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Franklin Graham praised U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth for holding a Pentagon Christian prayer service in the Defense Department‘s auditorium this week—an event some legal experts say may have been unconstitutional. The Christian evangelical activist has now been invited to attend what the DoD Chief says will be monthly events, titled, “Secretary of Defense Christian Prayer & Worship Service.”
“Thank you @PeteHegseth for not being afraid to stand up for Jesus Christ in the Pentagon. May God bless you,” said Graham. A MAGA devotee, Graham was among Donald Trump’s earliest supporters when he first embraced the real estate magnate for a possible presidential run in 2011.
Secretary Hegseth’s “voluntary” Christian prayer service was condemned by legal scholars on First Amendment grounds. Hegseth and his Christian pastor from Tennessee led the event, which praised President Donald Trump as “sovereignly appointed.”
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“King Jesus, we come humbly before you, seeking your face, seeking your grace, in humble obedience to your law and to your word,” Hegseth prayed, according to The Christian Post. “We come as sinners saved only by that grace, seeking your providence in our lives and in our nation.”
“Lord God, we ask for the wisdom to see what is right and in each and every day, in each and every circumstance, the courage to do what is right in obedience to your will. It is in the name of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, that we pray. And all God’s people say amen,” Hegseth also prayed.
Secretary Hegseth replied to Graham with an invitation: “Thank you sir. The least we can do, for Him & the country. I hope you will join us soon for one of our monthly services. We’d be honored to have you.”
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