Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is launching an office of religious affairs, the latest of his faith-related reforms at the Pentagon.⁠ ⁠ He announced in a speech Wednesday that the office will help offer “first-class religious support” and will report directly to him.⁠ ⁠ “Our department is, you might say, putting on the full armor of God, because while we wage physical war, we all know the real battle is spiritual,” he said.⁠ ⁠ Hegseth has infused his evangelical Christianity into his leadership of the Pentagon, hosting Christian worship services for employees and often speaking of the United States as a Christian nation.⁠ ⁠ The Office of Religious Affairs, or ORA, will advocate for military chaplains and religious support “at the highest level of the Department,” according to a Pentagon statement. It will not “compel religious participation, favor one faith, or diminish the rights of personnel of any faith or lack thereof.”⁠ ⁠ By Tiffany Stanley | The Associated Press⁠ ⁠ Click our link...