US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has come under scrutiny after quoting a Bible verse during a Pentagon prayer service, which closely resembled a line from Pulp Fiction.
According to reports, the confusion appears to stem from a misattributed version of scripture popularised by the film.
During a worship service, Hegseth asked attendees to "pray with me" before reciting a passage about a "downed aviator" navigating danger, linking it to a US combat search-and-rescue mission in Iran.
He referred to it as "CSAR 25:17," which he thought was meant to reflect Ezekiel 25:17, but the wording he used included extended lines that mirror the monologue delivered by Samuel L. Jackson's character in Pulp Fiction.
The discrepancy was first flagged by the religion and politics blog A Public Witness, and the episode has sparked debate over the use of religious language in official settings.
