Overview

• On August 8, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth used his Pentagon-affiliated X account to share a CNN segment of pastor Doug Wilson under the caption “All of Christ for All of Life.”
• Doug Wilson, a self-described Christian nationalist, told CNN he supports repealing the 19th Amendment, criminalizing homosexuality, and establishing government rule by “Christ the King.”
• Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell confirmed that Hegseth is a member of a church affiliated with Wilson’s Communion of Reformed Evangelical Churches and values the pastor’s teachings.
• Since taking office, Hegseth has hosted monthly Christian prayer services at the Pentagon led by clergy from Wilson-affiliated congregations, raising questions about religious activities on military property.
• Former Congresswoman Barbara Comstock and civil rights advocates are calling for reviews of Defense Department leadership over its promotion of extremist religious ideology