Pete Hegseth’s Pastor Calls for Public Executions and Confederate Revival—And the Pentagon Shrugs
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s pastor pal calls for public executions, ICE raids “for Jesus,” and Confederate nostalgia—proof that Christian nationalism isn’t on the fringe, it’s running the Pentagon.
By Bob Robertson
Remember when the biggest scandal at the Pentagon was a $600 hammer? Cute times. Now we’ve got a sitting U.S. Defense Secretary, Pete Hegseth, who isn’t just polishing his Fox News mug collection—he’s boosting a podcast where his ex-pastor calls for public executions, ICE raids in Jesus’ name, and a do-over for the Confederacy.
Welcome to the Christian nationalist Pentagon. Hope you like your military strategy served with a side of Old Testament stonings.
The Haymes Horror Show
Meet Joshua Haymes: ex-pastor, current podcaster, professional theocrat. His greatest hits include:
- “Public executions are biblical.” Because nothing says family values like letting Timmy bring his popcorn bucket to the town square firing squad.
- “The Bible is pro-ICE raids.” Yes, apparently Jesus said “Let the children come unto me—unless their parents don’t have papers, then toss them on a bus to Guatemala.”
- “The Confederacy was misunderstood.” Haymes is basically cosplaying as a History Channel special on “What If the Slaveholders Won?”
- “Liberalism is worse than neo-Nazism.” Tell that to the six million Jews murdered by Nazis. But sure, free public libraries are the real menace.
- “Yoga is demonic.” Imagine being terrified of a downward dog while cheering on public stonings.
- “Pride marchers should be drowned with millstones.” Nothing screams “land of the free” like fantasizing about biblical drownings because you saw a rainbow float.
This isn’t fringe internet noise—it’s a guy Pete Hegseth calls a friend and spiritual partner.
Pentagon or Pilgrim Hill?
Hegseth isn’t just a casual churchgoer at Pilgrim Hill Reformed Fellowship (a CREC church founded by serial theocrat Doug Wilson). He’s appeared on four episodes of Haymes’s “Reformation Red Pill” podcast and called it “a great discussion.”
Translation: the man running America’s military thinks liberal democracy is negotiable, but Leviticus is not.
Instead of focusing on defense strategy, Hegseth seems more worried about outlawing no-fault divorce and banning yoga mats. The guy literally moved his family into this community for the Christian nationalist schooling—and now he’s applying that worldview to the Pentagon. Sleep tight.
Confederates, Crusaders, and Capital Punishment
Let’s connect the dots:
- Project 2025 lays out the theocratic blueprint (read our deep dive here: Project 2025: The Christian Nationalist Manifesto Hiding in Plain Sight).
- ICE raids + migrant cruelty are already in the playbook (see: Alligator Alcatraz).
- Rolling back women’s rights and voting rights is the cherry on top.
Now toss in a Defense Secretary with Confederate nostalgia, a pastor buddy calling for public stonings, and a church that wants women to lose the vote.
Congrats, America: the Pentagon isn’t just armed—it’s ordained.
The Real Threat?
According to Haymes and Hegseth’s pals, the real existential threat isn’t Russia, China, or terrorism. Nope. It’s:
- Liberals.
- Non-white immigrants.
- Gay couples adopting kids.
- Yoga instructors.
Somehow, neo-Nazism is just “boys being boys online,” but two lesbians trying to adopt a toddler? That’s apparently grounds for capital punishment.
If this is the “Christian worldview” running the Pentagon, then we’re not defending democracy—we’re preparing for a holy war cosplay event, complete with muskets, hymnals, and the occasional public stoning.
Closing Punchline
America deserves a Defense Secretary who reads a NATO briefing, not Leviticus 20:13 as a policy manual. But thanks to Trump’s cabinet of theocrats, we’ve got Pete Hegseth—a man who thinks the real enemy isn’t authoritarianism, but the Starbucks barista who wrote “Happy Holidays” on his cup.
The only wall these guys are building is between democracy and reality—and they’re stacking it high with Confederate nostalgia, Bible verses, and millstones.
Jason Wilson
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