A Livestreamed Execution Drew Condemnation — and NPR Reports It Isn't an Outlier in Hegseth's Church

Defense Secretary Hegseth's announcement of a livestreamed execution drew disgust and condemnation from some faith leaders and politicians, NPR reports. NPR also reports that within his church, the position is not an outlier. Put those together and the reaction reads less like a believers-versus-nonbelievers story than a disagreement inside American Christianity. The condemnation is real and it is loud; the reporting simply places Hegseth's own religious community somewhere other than in the chorus.