Overview

• On August 8, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth reposted a CNN report featuring pastors linked to Doug Wilson who urged abolition of women’s voting rights.
• Hegseth appended “All of Christ for All of Life” to the post, signaling his endorsement of the anti-suffrage message.
• Pentagon spokesperson Sean Parnell said Hegseth “is a proud member” of a CREC-affiliated church and holds Wilson’s writings in high regard.
• Progressive evangelical group Vote Common Good labeled the views fringe, and numerous X users demanded Hegseth’s removal over his promotion of Christian nationalist ideology.
• Experts say the episode highlights how social media platforms can elevate extremist religious-political views into mainstream defense policy debates.