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(13,821 posts) Wed Mar 25, 2026, 11:52 PM 5 hrs ago

At Pentagon Christian service, Hegseth prays for violence 'against those who deserve no mercy'

Source: AP News

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, hosting his first monthly Christian worship service at the Pentagon since the Iran war began, prayed Wednesday to have “every round find its mark.”

“Every month it is fitting to be right here,” he told the gathered civilian employees and uniformed military personnel. “All the more fitting this month, at this moment, given what tens of thousands of Americans are doing right now.”

He read a prayer he said was first given by a military chaplain to the troops who captured then-President Nicolás Maduro of Venezuela.

“Let every round find its mark against the enemies of righteousness and our great nation,” Hegseth prayed during the livestreamed service. “Give them wisdom in every decision, endurance for the trial ahead, unbreakable unity, and overwhelming violence of action against those who deserve no mercy.”

Read more: https://apnews.com/article/pete-hegseth-pentagon-christian-worship-service-30db48b6ceb8af5e6172fb3ba2eafaa0

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At Pentagon Christian service, Hegseth prays for violence 'against those who deserve no mercy' (Original Post) groundloop 5 hrs ago OP

Complete loon Bayard 5 hrs ago #1

he is referring to democrats and brown people who are not MAGAts msongs 5 hrs ago #2

Who decides who deserves or does not johnnyfins 5 hrs ago #3

repukes, of course Skittles 4 hrs ago #4

It seems Kegsbreath has given voice to the silent portion of Twain's "War Prayer" . . . Journeyman 3 hrs ago #5

Be careful what you wish for, asswipe. Grokenstein 3 hrs ago #6

Let every round find its mark against the enemies of righteousness and our great nation. patphil 2 hrs ago #7

Bayard

(29,590 posts)

1. Complete loon

Reply to groundloop (Original post)

Thu Mar 26, 2026, 12:04 AM

5 hrs ago

This guy should not be in charge of a gardening club, much less all of the country's military.

Reminds me of lyrics from Don Henley/Frail Grasp on the Big Picture:

"And we pray to our Lord
Who we know is American
He reigns from on high
He speaks to us through middlemen
And he shepherds his flock
We sing out and we praise His name
He supports us in war
He presides over football games
And the right will prevail
All our troubles shall be resolved
We have faith in the Lord
Unless there's money or sex involved"

msongs

(73,715 posts)

2. he is referring to democrats and brown people who are not MAGAts

Reply to groundloop (Original post)

Thu Mar 26, 2026, 12:20 AM

5 hrs ago

johnnyfins

(3,749 posts)

3. Who decides who deserves or does not

Reply to groundloop (Original post)

Thu Mar 26, 2026, 12:39 AM

5 hrs ago

deserve mercy?

Skittles

(171,617 posts)

4. repukes, of course

Reply to johnnyfins (Reply #3)

Thu Mar 26, 2026, 12:56 AM

4 hrs ago

or to be more specific, straight white repuke males

Journeyman

(15,445 posts)

5. It seems Kegsbreath has given voice to the silent portion of Twain's "War Prayer" . . .

Reply to groundloop (Original post)

Thu Mar 26, 2026, 01:51 AM

3 hrs ago

and bypassed the hypocrisy of the appeal for God's good graces. Or, to borrow from another American satirist, Kurt Vonnegut, we have now seen the face of pure evil.

”There are plenty of good reasons for fighting but no good reason ever to hate without reservation, to imagine that God Almighty Himself hates with you. Where's evil? It's that large part of every man that wants to hate without limit, that wants to hate with God on its side. It's that part of every man that finds all kinds of ugliness so attractive. It's that part of an imbecile that punishes and vilifies and makes war gladly.“

-- Howard Campbell, Jr., Mother Night

Grokenstein

(6,349 posts)

6. Be careful what you wish for, asswipe.

Reply to groundloop (Original post)

Thu Mar 26, 2026, 02:36 AM

3 hrs ago

You might yet get that wish, and be surprised how it turns out.

patphil

(9,035 posts)

7. Let every round find its mark against the enemies of righteousness and our great nation.

Reply to groundloop (Original post)

Thu Mar 26, 2026, 02:50 AM

2 hrs ago

and overwhelming violence of action against those who deserve no mercy.”

He's praying for his own death.

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