Pete 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, explains a scholar of the Christian right.
https://theconversation.com/what-is-crec-and-how-does-it-shape-pete-hegseths-religious-rhetoric-279637
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.

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@TheConversationUS Sharia Law wrapped in the mean parts of the Old Testament.
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Weird. Irrelevant. Stupid. Evil. Ridiculous. Morons. To base your current moral system on some fantasy book written thousands of years ago, that was translated so many times, and has so many different versions, yet you say it is the truth of "God". That is absolutely psycho. It is a false manufactured reality to conceal your personal quest for power.
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In other words, he's a religious nutjob.
@TheConversationUS except for adultery. He's ok with adultery.
@TheConversationUS Essentially, Pete Kegsbreath is a member of a death cult.

@TheConversationUS There's a set of books the Jews have. Jewish elders selected a sub-set of those. As did the the Muslim elders. As did the Christian elders.

All different sub-sets, all interpeted differently over the years. Same God though, same super-set of books.

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Will someone please read Little Pete the New Testament as his bedtime stories, real quick.

@TheConversationUS looks around at all the war death and destruction
@TheConversationUS I'm not an aggressive type, but something about that guy just makes me want to smack him with a 2 x 4.