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Nov 18, 2024 · Hegseth, an Army National Guard veteran, has the words “Deus Vult” tattooed on his bicep, which has been associated with white supremacist groups. "Deus Vult" is a Latin phrase meaning "God...
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Nov 22, 2024 · Several experts have cited the use of “Deus vult” by extremist groups. The phrase — attributed to Pope Urban II ahead of the First Crusade in 1095, which sought to regain Christian control of the Holy Land from Muslim rule — has become an online hashtag, and has also appeared in anti-Muslim graffiti, with two Arkansas mosques defaced in ...
Hegseth controversy compounds Vatican institution's concerns …
Nov 22, 2024 · Army policy bars members from having tattoos deemed extremist, indecent, sexist or racist. Several experts have cited the use of "Deus vult" by extremist groups.
Historian: Crusader motto "Deus vult" is a myth
Nov 16, 2024 · "Deus vult", meaning "God wills it", is tattooed on the arm of Pete Hegseth, probably the future US Secretary of Defence. The exclamation is attributed to Pope Urban II as a call to crusade in 1095. According to Marburg historian Georg Strack, however, this is just a …
The Jerusalem Cross: Pete Hegseth’s tattoo and the hysteria about ...
Nov 16, 2024 · Hegseth has pushed back against the accusations, calling objections to his tattoos — a Jerusalem Cross and the Latin phrase “Deus Vult” — manifestations of “anti- Christian bigotry.” Here are...
Deus vult - Wikipedia
Deus vult (Latin for 'God wills it') is a Christian motto historically tied to ideas of Divine providence and individual interpretation of God's will. [1][2] It was first chanted by Catholics during the First Crusade in 1096 as a rallying cry, most likely under the form Deus le veult or Deus lo vult, as reported by the Gesta Francorum (c. 1100 ...
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Nov 18, 2024 · On his bicep, Hegseth has the words "Deus Vult," Latin for "God wills it." That phrase was a rallying cry of the First Crusade, and may have even been used by Pope Urban II in 1095 when he...
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Nov 20, 2024 · In the wake of Pete’s nomination as the Defense Secretary, social media users have reopened the discussion surrounding his tattoo. Hegseth has a large Jerusalem Cross …
The Jerusalem Cross: Pete Hegseth’s Tattoo and the Significance of ...
Nov 17, 2024 · Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for Secretary of Defense, is facing scrutiny over his tattoos, particularly the Jerusalem Cross and the phrase "Deus Vult." While some critics link these symbols to extremist ideologies, Hegseth defends them as expressions of his Christian faith.
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Nov 17, 2024 · Pete Hegseth, a Fox News host and Army National Guard veteran, is facing criticism for a tattoo on his bicep that some allege is linked to a white supremacist group. The tattoo reads “Deus Vult,” a phrase historically associated with the Crusades and more recently adopted by certain white supremacist groups.