In recent months, pastors with Christian nationalist beliefs have been invited to the White House numerous times. Cross necklaces have, in a way, become the jewelry of choice most associated with ...

Mr. Hegseth’s “detractors have said the Jerusalem Cross is an indicator of extremism, White supremacist, and Christian nationalist sentiment,” wrote FoxNews.com’s Peter Pinedo.

It can be found at Christian holy sites in modern-day Israel ... which consists entirely of a red Jerusalem cross on a white background. The accusations of Hegseth harboring hateful views were ...