Equal Rights

Turning back the clock, women's suffrage edition

Hegseth reposts video on social media featuring pastors saying women shouldn’t be allowed to vote.

Tim Truxell
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Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth arriving at the Pentagon.
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth delivers remarks to the press during his arrival at the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., Jan. 27, 2025. (DOD Photo by Benjamin Applebaum, CC BY 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=158637793)

As reported by the AP, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ignited controversy Thursday night and again showed what the members of this administration think of equal rights.

He reposted a CNN video examining Christian nationalist pastor Doug Wilson's church on everyone's favorite social fascist haven. The video featured pastors advocating for the repeal of women's voting rights and promoting household-based voting systems.

Hegseth accompanied the repost with "All of Christ for All of Life," highlighting his connections to Christian nationalist ideology. The post garnered over 12,000 likes and 2,000 shares, drawing both support and alarm from users concerned about the defense secretary promoting extreme religious views that would strip fundamental democratic rights from women.

They won't stop until they turn back the clock to 1860.

Non in cautus futuri.