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In latest religion push, Hegseth unveils Office of Religious Affairs
Baltimore Sun ^

Posted on 10/01/2026 3:43:15 PM PDT by bigdaddy45

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.

(Excerpt) Read more at baltimoresun.com ...


TOPICS: Government
KEYWORDS: dow; hegseth

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1 posted on 10/01/2026 3:43:15 PM PDT by bigdaddy45
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To: bigdaddy45

That should get the commiecrats fired up. 😉


2 posted on 10/01/2026 3:49:12 PM PDT by Georgia Girl 2 (The only purpose of a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped)
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To: Georgia Girl 2; FRiends
Socialist Democrats have STRIPPED America of the Christian Values/Religion it was FOUNDED UPON. Glad to see some pushback! FINALLY!


3 posted on 10/01/2026 4:05:49 PM PDT by Diana in Wisconsin (I don't have, 'Hobbies.' I'm developing a robust Post-Apocalyptic skill set.)
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To: bigdaddy45

What next? A Crusade?


4 posted on 10/01/2026 4:46:18 PM PDT by Sequoyah101 (Opinions and belly buttons, everybody has one and they get to show them if they want to.)
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To: bigdaddy45

Dear Secretary Hegseth,

Please remove ‘Islam’ from the list of recognized religions, dismiss the imams posing as chaplains and try to insure recruiters do their best to weed out Muslims.

Those slain by Major Hasan at Ft. Hood thank you for your consideration of this matter.


5 posted on 10/01/2026 5:19:08 PM PDT by MikelTackNailer (Army 1982 - 1988)
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To: Sequoyah101

6 posted on 10/01/2026 5:28:00 PM PDT by Frank Drebin (And don't ever let me catch you guys in America!)
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To: bigdaddy45

Doesn’t the military already have Chaplains? Why create a new military religion group?


7 posted on 10/01/2026 7:50:26 PM PDT by Bob Wills is still the king (Wake up and smell the coffee!)
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To: Bob Wills is still the king
During WWII they did.


8 posted on 10/01/2026 8:05:04 PM PDT by dfwgator ("I am Charlie Kirk!")
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To: Diana in Wisconsin

Absolutely!


9 posted on 10/01/2026 8:05:05 PM PDT by Georgia Girl 2 (The only purpose of a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped)
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To: Bob Wills is still the king

I think this applies to existing chaplains.


10 posted on 10/01/2026 8:26:09 PM PDT by lastchance (Cognovit Dominus qui sunt eius.)
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