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Thu Oct 01 19:09:38 MAGA! This is hwy Americans like me voizted for Trump!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! “Our department is, you might say putting on the full armor of God, because while we wage physical war, we all know the real battle is spiritual,” he said. “God is good, evil is not, and America’s military must understand the difference.” !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! And you people cry beacuse you pay a few more cnts for of gas, you know nothing!!!!! https://us...s-affairs-hegseth/92028693007/ Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth, in his latest effort to boost the role of religion in military life, announced the establishment of the Office of Religious Affairs during his Sept. 30 “State of the Force” address in Quantico, Virginia. The office will give military chaplains a “direct line” to him, he said, without “staff filters” and “bureaucratic dilution” that he characterized as an impediment to meeting service members' religious needs. “The experts, our chaplains, will finally have an advocate at the highest levels,” he said. “Policy and resources will serve the mission, not smother the mission.” He also framed it as a necessary move to accommodate individual service members, the vast majority of whom identify as religious. “Accordingly, our department, therefore, has a sacred duty – first-class religious support wherever we send our warriors,” he said. In a Sept. 30 memo, Hegseth ordered the secretaries of each military department to submit a comprehensive report detailing "all unfunded and underfunded religious affairs requirements," such as ministry, religious facilities and support for faith-based homeschooling for military families. It’s the latest of several changes Hegseth has made to counter what he characterizes as the military’s misguided shift over the years away from explicit religious sentiments in favor of references to broader spirituality and self-care. Hegseth announced in March, for example, that military chaplains would no longer wear – but still retain – their rank insignia. They would “be seen among the highest ranks because of their divine calling,” he said at the time, adding that the Pentagon was “not even close to being done” in taking steps toward “restoring the esteemed position of chaplain.” The following month, Hegseth ousted Maj. Gen. William Green Jr. as the Army’s chief of chaplains. The Pentagon did not publicly address the reasoning behind the firing. Critics say office threatens religious freedom Hegseth's latest move, as with the others, wasn't well-received among certain organizations that have long criticized what they describe as Hegseth's inappropriate and potentially unconstitutional efforts to impose his religious beliefs on the military. Mikey Weinstein, founder and president of the Military Religious Freedom Foundation, told USA TODAY on Oct. 1 his organization "condemns in the strongest terms" what he called Hegseth's "immoral, unethical and unconstitutional actions" that, in his view, violate the First Amendment ban on the government "respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof." He said his organization would continue working to combat what he alleged was "Christian nationalist bigotry, hatred and prejudice" in the military until "fundamentalist Christian religious extremism is forever eradicated." Americans United for Separation of Church and State, which sued the Department of War − formally known as the Department of Defense − over monthly prayer services at the Pentagon that have featured controversial Christian speakers, said Hegseth's announcement violates the constitutional right to religious freedom by "elevating Christianity to an even higher role in shaping U.S. military policy." “It’s yet another example of Hegseth abusing the power of his government position to impose his beliefs on others – and worse, it puts the needs of America’s service members second to this administration’s Christian Nationalist agenda," Rachel Laser, the organization's president and CEO, said in a Sept. 30 news release. Such sentiments were echoed by the Rev. Paul Brandeis Raushenbush, president and CEO of Interfaith Alliance, who accused Hegseth of using the military as a "tool for advancing a violent crusader worldview." "We fully expect that his new 'Office of Religious Affairs' will flagrantly disrespect the separation of government and religion − and continue to twist Christian doctrine to propagandize for unpopular wars," he said in an Oct. 1 statement shared with USA TODAY. Military is 'putting on the full armor of God,' Hegseth says Echoing previous remarks, Hegseth said on Sept. 30 that religion has long been treated as an “afterthought," which he said led to a lack of investment in a vital part of military life. “Political correctness and secular humanism got a vote, chaplains did not,” Hegseth said. “Budgets were cut, resourcing and manpower needs were ignored, base chapels fell apart.” The new office, Hegseth said, would help reverse those trends. He referenced Psalm 33:12, “Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord,” and noted that President George Washington, who established the Chaplain Corps in 1775, recognized the need for spiritual support in the military. “Our department is, you might say putting on the full armor of God, because while we wage physical war, we all know the real battle is spiritual,” he said. “God is good, evil is not, and America’s military must understand the difference.”

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