More than two dozen House Democrats — led by Jared Huffman and Jamie Raskin — are demanding a formal investigation into Pete Hegseth after hundreds of U.S. service members reportedly complained that military commanders were promoting end-times Christian ideology as justification for the war with Iran.
The complaints were submitted to the Military Religious Freedom Foundation, which says it has received more than 200 reports from troops across multiple branches since the conflict escalated. According to the group, some soldiers claim commanders suggested the war had a biblical or apocalyptic purpose and even described Donald Trump as being “anointed by Jesus.”
Lawmakers say the allegations raise serious concerns about religious coercion and politicization inside the U.S. military, and are calling for the Pentagon to investigate whether troops are being pressured with ideological messaging while deployed.
The complaints were submitted to the Military Religious Freedom Foundation, which says it has received more than 200 reports from troops across multiple branches since the conflict escalated. According to the group, some soldiers claim commanders suggested the war had a biblical or apocalyptic purpose and even described Donald Trump as being “anointed by Jesus.”
Lawmakers say the allegations raise serious concerns about religious coercion and politicization inside the U.S. military, and are calling for the Pentagon to investigate whether troops are being pressured with ideological messaging while deployed.
More than two dozen House Democrats — led by Jared Huffman and Jamie Raskin — are demanding a formal investigation into Pete Hegseth after hundreds of U.S. service members reportedly complained that military commanders were promoting end-times Christian ideology as justification for the war with Iran.
The complaints were submitted to the Military Religious Freedom Foundation, which says it has received more than 200 reports from troops across multiple branches since the conflict escalated. According to the group, some soldiers claim commanders suggested the war had a biblical or apocalyptic purpose and even described Donald Trump as being “anointed by Jesus.”
Lawmakers say the allegations raise serious concerns about religious coercion and politicization inside the U.S. military, and are calling for the Pentagon to investigate whether troops are being pressured with ideological messaging while deployed.
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