The Persecuted Must Survive the Wrecking Ball

JD Vance suggests that religious freedom worldwide is a priority for the second Trump administration.

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Vice President JD Vance speaks during a visit to East Palestine, Ohio, February 3, 2025.

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Washington, D.C. — “You shouldn’t have to leave your faith at the door of your people’s government, and under President Trump’s leadership, you won’t have to.” That was the money quote from Vice President JD Vance’s speech to the fifth annual International Religious Freedom Summit.

“In recent years, too often, our nation’s international engagement on religious liberty issues has been corrupted and distorted to the point of absurdity,” Vance continued. “Think about it: How did America get to the point where we’re sending hundreds of thousands of taxpayer dollars abroad to NGOs that are dedicated to spreading atheism all over the globe? That is not what leadership on protecting the rights of the faithful looks like, and it ends with this administration.”

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Kathryn Jean Lopez

Kathryn Jean Lopez is a senior fellow at the National Review Institute and the religion editor of National Review. Sign up for her weekly newsletter here. She is the author of A Year with the Mystics: Visionary Wisdom for Daily Living.

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