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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth speaks to members of the media at the Pentagon in Washington D.C. on March 31, 2026. AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta

What is CREC and how does it shape Pete Hegseth’s religious rhetoric?

Hegseth is a member of the CREC, whose beliefs are rooted in a 20th-century movement called Christian Reconstructionism. The movement calls for the implementation of biblical law.
U.S. President Donald Trump salutes as soldiers carry the flag-draped coffin of a U.S. solder killed in Kuwait after the U.S. and Israel launched a military campaign against Iran, March 7, 2026, at Dover Air Force Base, Del. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

When war looks like prophecy: How U.S. ‘end time’ narratives frame the war with Iran

When religious belief shapes the politics of rivals, it is labelled dangerous theology; but when it appears in Washington, it is cast as divine providence.
Members of The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists reveal the Doomsday Clock, set to 85 seconds to midnight, during a news conference at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace in January 2026 in Washington, D.C. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Why the Doomsday Clock has outlived its usefulness

Complacency about the serious challenges the world is facing is not an option. But the idea that we are almost at the point of no return via the Doomsday Clock isn’t helpful.

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