Hegseth Leads Pentagon Prayer With Pulp Fiction Quote Mistaken for Scripture

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth led a prayer at the Pentagon citing Ezekiel 25:17, but the passage he quoted matched the fictional version from 'Pulp Fiction' rather than the actual biblical text. The blunder drew widespread mockery and renewed criticism of the administration's public displays of religiosity, particularly from those who argue the war in Iran is being wrapped in Christian nationalist rhetoric. The actual verse in Ezekiel discusses God's vengeance against the Philistines, but the movie version — popularized by Samuel L. Jackson — adds dramatic flourishes about 'the tyranny of evil men.'