Why I disagree with Pete Hegseth

Tim Farron  |  Comment
Date posted:  22 Apr 2026
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Why I disagree with Pete Hegseth

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Christians around the world have been horrified by America and Israel’s war against Iran. Yet at the centre of the US government, there seems to be a different so-called Christian narrative driving the conflict.

Pete Hegseth is the Secretary of Defence – or Secretary of War as he now calls himself – and in charge of the US military. He is also a Christian and a member of the Communion of Reformed Evangelical Churches, which supports a theocratic state ruled according to Old Testament laws.

He has spoken of the West being “Christian nations under God” and bears a tattoo with the words “Deus Vult” or “God Wills It”, which was the battle cry of the Crusaders in the Middle Ages, as they fought against Islam in the Middle East.

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