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Hegseth's church thinks "The Handmaid's Tale" had some really good ideas about society

Hegseth's church thinks "The Handmaid's Tale" had some really good ideas about society

Ellsworth Toohey
Aug 12, 2025
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Image: Pete Hegseth; noamgalai / shutterstock.com

Welcome to 1692! Or wait, no — it's 2025 and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is a proud member of the Communion of Reformed Evangelical Churches (CREC), described by AP as an "archconservative network of Christian congregations." Think Handsmaid's Tale meets Idiocracy.

According to AP, the church practices …

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