# @nbcwashington on Instagram

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- **Posted:** 2026-10-02T19:30:12.000+00:00
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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is launching an office of religious affairs, the latest of his faith-related reforms at the Pentagon.⁠
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He announced in a speech Wednesday that the office will help offer “first-class religious support” and will report directly to him.⁠
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“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.⁠
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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.⁠
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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.”⁠
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By Tiffany Stanley | The Associated Press⁠
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