’s divine plan’, watchdog alleges

Religious freedom group says 200 troops sent complaints of superiors using extremist Christian rhetoric to justify war

The Guardian - US

What is Christian Reconstructionism − and why it matters in US politics

Christian Reconstructionism is a theological and political movement within conservative Protestantism that argues society should be governed by biblical principles, including the application of biblical law to both personal and public life.

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100 years on, T.S. Eliot’s The Hollow Men is a poem for our populist moment

In 1927, at 38 years of age, the expatriated American poet T.S. Eliot was baptised and confirmed in the Anglo-Catholic tradition. The celebrated author of The Waste Land (1922) – that literary paragon of abject nihilism – had pivoted away from the liberal, philosophical underpinnings of his upbringing and education,…

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'Insufferable' Pastor Mocked After He Says Women Shouldn't Vote After 'Moral Atrocity' Remark

Dale Partridge and Doug Wilson draw widespread condemnation for remarks linking women's suffrage to societal decline, igniting debates over faith, politics, and civil rights.

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The Guardian - US

Women’s suffrage is apparently up for debate again in America

The country’s finest male intellectuals – including some in positions of power – are weighing in on the matter

The Independent UK

Why the Christian right are preaching that empathy is a sin

As foreign aid stopped and more deportations began, Trump’s then-adviser Elon Musk told podcaster Joe Rogan: ‘The fundamental weakness of Western civilization is empathy’

The Independent UK

Pete Hegseth does believe in a woman’s right to vote, Pentagon says after video controversy

Defense secretary raises eyebrows by posting clip of evangelical pastor advocating for repeal of 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which granted suffrage in 1920

The Guardian - US

How Pete Hegseth’s zeal to bring religiosity to the Pentagon is dividing the military

Former Fox and Friends host’s ultra-conservative Christian nationalism causing ‘frustration’ within ranks, say experts

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The Independent UK

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth belongs to an archconservative church network. Here's what to know

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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‘All of Christ for All of Life’: Pete Hegseth promoted a video of pastors saying women shouldn’t be allowed to vote

Hegseth forgot he's supposed to focus on wars, not laws.

The Guardian - US

Pete Hegseth reposts video that says women shouldn’t be allowed to vote

Progressive evangelical group says ideas shared by pastors and amplified by defense secretary are ‘very disturbing’

The Independent UK

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

The man who oversees the nation’s military has reposted a video on X, formerly Twitter, about a Christian nationalist church that included various pastors saying women should no longer be allowed to vote and should “submit” to their husbands

The Independent UK

Hegseth attended service at church of ‘Christian nationalist’ pastor who doesn’t think women should vote and wants US to be theocracy

Doug Wilson has faced criticism for right-wing views on feminism, slavery, and gay marriage

The Conversation

What is CREC? The Christian nationalist group has a vision for America − and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s support

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s affiliation with the Communion of Reformed Evangelical Churches – commonly called the CREC – drew attention even before his confirmation hearings in January 2025. More recently, media reports highlighted a Pentagon prayer led by Hegseth and his pastor, Brooks Potteiger, in which they praised President Donald…

The Independent UK

Pastor with ties to Pete Hegseth claimed slavery promoted ‘affection between the races’ in South

Pastor Douglas Wilson, of the Communion of Reformed Evangelical Churches, made the statements in his 1996 book Southern Slavery: As It Was

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