pete hegseth

Pete Hegseth is using the Pentagon as a vehicle for Christian nationalism, normalizing crusader rhetoric, ignoring religious pluralism, and reshaping military policy around a narrow theological worldview. From worship services that members say feel coerced, to attacks on inclusive pastoral care and renewed efforts to push women out of combat roles, this project weakens the Constitution’s protections and threatens military cohesion.

A billionaire-backed Christian nationalist movement is rapidly infiltrating multiple facets of American life. Known as the “Seven Mountain Mandate,” Christian nationalists and their allies behind Project 2025 are embedding religious control across government, education, media, and four other areas of American society. Meanwhile officials like Russell Vought and Pete Hegseth advance policies in line with the mandate targeting human rights and church-state separation, marking a sweeping, coordinated push to remake the United States into a theocratic system.

A network tied to Christian Zionism and Christian nationalism is pushing an apocalyptic worldview into U.S. power, where officials like Pete Hegseth frame war with Iran as part of God’s plan. Backed by groups like Christians United for Israel and allies including Mike Johnson, it casts large-scale violence as a necessary step toward a prophesied end.