At Pentagon Christian service, Hegseth prays for violence 'against those who deserve no mercy'

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, hosting his first monthly Christian worship service at the Pentagon since the Iran war began, prayed Wednesday to have 'every tool of violence' used against those who 'deserve no mercy.' The service, attended by high-ranking military officials, highlighted the Secretary's increasingly religious interpretation of the current geopolitical conflict. Hegseth's remarks have sparked immediate debate regarding the separation of church and state within the Department of Defense and the potential impact of such rhetoric on the treatment of prisoners of war and civilian populations in the conflict zone.