WASHINGTON (AP) – The man who oversaw the country’s military has reposted a video about a Christian nationalist church, which includes various pastors, saying that women should not be allowed to vote.
An extraordinary repost of X from the Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseswhich demonstrates his deep personal connection to the Christian nationalist pastor, created on Thursday night. Religion and the role of women.
In the post, Heggs commented on a nearly seven-minute report by CNN that considered the reformed evangelical church or CREC’s communion co-founder Doug Wilson. The report features various pastors of denominations who advocate for the abolition of the constitution and the right of women to vote from the congregation, saying that women should “submit” to their husbands.
“All Christ for All Life” Heggs wrote in his post That came with a video.
Hegseth’s post received over 12,000 likes and 2,000 shares on X. Some users agreed to the video pastor, while others have issued an alarm to the Secretary of Defense, promoting the ideas of Christian nationalists.
Pentagon chief spokesman Sean Parnell told the Associated Press on Friday that Hegses is a “pride member of the church” and is affiliated with Kleck.
In May, Hegses invited his personal pastor, Brooks Pottigeiger, to the pentagon to lead the beginning of several Christian prayer services that Hegses had inside government buildings during his working hours. Department of Defense employees and service members said they received invitations to the event via government email.
“I want this country to be a Christian nation, and the world to become Christian world,” Wilson said in a CNN report.
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Washington AP journalist Mike Pesoli and New York’s Ali Swenson contributed to this report.
