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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

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Thu Feb 19, 2026, 03:22 PM Thursday

Pete Hegseth Invited Pastor Who Suggested Slavery Actually Wasn't That Bad to Lead Prayer at Pentagon [View all]

A pastor who once argued that slavery actually had some positives was invited by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to lead prayer at the Pentagon.

As reported by The Washington Post, the pastor in question was Doug Wilson. He is the co-founder of the Communion of Reformed Evangelical Churches, which is Hegseth’s chosen Christian denomination. During a sermon on Tuesday, Wilson revealed that the Defense secretary invited him to come speak.

Wilson’s views have come under intense scrutiny in the past. The report continued:

Wilson has described his politics as “slightly to the right” of the Confederate Gen. Jeb Stuart. He has said Muslim and Hindu immigrants are coming into the United States “in a parasitic way”; ideally, he has said, they would be “assimilated” into a Christian society.


https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/pete-hegseth-invited-pastor-suggested-153355372.html

At least he ain't woke - Pete Kegbreath
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