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Pete Hegseth reportedly pushes religious office at the Pentagon
Original: Pete Hegseth just took his personal crusade to a new level | Arwa Mahdawi https://www. theguardian.com/commentisfree/ 20
Columnist Arwa Mahdawi argues that US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth has escalated what she calls a personal religious crusade, with a reported plan to establish an office of religious affairs at the Pentagon. The piece, published in the Guardian, frames the move as a politicisation of the US military under Donald Trump's administration, prompting debate about the separation of church and the armed forces.
Why now: A new column accusing the defence secretary of mixing religion and military power is drawing attention and criticism.
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- Pete Hegseth just took his personal crusade to a new level | Arwa Mahdawi https://www. theguardian.com/commentisfree/ 2026/oct/03/pete-hegseth-office-of-religious-affairs # TrumpAdministration # PeteHegseth # UsMilitary # Religion # DonaldTrump · theguardian_us_news@halo.nu · 1
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