Defense Minister Beit Higseth to re -publish a video of priests say that women should not vote

Defense Minister Beit Higseth Recycled He praised an interview with a self -described Christian national priest whose church does not believe that women should be allowed to vote.

Doug Wilson, the chief church of Christ in Idahu, said during Interview with CNN Which – which, "The woman is the type of people from which people get out."

"The wife and mother, who is the CEO of the house, was assigned three, four or five eternal spirits," He continued.

In an CNN interview, Wilson also defended the previous comments as he said that there was a mutual affection between the slaves and their pillow. He also said that sodomy should be renewed. supreme court Nullify Sodomy laws in 2003.

Higseth added, in re -posting for the interview on the X platform, "All Christ throughout life."

The chief Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell told NPR in an email on Saturday that Higseth is a "A proud member of the church belonging to the Evangelical Correctional Community," Wilson founded.

"Al -Amin highly appreciates many of the writings of Mr. Wilson and his teachings," Bernil also wrote.

In CNN, a Wilson Church made it clear that her husband "He is the chief of our families and I submit to him." The priest’s colleague also said that families should vote as living families, as the husband and father threw the vote.

Andrew WhitheedThe sociology professor at Indianapolis University at Indiana University and an expert in Christian nationalism said that the goal of Wilson and his followers is to spread these ideas throughout the country – and made them implemented in the end.

 "Not only have these personal Christian beliefs about the role of women in the family. They want to impose these people," Whiteheed said.

Church of Christ He did not immediately respond to the NPR request for comment.

Wilson Church, which creates dioceses throughout the country, A new church was recently opened in the nation’s capital. It is said that Higseth and his family have attended the services thereAccording to CNN.

Whiteheed says that the fact that a high person in the government shares these opinions is a dependency on all Americans.

"It does not really matter whether the defense minister re -tweeting a video clip with very special views on whether a woman should be able to vote or serve in combat roles or if slavery is not very bad," Whiteheed said. "This is not just a person’s point of view. He is a very wide position of strength."

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