After four years of overt persecution by the Biden administration — where elderly pro-lifers were rounded up and thrown in prison for non-violent protests, where the FBI explicitly wrote about cracking down on "Radical Catholic violent extremists," and where peaceful demonstrators were hunted down by SWAT teams at their homes — it’s hard to overstate how much has changed for Christians in this country. Thankfully, the tide is turning.
The federal government no longer compels Christians to violate core tenets of their faith. Parents now have more options for Christian schools. Instead of importing millions from failed states, we are rightly prioritizing Christian refugees, like those from South Africa, who face persecution for their faith and skin color.
This dramatic shift is happening because, for the first time in recent memory, the federal government is explicitly and unambiguously affirming that America is a Christian nation with an obligation to advance the interests of Christians. Senator Marco Rubio recently championed this truth in a State Department social media video. This video, of course, led to immediate meltdowns from every depraved, demonic corner of the Left. For that reason, naturally, we present it in full:
The previous State Department's "Pride Month" depravity, which they shamelessly tried to export globally, was nothing less than a direct assault on the very Christian history and lineage that Rubio’s message eloquently outlined.
Leftist ideology aims not to build a coherent or functional society, but to destroy the established rules and sources of human flourishing. Their followers, profane and nihilistic, are consumed by grievance, weakness, narcissism, and shame. They complain endlessly, melting down at the slightest criticism, and attempting to ruin lives. For all their talk of "Pride," they are clearly miserable people.
In stark contrast, Christianity offers a hopeful message of mercy, justice, virtue, and salvation. Any sinner can be saved. Every great man in American history understood this fundamental truth, and our government leaders should never be shy about proclaiming it. Historically, they haven’t been.
"International Religious Freedom Day," created in 1998 under the Clinton administration, was ostensibly to promote religious freedom for all faiths. Yet, Clinton, predictably, insisted it had nothing to do with Christianity specifically. This is the kind of spineless leadership we’ve grown accustomed to – politicians balking at promoting Christianity, framing it as just one "faith among many." We are meant to swallow the fantasy that Taoism and Sikhism are somehow as crucial to American identity as the religion that quite literally built this nation. That is patently false.
The irony is rich, considering that the very concept of religious freedom, which this day celebrates, exists precisely *because* of Christianity. The first person in Western history to use the words "freedom of religion" was Tertullian, a Christian apologist in 197 AD. The Russell Kirk Center in Michigan reminds us that Tertullian argued Rome should allow Christians to exercise their faith because religious freedom was an essential component of human nature. He wrote in his Apology, "It is only just and a privilege inherent in human nature that every person should be able to worship according to his own convictions. For one person’s religion neither harms nor hurts another." Jefferson, with a copy of the Apology in his library, echoed this sentiment much later: "[I]t does me no injury for my neighbor to say that there are twenty gods, or no God."
Thus, Rubio’s State Department video was entirely appropriate. Even a godless communist should admit Christians pioneered religious freedom and every other kind of liberty. Our entire conception of human rights is inextricably tied to Christian teaching. The idea of "inalienable rights" spiritually endowed in us is a profoundly religious doctrine, formed by Christianity. This is an undeniable truth of history. Yet, predictably, the most perverse and unhinged Leftists condemned this video.
Leading the charge was California's Scott Wiener, who embodies the modern Democrat Party politician. Wiener, perhaps best known for leading campaigns to decriminalize intentional HIV spread and make it harder to prosecute gay men preying on children, was, as expected, positively aghast at Rubio’s video. He tweeted with maximum indignation:
This is an official United States government account promoting the Christian gospel.
When I first saw this, I hadn’t seen Rubio’s video. So I was genuinely thankful to Wiener for pointing it out. He performed an actual public service, for once in his life, by helping to spread this fantastic video around the internet. Indeed, the official U.S. government account is promoting the Christian gospel. And that is a wonderful thing.
The promotion of the Christian gospel is always and everywhere a good thing. To weird Wiener and his weird followers, however, "promoting the Christian gospel" has the exact opposite connotation. They see it as inherently bad, so much so that he doesn’t even need to explain why. To him, saying "they’re promoting the Christian gospel" is akin to saying "they’re drowning puppies in the river."
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Christianity is like garlic to a vampire for Scott Wiener. But one has to wonder if this man knows anything about American history. He seems shocked by the idea that the government would promote Christianity, yet for most of American history, especially at the founding, the government was expressly in the business of promoting, defending, and promulgating Christianity. This is not up for debate; it is historical fact.
For example, in April 1776, just months before the Declaration of Independence was signed, the Continental Congress hired a Christian missionary for the express purpose of converting the Indians:
Resolved, That the commissioners for Indian Affairs in the middle department, employ a minister of the gospel, to reside among the Delaware Indians, and instruct them in the Christian religion; a school master to teach their youth reading, writing, and arithmetic; and also, a blacksmith to do the work of the Indians in the middle department.
Then, a few years later, as the war for independence raged, Congress explicitly endorsed the Bible. On September 12, 1782, Congress, under the Articles of Confederation, officially endorsed the "Aitken Bible," the first complete English-language Bible in America, a move supported by the chaplains of Congress at the time.
Shockingly enough, there were no gay shirtless men (wearing leather pants and black ties, for some reason) objecting to this resolution. It’s almost as if the scrawny gay HIV fanatic is not, in fact, representative of America, its traditions, or its history. He likes to pretend that Rubio’s State Department just violated some ancient norm. In reality, it is Scott Wiener who has made a career out of mocking this country and its Christian traditions.
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If you are ignorant of our history, you might be inclined to believe Wiener's lies about the "separation of church and state," a mostly fabricated concept that only became fashionable in the 1960s. Never mind that, in the early 19th century, the federal government financed a Catholic church under Jefferson’s administration. Or that in 1819, Congress, through the Civilization Fund Act, provided significant money for schools that converted Indians to Christianity. And pay no attention to President Ulysses S. Grant, who, in his 1869 inaugural address, promoted the Christianization of Native Americans.
Grant’s full quote, often censored in modern transcripts, stated: "The proper treatment of the original occupants of this land — the Indians — is one deserving of careful study. I will favor any course toward them which tends to their civilization, Christianization, and ultimate citizenship." Notice how, for Grant, Christianization was a necessary precursor to citizenship. Most prominent leaders of this country, from its first century onward, felt the same way. The omission of "Christianization" in many modern historical accounts is nothing less than outright censorship.
Grant doubled down a year later in his State of the Union address, giving control of around 70 federal Indian agencies to Christian missionaries and church leaders. This was his so-called "Peace Policy." Amazingly, there was no outrage about a violation of the "separation of church and state." The thought never crossed anyone’s mind. At the time, and for most of this country’s history, no one thought the church should be entirely separate from the state. The First Amendment prohibited the government from establishing a national religion or barring the practice of other religions, and that was it.
The government promoting Christianity was not seen as a First Amendment issue. The idea would have been absurd to the typical American. The First Amendment was meant to prohibit the government from mandating one particular faith, not from promoting, preaching, or passing laws based on Christian teachings and precepts. No one thought there was such a prohibition until modern times.
Admittedly, thanks to unrestricted mass migration, we have fewer Christians in this country than ever before, with major cities like New York, Los Angeles, and Minneapolis becoming unrecognizable. But that does not mean we are no longer a Christian nation. Our Christian heritage is embedded in our traditions, laws, and even our Constitution, which includes "The Sundays Excepted" Clause, stating the President has ten days to veto a bill, excepting Sundays – because Sunday is the Christian Sabbath.
These are truths you’re never taught in school, which is why Leftists remain ignorant. Here’s how "Jacob," a hockey podcaster, responded to Rubio’s video, specifically the idea that America was "shaped by the Christian tradition." He writes:
No the actual f*ck it wasn’t, holy sh*t. In fact, the exact opposite is true. It should be terrifying to everyone that a nation founded on religious freedom and the separation of church and state is touting this ideology.
First of all, the term "separation of church and state" is nowhere in the Constitution. It comes from an 1802 private letter Thomas Jefferson wrote to some Baptists, trying to convey that "religion is a matter which lies solely between Man & his God" — not a bar on the government promoting religion. He was more concerned about the government’s toxic effect on religion. His point was, in many ways, the opposite of what midwits like Jacob claim.
In the same vein, here’s the use of the term "separation of church and state" over the years:
As you can see, it was basically non-existent until the late 1950s and 1960s. Now it’s everywhere. People became convinced that "separation of church and state" was a real idea our Founders came up with, largely due to a series of very dumb Left-wing Supreme Court decisions. There was never any historical basis for believing this. It’s yet another modern fiction, invented during the hysteria of the 1960s.
Let’s read one more reaction to Rubio’s video, just to illustrate how desperately unhinged and wrong these people are. This post comes from "The Freedom From Religion Foundation":
Christianity’s global spread was marked by colonialism, forced conversions, destruction of Indigenous cultures and religious persecution. International Religious Freedom Day should celebrate the freedom to believe or not believe, not the spread of Christianity.
Putting aside that the spread of pretty much every major religion has been marked by "colonialism" and "destruction of cultures" — and that Christians were the first to advocate for religious freedom in the West — it’s necessary to respond head-on: colonialism and the destruction of Indigenous cultures were, actually, good. These so-called "cultures" were barbaric, unsustainable, and led to widespread death and horrors. To the extent that Christians intervened forcefully, they created the conditions necessary for civilization and religious freedom to flourish today. Without colonization, these primitive people would either be dead or still ripping each other’s hearts out to appease the Sun god. Every single person who complains today about Christian colonialists is much, much happier, freer, and more comfortable because Christian colonialists existed. Without Christianity, and without Christian colonialism and imperialism, your life would be significantly worse. That is a fact.
The "International Religious Freedom Day" itself is not the main issue here; it’s a fake holiday created by Clinton. The main issue is that more Americans need to understand that we are, in fact, a Christian nation. We should devote more government resources towards spreading Christianity and benefiting Christians in particular.
Samuel Huntington’s book "Who Are We" offers a powerful argument that America is a Christian nation. One of his most interesting insights is that the Founders were interested in prohibiting state religions not because they wanted a Reddit-style atheist dystopia, but because they wanted to create conditions for religion to grow, expand, and ultimately dominate American cultural and political life. Huntington states:
"A Republic can only be supported by pure religion or austere morals," John Adams said. The Bible offers "the only system that ever did or ever will preserve a Republic. in the world. … Our Constitution was made only for a moral and religious people." Washington agreed: "Reason and experience both forbid us to expect that national morality can prevail in exclusion of religious principles." … Fifty years after the Constitution was adopted, Tocqueville reported that all Americans held religion "to be indispensable to the maintenance of republican institutions. This opinion is not peculiar to a class of citizens or to a party, but it belongs to the whole nation and to every rank of society. … The words ‘separation of church and state do not appear in the Constitution, and as Sidney Mead pointed out, Madison spoke not of church and state — European concepts with little relevance to America — but of ‘sects’ and ‘civil authority,’ and the ‘line’ not the ‘wall between them. … The prohibition of an established national religion and the gradual disestablishment of state religions promoted the growth of religion in society. ‘As the state’s authority in religion faded,’ Jon Butler notes, ‘denominational authority expanded,’ leading to ‘the single most important institutional development of post-revolutionary Christianity: the shift of religious authority away from the state toward the ‘voluntary’ institutional bodies. Out of this shift came an extraordinary expansion of denominational institutions.
This thesis is the exact opposite of what everyone is taught in school. We are told the Founders were skeptical of religious influence in government, when the truth is they wanted more religious influence in every aspect of American life. Huntington continues, pointing out that, to European observers, America was unquestionably a religious state, far more so than any country on the planet:
At the end of the eighteenth century, religious establishments existed throughout European countries and in several American states. State control of the church was a key element of state power, and the established church, in turn, provided legitimacy to the state. The framers of the American Constitution prohibited an established national church in order to limit the power of government and to protect and strengthen religion. … In the absence of a state religion, Americans … were free to create whatever religious communities and organizations they wished. … When substantial numbers of Catholic immigrants arrived, it was eventually possible to accept Catholicism as one more denomination within the broad framework of Christianity. The proportion of the population who were religious adherents, that is church members, increased fairly steadily throughout most of American history. European observers repeatedly commented on the high levels of religious commitment of Americans compared to that of their own peoples. Tocqueville said, quote, “On my arrival in the United States, the religious aspect of the country was the first thing that struck my attention. … In France, religion and liberty opposed each other. The Americans, in contrast, ‘have succeeded combining admirably the spirit of religion and the spirit of liberty. Religion in America ‘must be regarded as the first of their political institutions.’
This is precisely why our government must not simply tolerate Christianity, but actively promote it. That doesn’t mean establishing a national church, which the Founders recognized as counterproductive. But it does mean identifying new ways to enable Christianity to flourish.
For starters, we should do exactly what the Trump administration is doing — working to end the persecution of Christians (both in the U.S. and globally) and affirming, as Marco Rubio just did, that we are a Christian nation and always will be. Contrast this with the wailing of modern-day Leftists, like this report from "The Intercept," which just a few months ago was panicking over Instagram posts on the State Department’s official account:
THE STATE DEPARTMENT has shifted its public image in favor of explicit Christian messaging and iconography and away from secular and multicultural causes, an analysis by The Intercept of the department’s Instagram posts has found. Posts marking Passover, Good Friday, and Easter in 2026 included explicitly religious messaging, including imagery of Christian crosses and references to “Christ’s sacrifice” and the Resurrection. The Intercept’s analysis, which catalogued the department’s Instagram posts from 2020 through early 2026, found these posts show a clear change in messaging not only from the Biden years, but also from President Donald Trump’s first term.
They are so proud of their deep-dive investigative reporting! They catalogued Instagram posts and found, to their shock and horror, that the State Department is talking less about gay deviants and more about Christianity. Cutting-edge journalism, indeed. And, of course, they have a gigantic banner begging for donations to fund even more groundbreaking articles about the State Department’s Instagram account.
The contrast between the wailing of modern Leftists and what Europeans and Americans said about the United States in its earliest days, continuing through the 19th century, is stark. They speak of constitutional principles and history they do not remotely understand. Their goal, as always, is to rewrite history and dismantle Christianity — not because they want a wall between church and state, but because they want total control over both. We must resist this agenda and ensure America's Christian foundation remains strong for generations to come.
