Office of Religious Affairs- A new era of fascism?

https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2026-10-02/pete-hegseth-creates-pentagon-office-of-religious-affairs-reporting-directly-to-him

DOD has announced a new office of religious affairs that reports directly to Hegseth. While also cutting over 150 recognized religions (DOD only recognizes 31 as of today, and it is unknown if more will be cut in the coming weeks.) How long before just Christianity is recognized?

Remember, it sounds extreme, but DOD is led by an openly alcoholic Christian Nationalist, so.... I think we know where this is heading....

The good news is that when the democrats finally wake up and seize power again all this MAGA tomfoolery will be scrapped.

Hopefully the arch and the new ballroom will be destroyed.

As for Hegseth's Folly: I suspect it will be shut down by a court for violating the separation or church and state doctrine.

Quote: missedhervee

The good news is that when the democrats finally wake up and seize power again all this MAGA tomfoolery will be scrapped.

Hopefully the arch and the new ballroom will be destroyed.

As for Hegseth's Folly: I suspect it will be shut down by a court for violating the separation or church and state doctrine.

Some years back (over 10 years ago) I read an MAAF article about "the American Taliban" about Christian Nationalists trying to take over the military, and I thought it was hyperbolic and exaggerative. But, they really did take over the military. I believe it is fair to say that the U.S. military is now legit Christian Nationalist, which I would regard as a religious extremist group.

Quote: Gandler

Some years back (over 10 years ago) I read an MAAF article about "the American Taliban" about Christian Nationalists trying to take over the military, and I thought it was hyperbolic and exaggerative. But, they really did take over the military. I believe it is fair to say that the U.S. military is now legit Christian Nationalist, which I would regard as a religious extremist group.

On the flip side
20% of the military is Black

Quote: missedhervee

The good news is that when the democrats finally wake up and seize power again all this MAGA tomfoolery will be scrapped.

Hopefully the arch and the new ballroom will be destroyed.

As for Hegseth's Folly: I suspect it will be shut down by a court for violating the separation or church and state doctrine.

It'll be sad that the Dems will have to sink to the same level of small mindedness, just to undo a little of his vandalism.

They'll take power in a country so broke that they'll find it hard to justify even grassing over the Rose Garden and East Wing.
Maybe better to just dedicate them to Biden or Obama.
Trump's name needs to be stripped from anything other than a sewerage plant or toxic dump.

Quote: terapined1

On the flip side
20% of the military is Black

I am not sure that I follow the connection?