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Pete Hegseth's belief in Christian dominion should deeply trouble American Jews

JL;DR SUMMARY Pete Hegseth's recent confirmation as U.S. Secretary of Defense poses significant concerns for American Jews due to his alignment with Christian Reconstructionism, which advocates for a theocratic Christian state. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Christian ZionismJewish ConcernsPentagonReligion And PoliticsChurch State SeparationPete HegsethChristian ReconstructionismDominion TheologyU.S. Defense Policy

Places mentioned

Tennessee, United States
"his church, a small congregation outside Nashville."
Moscow, Idaho, United States
"Douglas Wilson, the Moscow, Idaho pastor who co-founded CREC in 1998"
New Jersey, United States
"So, in 2022, Hegseths family moved from New Jersey, settling outside Nashville."
Arkansas, United States
"the new U.S. ambassador to Israel, Mike Huckabee: the former governor of Arkansas"
Israel
"the Department of Defenses stance toward Israel."
Palestinian Territories
"and approves of expanding Israeli settlements in the West Bank."

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