Overview

• On August 8, Hegseth reposted a CNN video featuring CREC pastors advocating the elimination of women’s voting rights, captioning it “All of Christ for All of Life.”
• The post has garnered over 12,000 likes and 2,000 shares on X and remains live without any Pentagon distancing.
• Pentagon spokesperson Sean Parnell said Hegseth is a proud member of a CREC-affiliated church who admires co-founder Doug Wilson’s writings.
• Doug Pagitt of Vote Common Good called the pastors’ views marginal and described it as very disturbing that the defense secretary amplified them.
• Critics warn the incident heightens concerns about church-state separation and the influence of personal faith on defense leadership.