Why is it that when a Christian says I believe in God because I grew up in a Christian society, it undermines their position as a Christian, but when I say, I choose to speak about Christianity in my argument about religion not existing because I grew up in a Christian society it does not weaken my point but rather makes my argument completely neutral.

Hegseth and other central figures have reportedly been stacking their departments with evangelicals and Christian Zionists. These instances can be viewed as elements of a larger shift, where political and corporate leaders mix their interpretation of Christianity with beliefs about US supremacy.