What Is CREC and How Does It Shape Hegseth's Religious Rhetoric?

An investigative look at the Communion of Reformed Evangelical Churches (CREC), the theologically conservative denomination that shapes Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's increasingly religious framing of the Iran war. The CREC holds distinctive views on Christian governance and warfare that align with Hegseth's public invocations of imprecatory psalms and spiritual warfare language. The report illuminates a little-known religious movement that is exerting outsized influence on American military leadership at a critical moment.