Re: War King Hegseth's Christian Pastor Supports Anal Sex With Young Boys
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On Sun, 19 Apr 2026 14:27:07 -0000 (UTC), Socialism is for losers <[email protected]> wrote: >He's different. Most of them support oral sex. > > > >Who Is Doug Wilson? Pentagon Defends Pastor Who Led Christian Prayer >Service >Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, left, holds pastor Doug Wilson's shoulder >during a Pentagon prayer service on Feb. 17. (Department of Defense) >Military.com | By Nick Mordowanec >Published February 18, 2026 at 9:30pm ET >Share > >The Pentagon is defending its invitation to have Doug Wilson, a pastor >whose views on issues including women voters and slavery have been deemed >by some as radical, partake in a Christian prayer service on Tuesday. > >Wilson, 72, joined U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth during what has >become a monthly staple under the SecretaryÂs leadership, starting in May >2025 with HegsethÂs pastor in Tennessee, Brooks Potteiger, and continuing >as recently as this week. Wilson and Hegseth exchanged words of gratitude >and appreciation towards one another and of their faith during the >afternoon event. > >A photo of Hegseth with his hand on WilsonÂs shoulder on Tuesday was >accompanied by an X post, reading: ÂWe have gathered at the Pentagon for >our monthly worship service. We are One Nation Under God. > >Military.com reported on Saturday that this monthÂs service, which included >an invitation from ÂSECWAR with a cross, led to a flurry of complaints >from active-duty members, veterans and defense contractors. One contractor, >for example, told Military.com that this particular invite, one of many >throughout the past few months, was "stark, depressing, almost >threatening." >Pastor Doug Wilson stands for a portrait after Sunday services at the new >campus for Christ Church and its Logos School, Sunday, April 6, 2025, in >Moscow, Idaho. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson) > >Prior to January's service, similar concerns were iterated to Military.com >but not to the degree as this month. > >The Pentagon has remained steadfast in continuing to host these services, >however, both in person and with live viewing opportunities through the >Defense Visual Information Distribution Service, or DVIDS. > >Military.com asked the Pentagon if it had any reservations about Wilson's >presence inside the Pentagon on Tuesday, considering his series of remarks >and views reflecting the Christian faith. > >"Secretary Hegseth, along with millions of Americans, is a proud Christian >and was glad to welcome Pastor Wilson to the Pentagon today, Pentagon >press secretary Kingsley Wilson told Military.com on Wednesday. > > The Christian faith is woven deeply into the fabric of our nation and >shared by America's wartime leaders like President George Washington, who >prayed for his troops at Valley Forge, and President Franklin D. Roosevelt, >who gifted Bibles to America soldiers during WW2 and encouraged them to >read it. > >"Despite the Left's efforts to remove our Christian heritage from our great >nation, Secretary Hegseth is among those who embrace it," she added. >Who Is Doug Wilson? > >Doug Wilson is a theologian and pastor at Christ Church in Moscow, Idaho, >whose varied views on issues pertaining to abortion, same-sex marriage, >slavery and visions of a white Christian nation have drawn consternation >even within some religious circles. > >Wilson founded the Congregation of Reformed Evangelical Churches (CREC), >which Hegseth has been a part of while living in Tennessee. Wilson recently >announced that Brooks Potteiger, who was the first pastor to oversee a >Pentagon prayer service, and his wife were moving to the nationÂs capital >to oversee Christ Church D.C. >WilsonÂs Statements About Females Voting > >Some of WilsonÂs statements over the years have been viewed as dubious, >sexist and unbecoming of a Christian. > >One of those statements involved Wilson, 72, who is married and a father, >saying that giving women the lawful ability to vote is a bad ideaÂsaying, >"Women are the kind of people that people come out of." > >"The wife and mother, who is the chief executive of the home, is entrusted >with three or four or five eternal souls," Wilson said during an interview >with CNN in August 2025. > >Hegseth, following the interview, posted a clip of WilsonÂs appearance on X >with the caption: "All of Christ for All of Life." >Steve Deace, right, Dr. James Orr, center, and Doug Wilson talk about >Israel during Turning Point USA's AmericaFest 2025, on Saturday, Dec. 20, >2025, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/ Ross D. Franklin) > >WilsonÂs remarks and HegsethÂs reposting of them led to questions to the >Pentagon about whether the defense secretary also believes women shouldnÂt >vote. > >Kingsley Wilson, who was asked by the press last summer about the ordeal, >on Wednesday referred Military.com to her remarks at that time pertaining >to Hegseth's beliefs and the 19th Amendment. > >ÂOf course the Secretary thinks that women should have the right to vote, >Wilson said last year. ÂThat's a stupid question. To be honest with you, >I'm very excited to see the incredible recruitment numbers not just for men >and women, but just across every single branch of our military. It's truly >a testament to his leadership. > >When pressed again by a reporter, Wilson said the following: ÂAs we have >said on-the-record numerous times, the Secretary is a proud member of a >church that is affiliated with the Congregation of Reformed Evangelical >Churches which was founded by Pastor Doug Wilson. The Secretary very much >appreciates many of Mr. Wilson's writings and teachings. >The Pastor's Other Views > >Wilson has also varied views on slavery, once telling the Associated Press: >ÂThere was horrific maltreatment on the one hand, and then there are other >stories that are right out of DisneyÂs ÂSong of the South.'" > >"Song of the South" was a 1946 American musical film produced by Walt >Disney and based on the Uncle Remus stories by Joel Chandler Harris, about >a young boy who goes to live in the American South. The film has never been >released by Disney on any home video format, including on its streaming >platform Disney+. > >When asked whether he was a Christian nationalist, Wilson told the AP: ÂI >am more than happy to work with that label because itÂs a better label than >what I usually get called." >Douglas Wilson, Senior Minister of Christ Church, Moscow, Idaho, speaks at >the National Conservatism Conference, Thursday, Sept. 4, 2025, in >Washington. (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey, Jr.) > >During the COVID-19 pandemic, Wilson encouraged his parishioners to combat >coronavirus-related health measures and used his church to organize in- >person protests and support civil disobedience across media channels owned >by the church. > >He's also been open and consistent about his views against abortion and >same-sex marriage. >CREC Representative Backs Wilson, Pentagon Services > >Uriesou Brito is the presiding minister of counsel for the CREC, broadly >representing the denomination. CREC congregations differ on matters related >to church membership and voting. > >Brito, when asked by Military.com about WilsonÂs appearance at the >Pentagon, referred to WilsonÂs appearance within the Pentagon on Tuesday as >Âa pastoral relationship, not a political alliance. > >ÂLike many Christians in public office, Secretary Hegseth attends church >and receives ordinary spiritual care, Brito said. ÂThe CREC is not >advising the Pentagon; a Christian simply remains part of his local >communion wherever he serves. > >Brito went on to say that such gatherings Âare acts of worship, not >instruments of ideology, adding that Christians pray where they live and >work. > >ÂThe purpose is encouragement in faith, repentance, and dependence on >GodÂnot the promotion of a racial or national program, he said. >ÂParticipation is voluntary. Religious liberty means believers are free to >pray and unbelievers are free not to. Accommodation of worship is not >coercion; it is the normal outworking of the First Amendment in our >society. > >Military.com received no response from Brito when he was asked about >WilsonÂs past controversial statements. >Share Not just "losers". It's likely that it appeals to a desire for egalitarianism. But why would we have such a desire ... It must have conferred some sort of evolutionary advantage ... but why and how. Because of reciprocal altruism, the reason for which is obvious.