CrossPolitic operates as the flagship podcast of the Communion of Reformed Evangelical Churches (CREC) and is hosted by figures with close ties to Douglas Wilson and Christ Church. The podcast recently featured a theocratic Canadian pastor who urged US absorption of Canada and a self-styled patriot professor who praised the rise of Russia and China, lamented the decline of liberal democracies, and endorsed criminalizing homosexuality in Uganda. Guests have called for a modern US Oliver Cromwell. The podcast's themes and the hosts' prestige in CREC circles raise concerns about influence on public figures associated with the denomination. A co-host responded to contact by urging repentance and church membership.
CrossPolitic, whose hosts are close associates of Idaho-based pastor Douglas Wilson, has in recent weeks hosted a theocratic Canadian pastor who has called for his country to be absorbed by the United States, and a self-styled patriot professor who has backed the rise of Russia and China and the decline of liberal democracies and endorsed the criminalization of homosexuality in Uganda.
The podcast's themes and guests, and the prestige of its hosts in CREC circles, raise further questions about the extent to which Hegseth's views on US foreign and defense policy have been shaped by a religious movement that directly opposes liberal democracy and democratic principles including individual women's suffrage.
The Guardian contacted CrossPolitic for comment, at an address associated with co-host Gabe Rench. He responded: I have followed your tabloid efforts on us, and I would urge you to repent of your sins, come to Christ, and find a good church.
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