ESSAY: MAGA Theology's Darkest Prayer Against Talarico: 'Stop Him By Any Means Necessary'

Pete Hegseth didn't just bring his politics to the Pentagon. He brought his pastor. In this episode, I analyze a recent clip featuring Brooks Potteiger — Pete Hegseth's personal pastor from a CREC (Communion of Reformed Evangelical Churches) congregation — and Joshua Haymes, calling for divine action against Texas State Representative James Talarico. As a pastor myself, I'm naming this for what it is: not prayer, not Christianity, and not faith. This is MAGA theology operating as a political weapon. This is the theological framework behind Christian nationalism — and it is now inside the U.S. Department of Defense.