Pete Hegseth just took his personal crusade to a new level | Arwa Mahdawi
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Key takeaway
Pentagon creates a new Office of Religious Affairs reporting directly to Hegseth, centralising religious policy under the Secretary.
- Step 1 · The triggerHegseth creates a new Pentagon Office of Religious Affairs reporting directly to him, centralising religious-affairs decision-making inside the Department of Defense.
- Step 2 · Knock-onadvocacy groups such as Americans United for Separation of Church and State contest the move on separation-of-church-and-state grounds, generating legal and political pressure.
- Step 3 · Reaches youpolitical figures including Josh Hawley, Mike Johnson, and JD Vance amplify the controversy, sustaining a news cycle that increases media attention.
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Source: theguardian.com
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