At Pentagon Christian service, Hegseth prays for violence 'against those who deserve no mercy'

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https://apnews.com/article/pete-hegseth-pentagon-christian-worship-service-30db48b6ceb8af5e6172fb3ba2eafaa0

At Pentagon Christian service, Hegseth prays for violence ‘against those who deserve no mercy’
By TIFFANY STANLEY
Updated 2:58 PM CDT, March 25, 2026

WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, hosting his first monthly Christian worship service at the Pentagon since the Iran war began, prayed Wednesday to have “every round find its mark.”

“Every month it is fitting to be right here,” he told the gathered civilian employees and uniformed military personnel. “All the more fitting this month, at this moment, given what tens of thousands of Americans are doing right now.”

He read a prayer he said was first given by a military chaplain to the troops who captured then-President Nicolás Maduro of Venezuela.

“Let every round find its mark against the enemies of righteousness and our great nation,” Hegseth prayed during the livestreamed service. “Give them wisdom in every decision, endurance for the trial ahead, unbreakable unity, and overwhelming violence of action against those who deserve no mercy.”

Hegseth frequently invokes his evangelical faith as head of the armed forces, depicting a Christian nation trying to vanquish its foes with military might.

“I pursued my enemies and overtook them, and did not turn back till they were consumed,” he read from the Psalms on Wednesday.

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"Kill them all, rape their women and enslave their children. And then kill them. And kill some more. Praise Jesus"

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1. We need to stop mincing words.... Religions....all of them....are twisted by evil people

Whenever anyone mentions God to claim their superiority or rights , look out!

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2. KegsSeth deserves no mercy. He is full of hate. I believe he is Of The Devil

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3. Fucking warmongering sicko

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4. He's what I call a "Vengeance Christian"

You know the type...they focus on the most cruel, barbaric, and bloodthirsty parts of the old testament + the psycho BS from the Book of Revelation. All the while ignoring any of the good stuff that is attributed to Jesus.

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5. Hegseth has 'threatened' military chaplains who refuse to back his Iran war plans: report

Hegseth does not believe in the First Amendment. Hegseth believes that his version of radical christianity is the only acceptable religion. Jews, Muslims, Hindus and any other religions do not belong in Hegseth's military.

Hegseth has 'threatened' military chaplains who refuse to back his Iran war plans: report

— Raw Story (@rawstory.com) 2026-03-29T14:00:23Z

https://www.rawstory.com/hegseth-iran-2676634943/

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has alienated a critical group within the military establishment — religious leaders and chaplains — by weaponizing Christianity to justify the Iran war and creating an atmosphere of fear for those who refuse to comply with his ideological demands.

According to Washington Post analyst Michelle Boorstein, Hegseth's inflammatory rhetoric at a recent Pentagon prayer service has triggered serious alarm among military chaplains and senior officials who view his approach as a dangerous departure from Pentagon norms.

At the prayer service, Hegseth invoked religious language to justify military violence, saying: "Let every round find its mark against the enemies of righteousness and our great nation. Give them wisdom in every decision … and overwhelming violence of action against those who deserve no mercy.".....

Pentagon insiders describe the atmosphere as chilling. An anonymous Department of Defense source characterized the environment as "terrifying," noting that personnel working under Hegseth fear being punished or fired for failing to embrace his Christian nationalist worldview.

An unnamed member of a recent Joint Chiefs chairman's leadership team articulated the constitutional threat directly: "I don't approve of cramming your religious faith down people's throats, and when the top of the chain couches these operations in this hyper-Christian tone, it flies in the face of the freedom of religion that the Constitution enshrines and that our men and women in uniform sign up to defend."