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Religious Liberty Commission Hosts Second Hearing on Religious Liberty in Public Education
Pictured: U.S. President Donald J. Trump shakes hands with Attorney General Pamela Bondi for the second hearing on Religious Liberty in public education.
“Under the Trump Administration, we’re defending our rights and restoring our identity as a nation under God. We are one nation under God, and we always will be.”
-President Donald J. Trump
“Our Founders believed every individual has the right to worship freely—without fear, without censorship, and without hostility from their own government.”
-Attorney General Pamela Bondi
“Under President Trump’s leadership, this Department of Justice has returned to its core purpose: defending the Constitution and protecting the God-given rights of every single American.”
-Attorney General Pamela Bondi
“Today was a special moment in history as President Trump spoke at the Presidential Commission on Religious Liberty. No President since our nation’s foundation has put faith and freedom at the forefront of his entire agenda. President Trump’s emphasis on religious liberty will restore our nation, once again, to send a clear message to the world that we are a nation that was founded on the word of God. Thank you, Mr. President.”
-RLC Chair Dan Patrick, Lt. Governor of Texas
“On behalf of President Trump, and ultimately the Lord God Almighty who calls us to pray without ceasing, I call on all Americans to pray with unwavering faith for the renewal of our nation and our fellow citizens.”
-Scott Turner, RLC Member and Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
On September 8, 2025, the Religious Liberty Commission hosted President Trump, Attorney General Bondi, parents, and students to discuss religious liberty issues in public education. The hearing included several panels of students who shared stories of challenges to their religious liberty, and parents whose right to direct the religious upbringing of their children was challenged or abridged in the school system. The hearing’s objective was to understand the historic landscape of religious liberty in the public education setting, identify present threats to religious liberty in America’s public school systems, and identify opportunities to secure religious liberty in this context for the future.
Updated September 18, 2025
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