{"id":268885,"date":"2025-08-08T15:00:15","date_gmt":"2025-08-08T14:00:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/the-christian-nationalist-pastor-with-ties-to-defense-secretary-pete-hegseth\/"},"modified":"2025-08-08T15:00:15","modified_gmt":"2025-08-08T14:00:15","slug":"the-christian-nationalist-pastor-with-ties-to-defense-secretary-pete-hegseth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/the-christian-nationalist-pastor-with-ties-to-defense-secretary-pete-hegseth\/","title":{"rendered":"The Christian nationalist pastor with ties to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.ytimg.com\/vi\/NqzSxd6sS1s\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"The Christian nationalist pastor with ties to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/NqzSxd6sS1s\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Self-described Christian nationalist pastor Douglas Wilson is part of an ascendent group of Christian religious leaders finding influence among MAGA conservatives. 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