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Concerns Rise Over Hegseth's Ties to Controversial Church

6/22/2025

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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's connections to the Communion of Reformed Evangelical Churches (CREC) have sparked alarm, given the church's Christian nationalist ideology and contentious stances on gender and sexuality. Founded by Doug Wilson, the CREC advocates for a patriarchal view of Scripture and challenges church-state separation, potentially keeping it in the national conversation throughout Trump's presidency.

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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's connections to the Communion of Reformed Evangelical Churches (CREC) have sparked alarm, given the church's Christian nationalist ideology and contentious stances on gender and sexuality. Founded by Doug Wilson, the CREC advocates for a patriarchal view of Scripture and challenges church-state separation, potentially keeping it in the national conversation throughout Trump's presidency.