Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth hosted what he said would be the first of monthly religious sermons in the Pentagon in an announcement that has sparked debate about religious freedom. Pastor Brooks Potteiger,

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth led a Christian service at the Pentagon on Wednesday ― an event one former Defense Department lawyer called “incredibly problematic.” Hegseth’s prayer meeting in the auditorium during work hours “appeared to be a first for a Pentagon chief,

For those concerned about the administration and the emergence of Christian nationalism, Pete Hegseth's prayer service was a step in an unsettling direction.