Episode

Pete Hegseth's violent prayers

Podcast: Think from KERA
Published: May 7, 2026
Duration seconds: 2800
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Summary

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth believes America’s wars around the world are part of a holy Christian mission. Peter Wehner, contributing writer at The Atlantic and a senior fellow at the Trinity Forum, joins host Krys Boyd to discuss the Psalms he quotes about smiting enemies, how he is taking inspiration from the Bible for military conquests and why he wants his entire chaplain corps to think this way. His article is “ Hegseth’s Unholy War Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices